Table 4 Excess mortality calculated as observed/expected ratio with 95% confidence intervals among female patients with mental disorders compared with general population, by birth cohort, Denmark and Finland 1982-2006

Denmark

1918-22

3.7 (3.0-4.6)

3.0 (2.6-3.5)

2.6 (2.4-2.7)

2.0 (1.8-2.1)

1.6 (1.5-1.7)

1923-27

6.5 (5.8-7.3)

5.6 (2.6-9.9)

4.4 (3.2-5.9)

4.0 (3.1-5.0)

2.9 (2.4-3.5)

1928-32

5.0 (4.4-5.7)

4.5 (4.0-5.0)

4.0 (3.6-4.3)

2.5 (1.8-3.2)

3.1 (2.7-3.5)

1933-37

6.3 (5.4-7.4)

5.1 (4.5-5.8)

3.3 (3.0-3.7)

3.2 (2.7-3.8)

3.2 (3.0-3.4)

1938-42

9.2 (7.7-10.8)

7.3 (6.4-8.2)

5.1 (4.6-5.6)

3.7 (3.4-4.0)

4.3 (4.0-4.7)

1943-47

13.1 (11.1-15.3)

7.5 (6.6-8.5)

5.8 (5.3-6.4)

5.8 (5.4-6.3)

3.7 (3.2-4.3)

1948-52

18.0 (15.0-21.6)

10.3 (9.0-11.6)

6.1 (5.5-6.8)

5.5 (5.0-5.9)

5.2 (4.7-5.7)

1953-57

23.9 (19.8-28.7)

14.8 (12.6-17.3)

6.7 (6.0-7.5)

6.2 (5.6-6.7)

5.9 (5.5-6.4)

1958-62

24.4 (18.9-30.9)

17.3 (13.7-21.5)

13.3 (11.5-15.3)

9.0 (7.9-10.1)

8.3 (7.5-9.1)

1963-67

18.2 (10.4-29.5)

17.9 (13.5-23.4)

12.6 (10.4-15.1)

9.8 (8.4-11.4)

6.7 (5.9-7.6)

1968-72

14.7 (10.3-20.3)

22.9 (17.6-29.3)

9.4 (7.6-11.5)

8.8 (7.4-10.4)

1973-77

12.2 (8.3-17.3)

10.4 (7.9-13.4)

8.1 (6.5-10.0)

1978-82

6.8 (4.9-9.3)

7.1 (5.7-8.8)

1983-87

6.3 (4.8-8.0)

Finland

1918-22

2.1 (1.8-2.5)

2.8 (2.5-3.3)

2.3 (2.1-2.5)

1.8 (1.6-2.0)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1923-27

6.6 (5.8-7.4)

5.8 (3.1-9.2)

4.8 (3.4-6.5)

4.3 (3.4-5.4)

3.3 (2.8-3.9)

1928-32

4.4 (3.8-5.0)

4.1 (3.7-4.5)

3.0 (2.8-3.3)

2.5 (1.7-3.3)

2.2 (1.8-2.5)

1933-37

5.8 (4.9-6.7)

4.2 (3.7-4.7)

3.4 (3.1-3.8)

3.2 (2.6-3.8)

2.5 (2.3-2.6)

1938-42

6.9 (5.8-8.1)

5.7 (5.0-6.4)

4.0 (3.6-4.4)

3.6 (3.3-3.9)

2.9 (2.6-3.1)

1943-47

11.3 (9.6-13.2)

6.5 (5.7-7.4)

4.7 (4.3-5.2)

3.9 (3.6-4.2)

3.4 (3.0-3.7)

1948-52

11.4 (9.4-13.6)

8.5 (7.5-9.7)

5.9 (5.3-6.5)

4.6 (4.3-5.0)

3.8 (3.4-4.1)

1953-57

17.2 (14.2-20.6)

10.0 (8.5-11.7)

7.7 (6.8-8.6)

6.1 (5.6-6.7)

4.7 (4.3-5.0)

1958-62

22.0 (17.1-27.9)

11.6 (9.2-14.4)

10.0 (8.6-11.5)

6.7 (5.9-7.6)

5.3 (4.8-5.9)

1963-67

8.2 (4.7-13.3)

12.0 (9.0-15.6)

10.5 (8.7-12.6)

7.8 (6.7-9.0)

6.5 (5.7-7.4)

1968-72

13.9 (9.8-19.3)

10.8 (8.3-13.8)

8.9 (7.2-10.9)

6.6 (5.5-7.8)

1973-77

11.5 (7.8-16.3)

8.7 (6.7-11.3)

8.5 (6.8-10.5)

1978-82

8.7 (6.2-11.8)

9.2 (7.4-11.3)

1983-87

8.9 (6.8-11.4)