Table 3

Decomposition of the change in life expectancy at age 35 between periods by cause of death, non-manual and manual workers, men and women

Cause of death		Deaths 1991–95				Change in life expectancy		% of total change 1971–75/1991–95
Cause of death		Deaths 1991–95				1971–75/ 1976–80	1976–80/ 1981–85	% of total change 1971–75/1991–95	1981–85/ 1986–90	1986–90/ 1991–95	1971–75/ 1991–95
Men
Lung cancer	1 248	Non-manual	−0.03	0.07	0.17	0.06	0.27	5
(ICD 162)	4 409	Manual	0.00	0.14	0.16	0.13	0.43	11
Other cancers	4 272	Non-manual	0.06	0.08	0.12	0.04	0.30	6
	8 288	Manual	0.07	0.07	0.04	0.08	0.25	7
Ischaemic heart diseases	6 884	Non-manual	0.46	0.48	0.98	0.66	2.58	51
(ICD 410–414)	17 574	Manual	0.19	0.46	0.50	0.63	1.79	47
Cerebrovascular diseases	2 287	Non-manual	0.26	0.11	0.19	0.05	0.61	12
(ICD 430–438)	5 111	Manual	0.13	0.12	0.05	0.12	0.42	11
Other cardiovascular diseases	1 513	Non-manual	0.19	0.17	0.20	0.15	0.71	14
	3 743	Manual	0.20	0.15	0.13	0.10	0.58	15
Respiratory diseases	1 441	Non-manual	0.07	0.09	0.07	0.05	0.28	5
(ICD 460–519)	4 712	Manual	0.12	0.17	0.06	0.06	0.41	11
Alcohol associated causes^3-150	870	Non-manual	−0.06	−0.02	−0.06	−0.03	−0.17	−3
(ICD 291, 303, 571, 577, E860)	2 578	Manual	−0.05	−0.03	−0.18	−0.06	−0.33	−9
Other diseases	2 077	Non-manual	0.21	0.11	−0.03	0.04	0.33	6
	4 847	Manual	0.16	0.12	−0.11	0.00	0.16	4
Suicide	765	Non-manual	0.01	0.03	−0.02	0.01	0.02	0
(ICD E950–E959)	2 234	Manual	−0.02	0.03	−0.08	−0.02	−0.09	−2
Other accidents and violence	1 257	Non-manual	0.09	0.06	−0.08	0.10	0.17	3
	3 958	Manual	0.15	0.13	−0.12	−0.02	0.15	4
All causes	22 614	Non-manual	1.26	1.18	1.56	1.11	5.10	100
	57 454	Manual	0.95	1.36	0.45	1.01	3.77	100
Women
Lung cancer	632	Non-manual	−0.02	−0.01	−0.01	−0.01	−0.05	−1.5
(ICD 162)	833	Manual	−0.03	−0.02	0.00	−0.02	−0.08	−2.7
Breast cancer	1 574	Non-manual	0.03	−0.01	−0.03	0.04	0.04	2
(ICD 174)	1 355	Manual	0.00	0.00	−0.02	−0.01	−0.03	−1.0
Other cancers	5 618	Non-manual	0.09	0.05	0.11	0.09	0.34	9
	7 641	Manual	0.07	0.12	0.04	0.08	0.31	10
Ischaemic heart diseases	7 063	Non-manual	0.18	0.21	0.21	0.38	0.98	27
(ICD 410–414)	14 446	Manual	0.11	0.17	0.11	0.29	0.67	22
Cerebrovascular diseases	4 399	Non-manual	0.33	0.17	0.13	0.12	0.74	20
(ICD 430–438)	8 001	Manual	0.30	0.14	0.12	0.13	0.69	23
Other cardiovascular diseases	2 301	Non-manual	0.36	0.32	0.26	0.20	1.14	31
	4 648	Manual	0.48	0.31	0.23	0.23	1.26	42
Respiratory diseases	1 812	Non-manual	0.08	0.10	0.04	0.01	0.22	6
(ICD 460–519)	3 693	Manual	0.12	0.14	0.01	−0.03	0.24	8
Alcohol associated causes^3-150	347	Non-manual	−0.02	−0.02	−0.02	−0.01	−0.07	−2
(ICD 291, 303, 571, 577, E860)	376	Manual	−0.02	−0.01	−0.08	−0.03	−0.14	−5
Other diseases	4 669	Non-manual	0.24	0.05	−0.11	0.04	0.23	6
	8 289	Manual	0.27	0.09	−0.13	−0.05	0.18	6
Suicide	515	Non-manual	0.02	−0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.3
(ICD E950–E959)	468	Manual	0.00	0.01	−0.06	−0.02	−0.08	−3
Other accidents and violence	1 198	Non-manual	0.03	0.03	−0.03	0.03	0.06	2
	1 665	Manual	0.06	0.02	−0.06	−0.01	0.00	0.2
All causes	30 128	Non-manual	1.32	0.87	0.56	0.89	3.64	100
	51 415	Manual	1.35	0.95	0.15	0.57	3.01	100

↵3-150 Alcohol associated causes include alcoholic psychosis (ICD 291), alcoholism (ICD 303), cirrhosis of liver (ICD 571), diseases of pancreas (ICD 577) and poisoning by alcohol (ICD E860).