Table 2

Number of deaths, relative death rates (RR), and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for women and men by never, former, and current smokers for selected causes of death (ICD 8) with never smokers as reference group2-150

Cause of death (ICD 8)GenderNeverFormerCurrent
DeathsDeathsRR95% CIDeathsRR95% CI
Cancer of the upper aerodigestive sites (140–150, 161) Women 4921.160.28, 4.83111.950.97, 3.90
Men 18171.770.91, 3.46333.241.79, 5.84
Cancer of the liver and biliary passages (155–156) Women 16170.980.46, 2.11220.900.57, 1.44
Men 36191.000.57, 1.75402.291.44, 3.64
Cancer of the pancreas (157) Women 14791.520.77, 3.01341.721.16, 2.55
Men 39301.480.92, 2.40552.951.93, 4.52
Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung (162) Women 10350.970.39, 2.40914.873.58, 6.62
Men 36301.470.91, 2.401779.406.53, 13.6
Cancer of the bladder (188) Women 5721.020.24, 4.2191.390.67, 2.92
Men 24292.171.26, 3.74252.181.23, 3.86
Ichaemic heart disease (410–414) Women 32201151.160.96, 1.404911.581.43, 1.75
Men 16329311.060.97, 1.159991.431.32, 1.55
All cerebrovascular disease (430–438) Women 1541410.850.62, 1.161551.030.87, 1.23
Men 4892871.090.94, 1.261970.990.83, 1.17
Aortic aneurysm (441) Women 6210.420.06, 3.02273.432.11, 5.59
Men 32271.570.94, 2.63473.302.08, 5.23
Bronchitis and emphysema (490–492) Women 5741.560.56, 4.34597.164.83, 10.6
Men 31341.921.18, 3.14906.834.49, 10.4
Peptic ulcer (531–534) Women 6741.970.71, 5.46152.261.25, 4.08
Men 32201.060.61, 1.87322.141.29, 3.54
Cirrhosis of the liver (571) Women 4331.250.38, 4.09291.270.63, 2.55
Men 27191.270.70, 2.3091.630.95, 2.78
Accidents, suicide and violence (E800–E999) Women 416211.460.93, 2.29731.481.13, 1.95
Men 390650.710.53, 0.941321.411.12, 1.77
All cause mortality Women 10 7783650.960.87, 1.0716731.371.30, 1.45
Men 445425281.051.00, 1.1126731.381.32, 1.45
  • 2-150 All rates are standardised by age and place of residence.