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Table 2 Alcohol-related mortality rate ratios by age category, for the most, relative to the least, socioeconomically deprived quintile of the population of England and Wales, 1999-2003.

From: Socioeconomic deprivation, urban-rural location and alcohol-related mortality in England and Wales

 

Rate ratio (95% CI)

Age

Males

Females

15-24 years

1.45 (0.65 to 3.27)

Too few deaths

25-44 years

4.73 (4.00 to 5.59)

4.24 (3.50 to 5.13)

45-64 years

4.18 (3.76 to 4.65)

2.67 (2.40 to 2.96)

65-79 years

2.01 (1.75 to 2.32)

1.48 (1.29 to 1.71)

80+ years

0.97 (0.75 to 1.26)

1.13 (0.86 to 1.48)

All ages

3.39 (3.10 to 3.71)

2.36 (2.16 to 2.57)

  1. Rate ratios (95% confidence intervals) have been adjusted for urban-rural status and five-year age band within the broader age categories shown.