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Table 2 Age-standardized mortality rates1 and age-specific mortality rates (per 1000) by socioeconomic strata, for the male and female population aged 20 and older. Rate ratios in the low and middle socioeconomic strata use high stratum rates as reference. Campinas, 2004-2008.

From: Mortality among adults: gender and socioeconomic differences in a Brazilian city

Mortality rates

Men

Women

 

Low2

Middle2

High2

Rate Ratios (95% CI)3

Low2

Middle2

High2

Rate Ratios (95% CI)3

 

a

b

c

a/c

b/c

d

e

f

d/f

e/f

Overall mortality rates (20 years or more)

11.09

11.18

9.50

1.17

1.18

7.11

6.50

5.48

1.30

1.19

 

(867)

(1060)

(1124)

(1.13-1.20)

(1.14-1.21)

(546)

(801)

(1044)

(1.25-1.34)

(1.14-1.23)

Age-specific

   20 to 29

2.16

1.58

1.35

1.60

1.17

0.42

0.42

0.26

1.64

1.64

 

(83)

(50)

(37)

(1.44-1.76)

(0.99-1.34)

(17)

(13)

(7)

(1.28-2.01)

(1.27-2.00)

   30 to 39

2.94

2.28

1.69

1.74

1.35

1.10

0.89

0.58

1.90

1.53

 

(95)

(62)

(40)

(1.59-1.89)

(1.19-1.51)

(37)

(25)

(15)

(1.65-2.15)

(1.27-1.79)

   40 to 49

5.41

5.20

3.73

1.45

1.39

2.49

1.87

1.94

1.29

0.97

 

(124)

(116)

(79)

(1.33-1.57)

(1.28-1.51)

(58)

(46)

(48)

(1.12-1.45)

(0.79-1.14)

   50 to 59

14.07

10.45

9.80

1.44

1.07

7.44

5.19

4.59

1.62

1.13

 

(169)

(151)

(144)

(1.35-1.53)

(0.97-1.16)

(87)

(84)

(78)

(1.49-1.75)

(0.99-1.27)

   60 to 69

26.13

25.05

19.00

1.37

1.32

14.96

13.05

9.81

1.52

1.33

 

(150)

(224)

(189)

(1.29-1.46)

(1.23-1.40)

(95)

(136)

(122)

(1.41-1.64)

(1.21-1.44)

   70 to 79

60.48

76.61

52.06

1.16

1.47

43.03

37.21

28.21

1.53

1.32

 

(146)

(260)

(303)

(1.09-1.23)

(1.40-1.54)

(124)

(209)

(250)

(1.44-1.61)

(1.23-1.41)

   80 or older

132.02

163.49

159.48

0.83

1.03

131.49

137.23

126.39

1.04

1.09

 

(100)

(197)

(332)

(0.75-0.90)

(0.95-1.10)

(128)

(288)

(524)

(0.96-1.12)

(1.01-1.16)

  1. 1 Age adjusted mortality rates were estimated by the direct method, using the 2000 Campinas total population age structure as the standard.
  2. 2 The number of deaths in each socioeconomic stratum is indicated in parenthesis.
  3. 3 Significant differences at the 5% level are indicated in bold type.