Table 2

Acute myocardial infarction in the Oxford region 1981–1983 and 2008–2010

Number of deathsRates per 100 000Ratio* of rate† in 2008–2010/ 1981–1983
Age group, years1981–19832008–20101981–19832008–2010
Men
 35–3945616.81.8
 40–44802137.06.00.16
 45–491836391.419.40.21
 50–5434288179.431.40.17
 55–59562146309.858.50.19
 60–64839178522.771.60.14
 65–691136209866.5117.00.14
 70–7413092671204.2184.90.15
 75–7911453521633.4318.60.20
 80–847454282237.2570.70.26
 85+5045803111.11032.00.33
35 and over68902338448.887.60.20
Women
 35–39431.50.9
 40–441848.71.1
 45–49231012.03.0
 50–54611932.76.80.21
 55–591362074.57.80.10
 60–6429153170.020.70.12
 65–6946177304.141.00.13
 70–74725139520.588.60.17
 75–791001243920.9183.10.20
 80–849203481301.3329.20.25
 85+9987851922.9665.80.35
35 and over46381701190.440.50.21
Total11 5284039302.561.80.20
  • Number of mentions on death certificates, age-specific mortality rates per 100 000 population, and the age-standardised mortality rate in 2008–2010 expressed as a ratio to that in 1981–1983.

  • *Ratios compare periods covered by different versions of International Classification of Disease codes and governed by different rules for the selection of underlying cause of death.

  • †Rates given where deaths with acute myocardial infarction as a cause in 2008–2010 is ≥10.