Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for cardiovascular disease; cancer; and suicide
| Cardiovascular deaths* | Cancer deaths† | Suicide deaths† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of natural deaths | SMR (95% CI) | Percentage of natural deaths | SMR (95% CI) | Percentage of unnatural deaths | SMR (95% CI) | |
| Uncomplicated diagnosis group | ||||||
| Schizophrenia | 53 | 1.72 (1.65 to 1.80) | 12 | 1.30 (1.18 to 1.43) | 63 | 8.05 (7.19 to 8.98) |
| Bi-polar | 54 | 1.69 (1.51 to 1.88) | 15 | 1.39 (1.12 to 1.69) | 74 | 9.70 (7.59 to 12.22) |
| Depression | 55 | 1.59 (1.54 to 1.64) | 15 | 1.35 (1.28 to 1.43) | 75 | 13.28 (12.37 to 14.24) |
| Neurotic disorders | 50 | 1.60 (1.43 to 1.79) | 14 | 1.37 (1.10 to 1.69) | 65 | 6.44 (4.62 to 8.75) |
| Eating disorders | 40 | 2.30 (0.83 to 5.04) | 20 | 2.92 (0.55 to 8.65) | 92 | 12.22 (6.07 to 21.94) |
| Personality disorders | 51 | 1.62 (1.36 to 1.91) | 12 | 1.17 (0.80 to 1.66) | 65 | 8.58 (6.57 to 11.00) |
| Complicated diagnosis group | ||||||
| Schizophrenia | 50 | 1.57 (1.50 to 1.65) | 9 | 0.86 (0.77 to 0.96) | 72 | 9.05 (8.31 to 9.83) |
| Bi-polar | 52 | 1.40 (1.29 to 1.52) | 12 | 0.88 (0.74 to 1.05) | 77 | 11.57 (9.80 to 13.57) |
| Depression | 49 | 1.62 (1.56 to 1.69) | 10 | 1.01 (0.93 to 1.11) | 74 | 13.25 (12.28 to 14.27) |
| Neurotic disorders | 44 | 1.65 (1.41 to 1.92) | 12 | 1.34 (0.98 to 1.81) | 70 | 7.52 (5.29 to 10.37) |
| Eating disorders | 29 | 1.68 (0.53 to 3.95) | 12 | 2.06 (0.19 to 7.56) | 100 | 19.49 (6.15 to 45.85) |
| Personality disorders | 43 | 2.08 (1.76 to 2.43) | 10 | 1.32 (0.92 to 1.82) | 71 | 10.55 (8.49 to 12.95) |
All cardiovascular deaths.
*All cancer, including lung cancer, deaths.
†All deaths coded as suicides.
‡Cardiovascular and cancer deaths are shown as a proportion of observed natural deaths within each category and suicide is shown as a proportion of observed unnatural deaths within each category.