Table 5

Overall and cause-specific mortality in selected industries for manual and non-manual workers*

	Asbestos industry						Chemical industry						Construction industry						Electrical generation and distribution industry
	Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual
	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI
All deaths	121	150	125 to 180	18	80	47 to 126	957	97	91 to 103	882	80	75 to 86	5341	119	116 to 122	1333	100	95 to 106	133	98	82 to 116	277	87	77 to 98
All neoplasms	61	174	133 to 223	13	129	68 to 220	416	97	88 to 107	416	86	78 to 95	2399	125	120 to 130	602	105	97 to 114	75	122	96 to 153	131	91	76 to 108
Malignant head and neck	6	315	115 to 685	2	436	53 to 1576	19	82	50 to 129	18	74	44 to 117	155	148	126 to 173	32	114	78 to 160	2	64	8 to 233	6	86	32 to 187
Oral cancer	5	383	124 to 894	0	0	0 to 985	15	95	53 to 157	7	43	17 to 88	89	125	100 to 153	22	116	73 to 176	2	95	12 to 344	4	86	23 to 219
Mouth	5	938	305 to 2189	0	0	0 to 2351	5	77	25 to 180	3	44	9 to 129	42	140	101 to 189	9	114	52 to 216	0	0	0 to 352	1	52	1 to 287
Pharynx	0	0	0 to 751	0	0	0 to 2993	3	62	13 to 181	4	73	20 to 187	33	151	104 to 212	7	110	44 to 227	1	164	4 to 912	2	128	15 to 462
Other head and neck	0	0	0 to 5637	0	0	0 to 21 873	0	0	0 to 469	0	0	0 to 431	5	168	55 to 393	2	244	30 to 883	0	0	0 to 3440	0	0	0 to 1516
Malignant digestive system	7	76	31 to 157	1	38	1 to 209	110	98	80 to 118	119	94	78 to 112	561	111	102 to 121	140	93	78 to 109	17	105	61 to 169	36	95	67 to 132
Oesophageal cancer	2	128	16 to 463	0	0	0 to 739	18	95	56 to 150	22	107	67 to 162	112	131	108 to 158	18	75	44 to 118	2	76	9 to 275	9	149	68 to 284
Stomach cancer	1	84	2 to 471	0	0	0 to 899	17	117	68 to 188	10	63	30 to 115	77	118	93 to 148	24	127	81 to 189	4	197	54 to 504	1	21	1 to 118
Colon cancer	1	38	1 to 214	0	0	0 to 380	33	104	71 to 146	32	87	59 to 123	152	106	90 to 125	33	75	51 to 105	2	43	5 to 156	13	118	63 to 202
Rectal cancer	2	226	27 to 818	0	0	0 to 1168	13	121	64 to 206	12	99	51 to 173	58	121	92 to 157	19	133	80 to 208	3	192	40 to 562	2	55	7 to 197
Liver cancer	0	0	0 to 290	0	0	0 to 984	9	72	33 to 136	14	98	54 to 165	53	94	70 to 123	13	77	41 to 131	2	109	13 to 393	3	70	14 to 203
Pancreas cancer	1	54	1 to 298	1	183	5 to 1020	18	79	47 to 125	28	108	72 to 156	101	99	80 to 120	31	100	68 to 142	4	122	33 to 312	8	104	45 to 204
Other digestive	0	0	0 to 3427	0	0	0 to 10 249	2	186	23 to 673	1	72	2 to 402	8	160	69 to 314	2	114	14 to 411	0	0	0 to 1864	0	0	0 to 763
Malignant urogenital system	6	159	58 to 346	2	163	20 to 590	38	82	58 to 113	48	86	63 to 113	216	103	90 to 118	65	94	73 to 120	10	144	69 to 264	19	113	68 to 177
Prostate cancer	3	175	36 to 511	0	0	0 to 498	18	85	51 to 135	27	99	66 to 145	98	101	82 to 123	28	82	55 to 119	5	153	50 to 357	8	100	43 to 196
Testicular cancer	0	0	0 to 13 840	0	0	0 to 92 164	0	0	0 to 1140	0	0	0 to 1726	3	203	42 to 594	2	683	83 to 2469	0	0	0 to 13 444	0	0	0 to 7289
Bladder cancer	1	103	3 to 573	1	322	8 to 1792	10	85	41 to 156	10	70	34 to 129	64	120	92 to 153	17	99	57 to 158	2	111	13 to 402	4	92	25 to 237
Kidney cancer	2	188	23 to 680	1	324	8 to 1806	10	77	37 to 142	11	76	38 to 135	51	88	66 to 116	18	105	62 to 166	3	160	33 to 468	7	160	64 to 329
Non-neoplasms	48	130	96 to 173	4	36	10 to 93	430	95	86 to 105	401	76	69 to 84	2313	112	107 to 116	607	94	87 to 102	51	80	59 to 105	127	84	70 to 100
Circulatory system	27	131	86 to 191	2	32	4 to 117	238	94	83 to 107	230	78	68 to 89	1298	113	107 to 119	360	100	90 to 110	31	86	58 to 122	74	87	68 to 109
Respiratory system	10	238	114 to 437	1	70	2 to 391	46	89	65 to 119	36	56	39 to 77	279	118	104 to 132	74	91	72 to 114	4	51	14 to 131	18	95	56 to 150
Other diseases	11	91	46 to 163	1	30	1 to 166	146	99	83 to 116	135	81	68 to 96	736	108	101 to 116	173	85	73 to 99	16	80	45 to 129	35	75	52 to 104
External code	12	141	73 to 247	1	64	2 to 357	111	104	86 to 125	65	71	55 to 91	629	127	118 to 138	124	111	93 to 133	7	66	27 to 137	19	87	52 to 135

