Table 1 Trends in ASMR of CBD, the proportions of individuals with a university education or above and low income, and tax payments across 358 townships in Taiwan Province

CBD mortality (1/100,000 people)

36.90 ± 16.07

36.64 ± 19.82

32.65 ± 16.87

31.19 ± 15.79 (-15.5%)*

< 0.001

Low-income (%)

2.10 ± 2.30

2.30 ± 2.30

2.00 ± 1.90

1.90 ± 1.70 (-9.5%)

< 0.001

Education (%)

16.9 ± 6.8

17.3 ± 7.8

19.8 ± 8.3

22.2 ± 8.5 (31.4%)

< 0.001

Tax payment (1,000 NT)

527.2 ± 70.0

565.0 ± 66.8

584.7 ± 64.7

407.1 ± 64.6 (-22.8%)

< 0.001