Table 3 Deaths and SMRs* in male immigrants from the indian sub continent (aged 20 and over; total deaths = 4,352)
| By rank order of number of deaths (absolute risk approach) | By rank order of SMR (relative risk approach) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause |
Number of Deaths
(SMR) | % of Total deaths | Cause | SMR (Number of Deaths) | % of Total deaths |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 1533 (115) | 35.2 | Homicide | 341 (21) | 0.5 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 438 (108) | 10.1 | Liver and intrahepatic bile duct neoplasm | 338 (19) | 0.4 |
| Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma | 223 (77) | 5.1 | Tuberculosis | 315 (64) | 1.5 |
| Neoplasm of the trachea, bronchus and lung | 218 (53) | 5.0 | Diabetes mellitus | 188 (55) | 1.3 |
| Other non-viral pneumonia | 214 (100) | 4.9 | Neoplasm of buccal cavity and pharynx | 178 (28) | 0.6 |
| TOTAL | 2626 | 60.3 | 187 | 4.3 | |