Table 3.
Cause of death by gender and diagnosis: 2008–2012 v. 2013–2017
| All patients | Schizophrenia | Bipolar disorder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 2008–12 | 2013–17 | 2008–12 | 2013–17 | 2008–12 | 2013–17 |
| Total | 503 | 587 | 389 | 432 | 101 | 132 |
| Natural deaths (n, %) | 405 (81%) | 466 (79%) | 318 (82%) | 348 (81%) | 78 (77%) | 102 (77%) |
| Cancer (n, %) | 66 (13%) | 108 (18%) | 49 (13%) | 84 (19%) | 14 (14%) | 21 (16%) |
| Cardiovascular (n, %) | 113 (22%) | 123 (21%) | 88 (23%) | 96 (22%) | 24 (24%) | 22 (17%) |
| Digestive (n, %) | 37 (7%) | 36 (6%) | 29 (7%) | 29 (7%) | 8 (8%) | 7 (5%) |
| Metabolic (n, %) | 19 (4%) | 14 (2%) | 15 (4%) | 10 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) |
| Nervous and mental (n, %) | 43 (9%) | 59 (10%) | 33 (8%) | 37 (9%) | 10 (10%) | 19 (14%) |
| Respiratory (n, %) | 85 (17%) | 79 (13%) | 68 (17%) | 60 (14%) | 14 (14%) | 17 (13%) |
| Other natural causes (n, %) | 42 (8%) | 47 (8%) | 36 (9%) | 32 (7%) | 6 (6%) | 13 (10%) |
| Unnatural deaths (n, %) | 84 (17%) | 90 (15%) | 62 (16%) | 57 (13%) | 19 (19%) | 28 (21%) |
| Accidental and other unnatural (n, %) | 51 (10%) | 68 (12%) | 38 (10%) | 43 (10%) | 11 (11%) | 20 (15%) |
| Suicide (n, %) | 33 (7%) | 22 (4%) | 24 (6%) | 14 (3%) | 8 (8%) | 8 (6%) |
| Difference in known causes of deaths between cohorts (χ2 test) | χ2 = 14.7, p = 0.064 | χ2 = 13.7, p = 0.090 | χ2 = 5.34, p = 0.720 | |||
| No cause specified (n, %) | 14 (3%) | 31 (5%) | 9 (2%) | 27 (6%) | 4 (4%) | 2 (2%) |