| Mortality | Men | Women | ||||||
| 1992–4 | 1995–7 | 1998–2000 | 2001–3 | 1992–4 | 1995–7 | 1998–2000 | 2001–3 | |
| (n = 22 056) | (n = 23 657) | (n = 23 339) | (n = 23 225) | (n = 21 150) | (n = 22 467) | (n = 23 029) | (n = 24 095) | |
| Causes of death | ||||||||
| AIDS | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Total infectious diseases | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Stomach cancer | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Colon cancer | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Cancer of the rectum | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Lung cancer | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Breast cancer | – | – | – | – | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Total cancer | 35.0 | 33.9 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 22.6 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 8.8 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 10.5 |
| Total cardiovascular diseases | 31.3 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 28.5 | 44.2 | 42.6 | 39.6 | 35.9 |
| Diabetes | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Total endocrinal diseases | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Total respiratory diseases | 10.3 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| Cirrhosis | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Total digestive diseases | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| Traffic injuries | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Drug overdose | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Suicide | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Total injuries | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Other causes | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 18.8 |
| Educational level | ||||||||
| No education | 35.9 | 32.3 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 54.6 | 51.5 | 47.0 | 43.1 |
| Elementary | 32.8 | 33.8 | 35.2 | 35.5 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 35.3 | 37.2 |
| Primary | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 |
| Secondary | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| University | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Population at risk | (n = 1 676 468) | (n = 1 683 111) | (n = 1 742 299) | (n = 1 848 941) | (n = 1 979 924) | (n = 1 994 115) | (n = 2 062 066) | (n = 2 142 283) |
| No education | 14.4 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 14.6 |
| Elementary | 26.5 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 29.9 | 28.9 | 28.0 | 27.5 |
| Primary | 18.7 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 16.4 |
| Secondary | 22.0 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 21.9 |
| University | 18.3 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 18.9 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
n, number of cases.
Deaths without the educational level are not included (n = 14 286, 7.24% of all deaths)
Men and women ⩾20 years of age, Barcelona, 1992–2003.