Table 1 Change in age-standardized mortality rates for mental and neurological disorders in Europe, 1981 – 2009: median and first and third quartile values, by sex

All mental and neurological

#

18

26

32

26

17

25

32

26

Q1

-0.69

-0.60

-1.21

-1.39

-0.42

-0.18

0.67

0.92

Median (Q2)

5.28

2.86

2.61

2.78

1.74

2.48

3.47

7.61

Q3

9.75

9.20

6.71

8.44

7.69

8.66

7.37

13.15

Mental and behavioural disorders

#

27

33

34

33

25

33

34

33

Q1

-1.64

-1.70

-2.71

-1.69

25

33

34

33

Median (Q2)

0.92

0.85

-1.11

0.93

0.37

0.40

0.08

0.86

Q3

3.93

4.00

1.52

5.00

1.31

3.01

1.65

5.79

Dementias

#

17

23

23

20

17

23

26

23

Q1

0.05

-0.29

-0.54

-0.06

-0.70

-0.25

-0.67

-0.17

Median (Q2)

0.43

0.26

0.01

2.60

0.69

0.53

0.19

2.40

Q3

2.36

2.84

2.85

7.10

3.29

3.16

3.26

7.36

Psychoactive substance use

#

17

24

30

24

17

22

25

21

Q1

-1.16

-1.39

-3.07

-3.67

0.11

-0.46

-0.54

-1.36

Median (Q2)

0.74

-0.22

-0.89

-1.10

0.54

-0.14

-0.09

-0.38

Q3

2.87

0.97

-0.01

0.13

0.70

0.20

0.30

0.08

Diseases of the nervous system

#

17

24

31

25

17

24

31

25

Q1

-0.78

0.30

0.69

1.84

-0.48

0.10

0.30

1.41

Median (Q2)

1.58

2.14

3.08

3.67

0.60

1.89

3.31

3.38

Q3

3.37

3.28

4.61

7.50

3.02

3.63

4.86

6.38

Meningitis

#

27

32

33

33

27

32

30

30

Q1

-0.55

-0.28

-0.49

-0.70

-0.50

-0.21

-0.17

-0.33

Median (Q2)

-0.32

-0.05

-0.28

-0.39

-0.32

-0.11

-0.11

-0.22

Q3

0.04

0.13

-0.10

-0.21

-0.11

0.06

-0.02

-0.11

Parkinson’s disease

#

17

23

29

25

17

24

30

25

Median (Q2)

0.41

0.36

0.59

1.23

0.18

0.03

0.24

0.14

Q3

1.69

0.99

1.82

1.56

1.32

0.50

0.81

0.63

Alzheimer’s c.a

#

17

24

31

25

17

24

31

25

Q1

0.74

-0.16

-0.36

0.39

0.85

0.19

0.00

1.01

Median (Q2)

1.74

1.21

1.38

1.75

1.56

1.46

1.01

1.87

Q3

3.45

1.94

2.55

3.46

3.54

2.39

2.68

4.70

Multiple sclerosis

#

27

30

28

28

27

32

30

29

Q1

-0.20

-0.18

-0.28

-0.39

-0.30

-0.37

-0.14

-0.33

Median (Q2)

-0.05

0.03

-0.06

-0.12

-0.02

-0.10

-0.01

0.06

Epilepsy

#

27

32

30

29

27

30

29

29

Q1

-0.38

-0.61

-0.12

-0.44

-0.41

-0.43

-0.13

-0.38

Median (Q2)

0.06

-0.12

0.17

-0.07

-0.13

-0.06

0.12

-0.06

Q3

0.31

0.27

0.32

0.22

0.18

0.14

0.24

0.15