	Manufacture of basic metals						Metal products manufacturing						Railroad industry						Shipping industry
	Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual			Manual			Non-manual
	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI	O	SMR	CI
All deaths	748	101	94 to 109	263	81	72 to 92	1211	114	108 to 121	298	84	75 to 94	467	112	102 to 122	547	99	91 to 108	784	124	116 to 133	204	94	82 to 108
All neoplasms	328	100	90 to 112	127	87	72 to 103	498	113	103 to 123	134	87	73 to 103	226	126	110 to 143	223	93	81 to 105	338	121	108 to 134	95	100	81 to 122
Malignant head and neck	9	46	21 to 87	8	104	45 to 206	37	141	99 to 194	3	37	8 to 109	25	199	128 to 293	16	102	59 to 166	23	150	95 to 225	2	43	5 to 156
Oral cancer	6	44	16 to 96	5	96	31 to 225	24	132	85 to 196	2	37	4 to 132	17	192	112 to 308	12	110	57 to 192	18	172	102 to 271	1	32	1 to 179
Mouth	3	54	11 to 158	3	139	29 to 407	11	148	74 to 264	2	88	11 to 317	14	390	213 to 655	5	111	36 to 258	9	211	96 to 400	1	77	2 to 429
Pharynx	2	51	6 to 184	1	57	1 to 317	9	155	71 to 295	0	0	0 to 162	2	71	9 to 255	1	27	1 to 150	5	157	51 to 367	0	0	0 to 288
Other head and neck	0	0	0 to 588	0	0	0 to 1410	1	137	3 to 766	0	0	0 to 1302	1	285	7 to 1589	0	0	0 to 700	0	0	0 to 706	1	741	19 to 4131
Malignant digestive system	87	102	81 to 125	39	101	72 to 138	100	87	71 to 106	40	99	70 to 134	46	98	72 to 131	58	92	70 to 119	74	101	79 to 126	19	76	46 to 119
Oesophageal cancer	16	103	59 to 168	5	78	25 to 183	22	107	67 to 162	5	74	24 to 174	10	106	51 to 196	11	91	45 to 163	14	112	61 to 187	2	50	6 to 181
Stomach cancer	12	109	56 to 191	3	62	13 to 182	22	145	91 to 220	4	78	21 to 201	6	98	36 to 213	5	61	20 to 143	12	128	66 to 223	3	96	20 to 280
Colon cancer	20	86	52 to 132	15	136	76 to 225	25	79	51 to 117	14	121	66 to 202	10	82	39 to 151	21	124	77 to 190	24	116	74 to 172	7	96	39 to 198
Rectal cancer	13	158	84 to 270	1	27	1 to 148	6	55	20 to 120	5	129	42 to 301	5	117	38 to 273	3	52	11 to 151	6	85	31 to 186	1	42	1 to 235
Liver cancer	7	74	30 to 152	4	91	25 to 234	10	79	38 to 145	1	22	1 to 122	5	96	31 to 225	6	85	31 to 186	5	60	20 to 141	3	106	22 to 311
Pancreas cancer	18	105	62 to 165	11	140	70 to 250	15	65	36 to 107	11	133	66 to 238	10	106	51 to 196	11	87	43 to 156	13	87	46 to 149	3	59	12 to 172
Other digestive	1	134	3 to 744	0	0	0 to 778	0	0	0 to 281	0	0	0 to 693	0	0	0 to 757	1	179	5 to 999	0	0	0 to 425	0	0	0 to 1074
Malignant urogenital system	26	80	52 to 117	19	116	70 to 181	48	108	80 to 143	16	91	52 to 148	24	147	94 to 218	23	97	62 to 146	40	132	94 to 180	13	115	61 to 197
Prostate cancer	14	100	55 to 169	5	65	21 to 153	19	98	59 to 152	9	108	49 to 205	6	90	33 to 195	10	98	47 to 181	28	203	135 to 293	8	145	63 to 285
Testicular cancer	0	0	0 to 1621	0	0	0 to 7102	0	0	0 to 604	0	0	0 to 4339	0	0	0 to 3023	0	0	0 to 2645	0	0	0 to 2329	0	0	0 to 8691
Bladder cancer	6	70	26 to 152	5	117	38 to 273	10	88	42 to 162	4	89	24 to 229	9	210	96 to 398	2	32	4 to 117	7	90	36 to 185	3	105	22 to 308
Kidney cancer	6	61	22 to 132	9	202	92 to 383	19	145	88 to 227	3	65	13 to 190	9	171	78 to 325	11	153	77 to 274	5	59	19 to 137	2	70	8 to 253
Non-neoplasms	325	99	88 to 110	111	73	60 to 88	528	112	103 to 122	139	83	70 to 98	195	104	90 to 120	260	103	91 to 117	354	121	109 to 134	92	88	71 to 108
Circulatory system	184	100	86 to 115	68	79	62 to 100	290	112	99 to 125	84	90	71 to 111	120	116	96 to 139	155	111	94 to 129	195	119	103 to 137	53	90	68 to 118
Respiratory system	52	150	112 to 197	12	66	34 to 115	68	139	108 to 176	14	70	38 to 117	27	154	101 to 224	24	93	59 to 138	45	134	97 to 179	8	61	26 to 120
Other diseases	89	80	65 to 99	31	65	44 to 92	170	105	90 to 122	41	76	55 to 104	48	73	54 to 97	81	94	75 to 117	114	120	99 to 144	31	95	64 to 135
External cod	95	115	93 to 141	25	100	64 to 147	185	126	108 to 145	25	77	50 to 114	46	89	65 to 119	64	108	84 to 139	92	155	125 to 190	17	102	59 to 163

*Reference population: manual and non-manual workers in all other industries.
O, observed number of deaths; SMR, standardised mortality ratio.