Table 2 Numbers of deaths and all cancer (ICD-10 C00–C97) SMRs by sex and country of birth for people aged 20 years and above

From: Mortality from all cancers and lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer by country of birth in England and Wales, 2001–2003

 

Men

Women

 

No. of deaths

SMR (95% CI)

No. of deaths

SMR (95% CI)

England and Wales

188 495

98 (97–98)

175 976

97 (97–98)

Scotland

5271

115 (111–118)

4372

112 (109–115)

Ireland

6110

125 (122–129)

5130

110 (107–113)

Eastern Europe

1979

95 (91–100)

878

93 (87–99)

East Africa

384

75 (67–83)

361

84 (75–93)

North Africa

206

93 (81–108)

197

107 (92–104)

West Africa

352

115 (103–128)

280

109 (97–124)

Middle East

685

100 (93–109)

447

93 (84–102)

Bangladesh

283

85 (75–96)

117

65 (53–79)

India

1440

58 (55–61)

1410

72 (68–76)

Pakistan

526

60 (55–66)

414

69 (62–76)

West Indies

1679

103 (98–108)

996

82 (77–88)

China and Hong Kong

287

84 (74–94)

240

81 (71–93)

  1. CI=confidence interval; ICD=International Classification of Diseases; SMR=standardised mortality ratio.