Table 1 Sex- and area-specific numbers of subjects in the base population and annual all-cause mortality rates by smoking status during 1986–1988

35-39

1175320

0.1

431648

0.2

49392

0.1

20002

0.2

40-44

803444

0.2

355561

0.4

64568

0.2

19444

0.4

45-49

645155

0.4

298267

0.6

107316

0.4

30337

0.5

50-54

640748

0.9

277814

1.0

168475

0.7

34168

0.9

55-59

624586

1.4

245723

1.7

180234

1.1

31875

1.3

60-64

484225

2.4

193866

3.0

146389

1.9

29220

2.2

65-69

332614

4.2

138917

4.7

110927

3.3

22650

3.8

70-74

195844

7.6

89244

7.8

75321

5.9

17501

6.2

75-79

102896

11.5

48351

11.1

46026

9.0

10754

9.0

80+

51585

20.3

24237

21.0

32615

17.2

7876

17.3

Non-smoker

35-39

681426

0.2

231406

0.3

1636345

0.1

589816

0.2

40-44

554413

0.2

187198

0.4

1226796

0.2

472812

0.3

45-49

455417

0.4

153790

0.6

920613

0.3

388111

0.4

50-54

454735

0.7

135293

0.9

898500

0.6

342135

0.7

55-59

396313

1.1

110449

1.5

764389

0.9

308307

1.0

60-64

329189

1.6

97838

2.3

583003

1.4

261815

1.6

65-69

229804

2.9

77465

3.3

418809

2.4

208706

2.5

70-74

155509

5.2

57105

5.2

301473

4.1

151593

4.4

75-79

94981

8.3

37820

6.8

192822

6.9

103161

6.1

80+

69195

15.0

24637

14.0

174729

14.4

77735

13.7