Relative indices of inequality (RII) in 1960 and 1990 for cause specific mortality 1990–94
| Men (n=50473) | Women (n=51014) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of death | Number of deaths | 1960 RII* | 1990 RII* | Number of deaths | 1960 RII* | 1990 RII* |
| *Age adjusted relative indices of inequality (95% confidence intervals). | ||||||
| Cardiovascular | 201 | 2.79 (1.71 to 4.55) | 2.21 (1.33 to 3.68) | 54 | 3.96 (1.52 to 10.3) | 2.63 (0.98 to 7.04) |
| Cancer, smoking related | 55 | 4.47 (1.72 to 11.7) | 11.5 (4.10 to 32.3) | 33 | 1.47 (0.45 to 4.75) | 1.45 (0.85 to 2.48) |
| Cancer, not smoking related | 117 | 1.03 (0.55 to 1.93) | 1.40 (0.72 to 2.72) | 186 | 1.00 (0.61 to 1.64) | 0.58 (0.16 to 2.16) |
| Psychiatric | 142 | 12.2 (5.37 to 28.0) | 16.9 (3.35 to 39.1) | 24 | 5.75 (2.34 to 14.1) | 15.0 (2.08 to 109) |
| Accidents/violence | 181 | 1.74 (1.04 to 2.92) | 4.21 (2.44 to 7.24) | 87 | 1.07 (0.51 to 2.22) | 5.02 (2.25 to 11.2) |
| Others | 148 | 2.74 (1.66 to 4.55) | 1.77 (1.06 to 2.96) | 62 | 2.87 (1.23 to 6.67) | 5.75 (2.34 to 14.1) |
| All deaths | 844 | 2.63 (2.06 to 3.35) | 3.14 (2.44 to 4.04) | 446 | 1.55 (1.12 to 3.13) | 2.50 (1.77 to 3.53) |