Table 2

Death of a child, adolescent or young adult between ages 1 and 24 years in relation to their residential income quintile, time varying at each year of age

Residential income quintile (Q)Number of deaths
(incidence rate per 100 000 person-years)
HR (95% CI)
UnadjustedAdjusted*†
Q5 (highest)1248 (14.7)1.00 (referent)1.00 (referent)
Q41310 (15.0)1.04 (0.96 to 1.12)1.02 (0.94 to 1.10)
Q31306 (15.9)1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)1.05 (0.97 to 1.14)
Q21319 (17.4)1.18 (1.09 to 1.28)1.12 (1.03 to 1.21)
Q1 (lowest)1674 (22.4)1.51 (1.41 to 1.63)1.39 (1.29 to 1.51)
  • *Adjusted for maternal world region of origin, age and liveborn parity at the child’s birth, and the child’s year of birth, sex, preterm birth <37 weeks’ gestation, a congenital or chromosomal anomaly diagnosed before age 1 year and time-varying rurality.

  • †17 023 participants had missing information about residential income quintile. Their corresponding adjusted HR was 1.58 (95% CI 1.20 to 2.09).