Other psychoses: Causes of and age at death—contemporary and historical samples
| Contemporary sample | Historical sample | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Cause of death | Year 1 (n=128) | Years 2–5 (n=104)* | Total 5 years (n=104)* | Year 1 (n=421) | Years 2–5 (n=421) | Total 5 years (n=421) |
| 15–44 | Tuberculosis | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Respiratory | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 45–74 | Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Respiratory | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Cardiovascular | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Cancer | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Suicide | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 75+ | Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Respiratory | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Cardiovascular | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| Cancer | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Suicide | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| All ages | All deaths | 3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| All deaths (excl tuberculosis, %) | 3 (2.34) | 11 (10.57) | 14 (13.46) | 17 (4.03) | 27 (6.41) | 44 (10.45) | |
Figures exclude patients with incomplete 5-year histories.