Table 2

Numbers of death (N), age and sex standardised mortality rates (ASMR), and relative index of inequality (RII) for all-cause mortality and total avoidable mortality by country

CountryAll-cause mortalityTotal avoidable mortality
NASMRRII*95% CINASMRRII*95% CI
Lower educationHigher educationLower educationHigher education
Finland141248778.1529.02.422.37 to 2.4818085102.065.02.782.60 to 2.97
Sweden165512564.7404.52.011.97 to 2.051787462.642.52.262.14 to 2.39
Norway87559702.1490.22.362.30 to 2.42983682.652.52.782.57 to 3.01
Denmark65510673.6492.32.302.23 to 2.37660270.048.32.472.24 to 2.72
Belgium155304730.6563.21.951.90 to 1.991680179.158.42.101.97 to 2.24
Switzerland120137581.4486.22.282.23 to 2.331301270.050.02.722.54 to 2.92
Turin25579581.6475.61.661.59 to 1.75286864.951.71.811.56 to 2.10
Barcelona39101561.7488.51.721.65 to 1.79459166.053.51.851.64 to 2.10
Madrid region17180569.7532.11.561.47 to 1.66194466.155.61.701.41 to 2.06
Basque region22681427.3442.91.371.29 to 1.46276256.049.32.041.70 to 2.44
Slovenia62944845.5691.02.292.23 to 2.369501137.692.32.972.75 to 3.20
Hungary2015681351.6687.04.214.12 to 4.3131045211.796.45.355.05 to 5.68
Czech Republic171397969.6505.94.364.26 to 4.4723048134.563.95.344.99 to 5.71
Poland3949191124.4551.24.074.01 to 4.1357100164.677.64.614.44 to 4.80
Lithuania462911859.2839.93.503.37 to 3.647325293.2128.44.083.69 to 4.51
Estonia363741851.8997.12.902.79 to 3.036777350.7178.23.463.14 to 3.81
All countries1753304885.8573.52.762.74 to 2.77229171125.772.73.283.22 to 3.34
  • * Adjusted for age and sex. A higher RII indicates greater educational inequalities.

  • Lower education group is a combination of primary or no education and lower secondary education; higher education group is a combination of upper secondary education and tertiary education.