Table 3 Mortality inequality across occupation and industry separately by cause of death among female Japanese workers aged 25–64 years

Professional

0.799 (0.602–1.062)

0.873 (0.759–1.005)

1.370 (0.992–1.891)

1.162 (0.938–1.439)

Manager

2.340 (1.670–3.278)*

1.868 (1.522–2.293)*

1.638 (0.916–2.930)

2.043 (1.503–2.775)*

Clerk

0.860 (0.692–1.069)

0.742 (0.662–0.832)

0.896 (0.669–1.201)

0.801 (0.664–0.967)

Sales

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Service

0.801 (0.633–1.014)

0.728 (0.644–0.823)

0.818 (0.609–1.099)

0.742 (0.608–0.905)

Security

25.615 (11.027–59.502)*

7.310 (3.735–14.306)*

69.252 (14.959–320.603)*

16.257 (8.001–33.031)*

Agriculture

0.991 (0.818–1.199)

1.330 (1.208–1.464)*

1.313 (1.036–1.663)*

0.987 (0.838–1.164)

Transport

4.351 (2.571–7.364)*

3.833 (3.016–4.871)*

6.650 (3.019–14.648)*

4.986 (3.307–7.518)*

Manufacturing

0.451 (0.363–0.561)

0.539 (0.484–0.600)

0.561 (0.427–0.736)

0.488 (0.407–0.584)

Industrial category

Agriculture/Forestry

1.660 (1.366–2.017)*

2.338 (2.118–2.580)*

2.122 (1.664–2.707)*

1.699 (1.438–2.007)*

Fishing

2.686 (1.391–5.186)*

3.679 (2.784–4.860)*

5.101 (2.499–10.411)*

3.029 (1.823–5.031)*

Mining

35.614 (20.945–60.557)*

28.661 (21.160–38.820)*

41.887 (20.169–86.990)*

45.392 (28.777–71.601)*

Construction

1.512 (1.058–2.162)*

1.886 (1.592–2.235)*

2.329 (1.560–3.476)*

2.321 (1.788–3.013)*

Manufacturing

0.923 (0.740–1.150)

1.010 (0.902–1.130)*

0.936 (0.700–1.253)

0.924 (0.766–1.114)

Electricity

12.916 (6.889–24.213)*

10.812 (8.023–14.572)*

33.403 (7.128–156.534)*

16.242 (10.093–26.140)*

Transport/Communication

2.557 (1.710–3.822)*

3.048 (2.517–3.690)*

3.494 (2.157–5.658)*

3.305 (2.417–4.519)*

Wholesale/Retail

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Finance

2.400 (1.660–3.470)*

2.007 (1.649–2.444)*

2.380 (1.470–3.852)*

2.285 (1.682–3.105)*

Real estate

3.410 (1.841–6.316)*

1.363 (0.908–2.045)

2.235 (0.713–7.004)

1.795 (0.866–3.720)

Service

1.123 (0.911–1.384)

1.205 (1.081–1.344)*

1.392 (1.071–1.810)*

1.171 (0.982–1.397)

Public services

3.624 (2.635–4.983)*

3.838 (3.260–4.519)*

5.027 (3.411–7.407)*

3.917 (3.002–5.111)*