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Table D
Deaths and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000 person-years at risk for Métis and Registered Indians compared with non-Aboriginal cohort members, by cause of death, male non-institutional population aged 25 or older at baseline, Canada, 1991 to 2001

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  Non-Aboriginal Métis Registered Indians
Deaths ASMR 95% confidence interval Deaths ASMR 95% confidence interval Deaths ASMR 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
All cause 149,335 566.7 563.4 569.9 512 781.3 715.6 853.0 2,377 886.5 851.5 923.1
Infectious diseases 2,137 13.3 12.7 14.0 14 23.1 13.6 39.2 44 17.1 12.7 23.0
Cancer 49,489 187.6 185.8 189.4 119 175.9 146.6 211.0 448 162.5 148.1 178.3
Pancreas 2,338 9.1 8.7 9.5 6 9.3 4.2 20.9 18 6.5 4.1 10.4
Prostate 5,721 17.4 16.9 17.9 12 18.0 10.1 32.3 45 15.8 11.8 21.2
Urinary system 2,681 9.9 9.5 10.3 8 12.2 6.1 24.5 37 13.6 9.9 18.8
Trachea, bronchus and lung 15,210 56.8 55.8 57.8 48 68.6 51.6 91.3 138 49.6 42.0 58.6
Lymp tissue and leukemia 4,589 18.7 18.1 19.3 7 11.4 5.4 24.3 36 13.4 9.7 18.6
Esophagus and stomach 3,261 12.7 12.2 13.2 7 10.4 4.9 22.1 37 13.7 9.9 18.9
Intestine and rectum 6,153 23.1 22.5 23.8 11 16.8 9.2 30.6 51 18.3 13.9 24.1
Other cancer 9,338 39.2 38.4 40.2 20 29.0 18.7 45.1 82 30.1 24.2 37.4
Endocrine system diseases 4,584 17.0 16.4 17.5 22 31.5 20.7 48.0 147 53.9 45.8 63.3
Diabetes mellitus 3,715 13.3 12.9 13.8 19 26.9 17.1 42.4 127 46.4 39.0 55.2
Other endocrine 869 3.6 3.4 3.9 3 4.5 1.5 14.2 20 7.5 4.8 11.6
Mental disorders 2,357 8.1 7.7 8.5 9 14.1 7.3 27.4 70 26.8 21.2 33.9
Nervous system diseases 3,704 13.0 12.6 13.5 10 15.1 8.1 28.2 34 12.5 8.9 17.5
Circulatory system diseases 55,514 192.5 190.8 194.3 169 247.9 212.8 288.7 678 245.7 227.9 265.0
Ischaemic heart disease 34,937 123.2 121.8 124.6 111 166.8 138.2 201.3 426 155.0 140.9 170.5
Cerebrovascular diseases 8,638 28.2 27.5 28.8 25 36.0 24.2 53.5 99 35.4 29.1 43.1
Heart failure 2,505 7.7 7.4 8.0 7 9.3 4.4 19.4 41 14.4 10.6 19.6
Other circulatory 9,434 33.4 32.7 34.2 26 35.8 24.3 52.8 112 40.9 33.9 49.2
Respiratory system diseases 12,915 39.8 39.1 40.5 40 58.2 42.5 79.8 182 64.8 56.0 75.0
Pneumonia 3,717 11.6 11.2 12.0 19 28.9 18.2 45.7 74 26.5 21.1 33.3
Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma 7,288 22.0 21.5 22.5 15 20.5 12.3 34.1 65 23.0 18.0 29.3
Other respiratory 1,910 6.3 6.0 6.6 6 8.9 4.0 19.9 43 15.3 11.4 20.7
Digestive system diseases 5,155 20.0 19.4 20.7 25 38.7 25.9 57.6 149 55.3 47.1 65.0
Cirrhosis of liver 1,823 8.4 8.0 8.9 9 14.0 7.2 27.0 67 25.7 20.2 32.7
Other digestive 3,332 11.6 11.2 12.1 16 24.7 14.9 40.8 82 29.6 23.8 36.8
Genitourinary system diseases 2,394 7.7 7.4 8.0 8 11.5 5.7 23.2 45 16.6 12.4 22.2
Musculoskeletal system diseases 444 1.6 1.4 1.8 3 4.0 1.3 12.4 10 3.7 2.0 7.0
Ill-defined conditions 1,628 8.3 7.8 8.8 6 10.3 4.6 23.1 77 29.7 23.8 37.2
External causes 8,088 53.9 52.5 55.2 82 142.9 114.9 177.8 470 189.4 173.0 207.4
Fall 1,432 5.3 5.0 5.6 6 9.7 4.3 21.6 30 11.3 7.9 16.2
Drowning 268 2.0 1.8 2.3 8 14.2 7.1 28.5 55 22.2 17.0 28.9
Suicide 2,820 21.5 20.7 22.4 20 34.5 22.1 53.7 87 35.8 29.0 44.1
Homicide 197 1.6 1.4 1.9 4 7.7 2.9 20.5 31 12.6 8.8 17.9
Poisoning 383 3.1 2.8 3.5 6 11.1 4.9 24.7 33 13.2 9.4 18.6
Motor vehicle accident 1,630 11.6 10.9 12.2 21 37.2 24.2 57.2 126 51.1 42.9 60.9
Other external 1,358 8.7 8.2 9.3 17 28.7 17.7 46.4 108 43.1 35.7 52.1
Unknown/Other 926 3.8 3.6 4.1 5 8.1 3.3 19.6 23 8.4 5.6 12.7
Smoking-related 25,502 90.9 89.7 92.1 73 103.3 81.9 130.1 249 89.5 79.0 101.3
Alcohol-related 1,875 9.1 8.7 9.6 19 29.4 18.7 46.4 139 53.9 45.6 63.6
Amenable to medical intervention (younger than 75) 7,006 35.6 34.7 36.6 41 62.8 46.1 85.6 162 61.0 52.3 71.2
Notes: Reference population (person-years at risk) for age standardization was taken from the Aboriginal age distribution (5-year age groups). Métis were defined based on the ancestry responses (see "Derivation of Métis within the cohort"). A total of 2,200 cohort members (800 men and 1,300 women) were classifieid both Métis and Registered Indians.
Source: 1991 to 2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.