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Table 1 Age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 for underlying and multiple cause, Standardized Ratio of Multiple to Underlying cause (SRMU) and average number of causes by country, selected causes of death, 2009a

From: High Israeli mortality rates from diabetes and renal failure - Can international comparison of multiple causes of death reflect differences in choice of underlying cause?

Cause of death/country

France

Italy

USA

Czech Republic

Australia b

Israel

Standardized mortality rate for underlying cause (UC)

      

Diabetes

20

33

31

27

18

59

Ischemic heart disease

68

126

181

337

108

111

Other heart disease

74

68

58

70

N/A

37

Cerebrovascular disease

56

104

61

140

55

54

Renal Failure

12

15

20

8

10c

38

Total mortality

968

986

1100

1248

885 d

920

Standardized mortality rate for multiple cause (MC)

      

Diabetes

60

117

106

169

61

159

Ischemic heart disease

109

200

257

551

174

227

Other heart disease

211

297

221

479

N/A

227

Cerebrovascular disease

97

194

102

245

96

142

Renal Failure

68

138

103

83

58

178

SRMU

      

Diabetes

3.0

3.5

3.4

6.2

3.4

2.7

Ischemic heart disease

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.0

Other heart disease

2.9

2.7

3.8

6.8

N/A

6.1

Cerebrovascular disease

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.6

Renal Failure

5.6

9.4

5.0

9.9

5.9c

4.7

Average number of causes (without ill defined)

2.5

3.3

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.5

  1. Source of data: Italy [14], France [15], USA [16], Czech Republic [17]
  2. Australia: Australian institute of Health and Welfare publication [5]
  3. Total mortality – includes all causes of deaths
  4. a Australia – 2007, unstandardized rates, Czech Republic – 2011
  5. b Cause specific mortality rates for Australia are not standardized
  6. c For chronic and unspecified renal failure (N18-N19), and for other countries N17-N19
  7. d Standardized rate for 2009: Based on data downloaded from the Australian institute of Health and Welfare [35]