Table 2

Relative and absolute differences in death rate between the overall age-standardised mortality rate in each age group and the age-standardised mortality rate in the top three and the bottom three income decile groups

	Year	Income group	Age-standardised death rate per 100 000	Ratio difference*	Log ratio difference	Rate difference†
Age 30–64
	1995–1996	Bottom 30%	538	1.66	0.51	214
		Top 30%	222	0.68	−0.39	−103
		Total	325
	2005–2006	Bottom 30%	496	1.89	0.64	234
		Top 30%	156	0.59	−0.53	−107
		Total	263
	2016–2017	Bottom 30%	387	2.04	0.71	198
		Top 30%	97	0.51	−0.67	−93
		Total	189
Age 65–79
	1995–1996	Bottom 30%	936	1.18	0.17	142
		Top 30%	658	0.83	−0.19	−136
		Total	795
	2005–2006	Bottom 30%	860	1.32	0.28	208
		Top 30%	472	0.73	−0.31	−179
		Total	652
	2016–2017	Bottom 30%	739	1.55	0.44	261
		Top 30%	311	0.65	−0.43	−167
		Total	478
Age 80+
	1995–1996	Bottom 30%	1396	1.09	0.08	111
		Top 30%	1226	0.95	−0.05	−59
		Total	1285
	2005–2006	Bottom 30%	1206	1.03	0.03	35
		Top 30%	1102	0.94	−0.06	−69
		Total	1171
	2016–2017	Bottom 30%	1043	1.11	0.10	103
		Top 30%	866	0.92	−0.08	−74
		Total	940

*Ratio difference between the total mortality and the three bottom/top income deciles.
†Rate difference between the total mortality and the three bottom/top income deciles.