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Table 3 Correlation between inequalities in amenable mortality and inequalities in mortality from all causes and from non-amenable causes

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from conditions amenable to medical interventions: do they reflect inequalities in access or quality of health care?

Cause of death

Correlation between inequalities in amenable mortality and inequalities in all-cause mortality (Pearson r)

Correlation between inequalities in amenable mortality and inequalities in mortality from non-amenable causes (Pearson r)

Infectious diseases

  

All infectious diseases

0.832*

0.858*

Tuberculosis (TB)

0.812*

0.708*

Pneumonia/influenza

0.921*

0.921*

Other infectious disease

0.432

0.509*

Cancer

  

All amenable cancers

0.595*

0.789*

Cervical cancer

−0.410

−0.344

Testicular cancer

0.587*

0.726*

Colorectal cancer

0.472

0.601*

Hodgkin’s disease and leukaemia

0.357

0.553*

Cardiorespiratory conditions

  

All amenable cardiorespiratory conditions

0.969*

0.872*

Ischaemic heart disease

0.907*

0.822*

Cerebrovascular disease

0.952*

0.889*

Chronic rheumatic heart disease

0.611*

0.554*

Hypertension

0.798*

0.608*

Asthma

0.731*

0.588*

Other heart disease

0.125

0.161

Gastro intestinal conditions

  

All amenable gastrointestinal conditions

0.853*

0.729*

Appendicitis, hernia, peptic ulcer

0.873*

0.766*

Cholecystitis and -lithiasis

0.316

0.166

  1. *Significant correlation, p < 0.05.
  2. Analysis based on data in Table 2.