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Table 5 External cause (all ages) and Circulatory disease (0–64 years) mortality (SMR/100 000) and standardised gender gap in 1973–2003 * by gender policy cluster in 2004

From: Is gender policy related to the gender gap in external cause and circulatory disease mortality? A mixed effects model of 22 OECD countries 1973–2008

Gender policy cluster

Mortality cause

1973

1981

1990

1999

2003

% change

Male breadwinner

External causes

Men

99.06

89.38

79.05

65.46

61.51

−37.9

  

Women

41.30

35.94

30.45

24.15

22.92

−44.5

  

Stand difference

57.95

59.25

61.23

63.38

62.95

+8.6

 

Circulatory

Men

143.09

122.84

94.13

70.78

62.16

−56.6

 

disease

Women

65.32

49.36

35.41

26.25

22.56

−65.5

  

Stand difference

53.78

59.52

62.70

63.38

64.30

+19.6

Universal citizen

External causes

Men

100.97

80.53

75.61

60.21

55.41

−45.1

  

Women

50.49

35.18

27.86

24.83

23.38

−53.7

  

Stand difference

50.04

56.37

63.05

58.76

57.93

+15.8

 

Circulatory

Men

229.41

169.87

107.46

66.15

51.62

−77.5

 

disease

Women

94.40

65.58

43.74

26.13

20.26

−78.5

  

Stand difference

58.83

61.45

59.80

60.77

61.07

+3.81

Compensatory

External causes

Men

102.75

90.24

71.45

60.71

56.31

−45.2

breadwinner

 

Women

45.78

39.49

28.84

24.02

23.07

−49.6

  

Stand difference

54.18

55.31

59.57

60.39

59.00

+8.9

 

Circulatory

Men

166.74

144.80

97.50

71.74

56.51

−66.1

 

disease

Women

67.04

52.97

35.37

27.98

21.18

−68.4

  

Stand difference

59.12

63.26

63.76

61.21

62.65

+5.97

Earner-carer

External causes

Men

103.38

85.68

81.39

65.65

61.49

−40.5

  

Women

45.75

36.03

32.52

26.36

25.19

−44.9

  

Stand difference

53.76

56.05

57.54

57.92

57.04

+6.1

 

Circulatory

Men

167.99

152.69

108.65

70.50

58.87

−65.0

 

disease

Women

54.22

43.02

34.38

24.04

20.25

−62.7

  

Stand difference

67.02

71.50

67.51

65.09

64.74

−3.40

  1. * 2003 is the last year for which all countries have data.