Mortality rate ratio and difference per 100 000 person–years adjusted for age and leading causes of death, by educational level
| Age and cause of death | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Rate difference (95% CI) | ||||
| Second level, second cycle or higher | Second level, first cycle | First level or no education | Second level, second cycle or higher | Second level, first cycle | First level or no education | |
| 25–44 years | ||||||
| All causes | 1.00 | 1.29 (1.11 to 1.49) | 2.06 (1.74 to 2.43) | 0 | 16 (6 to 26) | 59 (42 to 76) |
| AIDS | 1.00 | 3.08 (1.68 to 5.63) | 5.85 (3.08 to 11.1) | 0 | 5 (2 to 7) | 11 (5 to 16) |
| Cancer | 1.00 | 1.10 (0.88 to 1.37) | 1.21 (0.92 to 1.58) | 0 | 3 (−4 to 9) | 6 (−3 to 15) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.00 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 1.00 | 1.56 (0.95 to 2.55) | 2.00 (1.10 to 3.64) | 0 | 2 (0 to 5) | 4 (0 to 9) |
| Respiratory diseases | 1.00 | 1.91 (0.98 to 3.69) | 5.37 (2.81 to 10.3) | 0 | 2 (0 to 4) | 9 (4 to 15) |
| Digestive diseases | 1.00 | 1.78 (0.81 to 3.88) | 5.51 (2.73 to 11.2) | 0 | 1 (−1 to 3) | 8 (3 to 12) |
| External causes | 1.00 | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.56) | 1.26 (0.72 to 2.20) | 0 | 0 (−3 to 4) | 2 (−3 to 7) |
| Other causes | 1.00 | 1.33 (0.93 to 1.91) | 3.1 (2.18 to 4.42) | 0 | 3 (−1 to 7) | 19 (11 to 28) |
| 45–64 years | ||||||
| All causes | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.88 to 1.07) | 1.01 (0.93 to 1.11) | 0 | −8 (−37 to 21) | 4 (−22 to 31) |
| AIDS | 1.00 | – | 4.07 (0.97 to 17.8) | 0 | – | 2 (0 to 4) |
| Cancer | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.84 to 1.09) | 0.93 (0.82 to 1.04) | 0 | −8 (−30 to 159) | −13 (−34 to 7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.00 | 1.42 (0.28 to 7.30) | 1.70 (0.40 to 7.12) | 0 | 0 (−2 to 3) | 1 (−1 to 3) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 1.00 | 1.49 (1.11 to 2.02) | 1.46 (1.11 to 1.92) | 0 | 14 (4 to 24) | 13 (4 to 21) |
| Respiratory diseases | 1.00 | 1.00 (0.56 to 1.78) | 1.46 (0.90 to 2.36) | 0 | 0 (−5 to 5) | 4 (−1 to 9) |
| Digestive diseases | 1.00 | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.31) | 0.98 (0.66 to 1.44) | 0 | −3 (−9 to 4) | 0 (−7 to 6) |
| External causes | 1.00 | 0.85 (0.53 to 1.38) | 0.97 (0.63 to 1.49) | 0 | −2 (−8 to 4) | 0 (−6 to 5) |
| Other causes | 1.00 | 0.77 (0.58 to 1.02) | 0.98 (0.77 to 1.25) | 0 | −10 (−20 to 1) | −1 (−11 to 9) |
| 65 years and over | ||||||
| All causes | 1.00 | 1.06 (1.00 to 1.12) | 1.20 (1.15 to 1.25) | 0 | 147 (3 to 291) | 516 (405 to 627) |
| AIDS | 1.00 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| Cancer | 1.00 | 1.07 (0.96 to 1.19) | 1.12 (1.03 to 1.21) | 0 | 40 (−23 to 104) | 67 (18 to 116) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.00 | 1.25 (0.81 to 1.93) | 2.08 (1.47 to 2.92) | 0 | 10 (–10 to 29) | 43 (29 to 58) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 1.00 | 0.99 (0.90 to 1.08) | 1.19 (1.11 to 1.27) | 0 | −12 (−101 to 79) | 187 (116 to 257) |
| Respiratory diseases | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.87 to 1.20) | 1.17 (1.04 to 1.33) | 0 | 6 (−46 to 59) | 57 (16 to 98) |
| Digestive diseases | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.80 to 1.28) | 1.33 (1.12 to 1.59) | 0 | 2 (−29 to 33) | 45 (20 to 69) |
| External causes | 1.00 | 1.06 (0.70 to 1.60) | 1.10 (0.79 to 1.51) | 0 | 2 (−15 to 20) | 4 (−9 to 17) |
| Other causes | 1.00 | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.37) | 1.24 (1.12 to 1.37) | 0 | 97 (33 to 162) | 113 (65 to 162) |
Women residing in Madrid, 2001–2003.