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Table 4 Relative index of inequalities (RII) for education level by cause of death, adjusted for age and macro area of residence

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality in Italy: results from a nationwide longitudinal cohort

Causes

MALES

FEMALES

N

RII

95%CI

N

RII

95%CI

All Preventable causes

324,081

2.61

2.56–2.66

131,040

1.73

1.69–1.76

All Amenable causes

142,714

2.04

2.00-2.08

137,723

1.52

1.49–1.55

Non-avoidable

232,545

1.79

1.75–1.82

159,658

1.57

1.53–1.61

HIV/AIDS

2,728

6.31

5.76–6.92

719

7.30

6.49–8.21

Tuberculosis

349

5.30

4.71–5.95

176

2.41

2.13–2.72

All PREVENTABLE cancers

167,423

2.52

2.47–2.56

67,367

1.31

1.28–1.34

All TREATABLE cancers

38,015

1.44

1.40–1.48

82,811

1.04

1.01–1.06

Lip, oral cavity, pharynx, and esophageal cancers

15,713

3.17

3.03–3.31

4,634

1.52

1.43–1.61

Stomach cancer

18,399

2.56

2.48–2.65

9,710

2.26

2.16–2.36

Liver cancer

24,313

2.92

2.81–3.02

7,765

2.08

1.98–2.18

Lung cancer

89,366

2.59

2.54–2.64

36,361

1.03

1.00-1.06

Colorectal cancer

32,345

1.45

1.41–1.49

21,742

1.21

1.17–1.25

Cervical cancer

   

2,163

2.19

2.02–2.36

Breast cancer

   

45,877

0.85

0.83–0.88

Uterine cancer

   

9,349

1.48

1.42–1.55

Hodgkin’s disease + Lymphoid leukaemia

3,075

1.38

1.30–1.46

1,793

1.07

1.00-1.15

Diabetes mellitus

21,600

3.11

2.99–3.23

12,338

5.21

4.94–5.48

Hypertensive diseases

14,605

1.98

1.91–2.06

8,805

2.62

2.50–2.74

Ischaemic heart diseases

73,619

1.98

1.94–2.03

23,102

2.68

2.58–2.78

Cerebrovascular diseases

30,661

2.29

2.22–2.37

21,168

2.17

2.09–2.25

All PREVENTABLE diseases of the respiratory system

16,154

4.86

4.64–5.08

7,818

2.39

2.26–2.52

All TREATABLE diseases of the respiratory system

8,203

3.00

2.84–3.17

4,715

3.08

2.89–3.30

All TREATABLE diseases of the digestive system

4,181

2.66

2.51–2.83

2,405

3.32

3.09–3.57

Diseases of the genitourinary system (except renal failure)

545

1.62

1.48–1.76

334

3.24

2.89–3.63

Renal failure

4,982

3.04

2.86–3.23

3,353

5.40

5.00-5.82

Transport accidents

10,773

2.40

2.30–2.52

2,653

1.39

1.29–1.49

Alcohol-related deaths

17,383

5.76

5.46–6.08

6,491

4.13

3.88–4.40

Drug-related deaths

1,669

4.81

4.34–5.33

646

1.21

1.09–1.34

All causes

699,340

2.18

2.14–2.22

428,420

1.60

1.57–1.63