Table 2 Risk of non-cancer deaths for the 25 major types of non-cancer causes within the first year after diagnosis among cancer patients
From: Immediate risk of non-cancer deaths after a cancer diagnosis
Cause | No. of observed deaths | Mortality rate | No. of expected deaths | SMR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular diseases | 105,518 (21.8%) | 1875.9 | 52,130.6 | 2.02 (2.01–2.04) |
 Diseases of heart | 82,346 (17.0%) | 1464.0 | 39,992.2 | 2.06 (2.05–2.07) |
 Cerebrovascular diseases | 15,959 (3.3%) | 283.7 | 8718.0 | 1.83 (1.80–1.86) |
 Hypertension without heart disease | 3039 (0.6%) | 54.0 | 1303.7 | 2.33 (2.25–2.42) |
 Aortic aneurysm and dissection | 1522 (0.3%) | 27.1 | 865.2 | 1.76 (1.67–1.85) |
 Atherosclerosis | 1468 (0.3%) | 26.1 | 675.5 | 2.17 (2.06–2.29) |
 Other diseases of arteries, arterioles, capillaries | 1184 (0.2%) | 21.0 | 573.9 | 2.06 (1.95–2.18) |
Infectious diseases | 34,997 (7.2%) | 622.2 | 6889.5 | 5.08 (5.03–5.13) |
 Pneumonia and influenza | 9799 (2.0%) | 174.2 | 3849.7 | 2.55 (2.50–2.60) |
 Syphilis | 3 (0.001%) | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.65 (0.85–8.21) |
 Tuberculosis | 157 (0.03%) | 2.8 | 48.9 | 3.21 (2.75–3.75) |
 Septicemia | 7185 (1.5%) | 127.7 | 1870.2 | 3.84 (3.75–3.93) |
 Other infectious and parasitic diseases including HIV | 17,853 (3.7%) | 317.4 | 856.8 | 20.84 (20.53–21.14) |
Respiratory diseases | 21,229 (4.4%) | 377.4 | 8188.6 | 2.59 (2.56–2.63) |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied cond | 21,229 (4.4%) | 377.4 | 8188.6 | 2.59 (2.56–2.63) |
Gastrointestinal and liver diseases | 7338 (1.5%) | 130.5 | 1588.8 | 4.62 (4.51–4.73) |
 Stomach and duodenal ulcers | 990 (0.2%) | 17.6 | 238.2 | 4.16 (3.91–4.42) |
 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 6348 (1.3%) | 112.9 | 1349.8 | 4.70 (4.59–4.82) |
Renal diseases | 5678 (1.2%) | 100.9 | 2481.6 | 2.29 (2.23–2.35) |
 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 5678 (1.2%) | 100.9 | 2481.6 | 2.29 (2.23–2.35) |
External injuries | 8875 (1.8%) | 157.8 | 4755.9 | 1.87 (1.83–1.91) |
 Accidents and adverse effects | 6009 (1.2%) | 106.8 | 3614.9 | 1.66 (1.62–1.70) |
 Suicide and self-inflicted injury | 2653 (0.5%) | 47.2 | 931.6 | 2.85 (2.74–2.96) |
 Homicide and legal intervention | 213 (0.04%) | 3.8 | 208.1 | 1.02 (0.90–1.17) |
Other non-cancer causes of death | 57,940 (12.0%) | 1030.1 | 27,070.3 | 2.14 (2.12–2.16) |
 Alzheimers | 3146 (0.7%) | 55.9 | 3728.7 | 0.84 (0.81–0.87) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 7263 (1.5%) | 129.1 | 4093.4 | 1.77 (1.73–1.82) |
 Congenital anomalies | 446 (0.1%) | 7.9 | 144.8 | 3.08 (2.81–3.38) |
 Certain conditions originating in perinatal period | 50 (0.01%) | 0.9 | 15.5 | 3.22 (2.44–4.25) |
 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperiuma | 173 (0.04%) | 3.1 | 4.7 | 36.62 (31.55–42.50) |
 Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions | 3921 (0.8%) | 69.7 | 1390.4 | 2.82 (2.73–2.91) |
 Other cause of death | 42,941 (8.9%) | 763.4 | 17,689.8 | 2.43 (2.40–2.45) |