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Table 3.

Excess deaths by medical cause and age - France - August 1st to 20th, 2003.

Causes of death (ICD10 Codes) All
< 45 years
45–74 years
≥ 75 years
O-E O/E [CI(95%)] O-E O/E [CI(95%)] O-E O/E [CI(95%)] O-E O/E [CI(95%)]
Dehydration, heatstroke, hyperthermia 3306 21.3 [19.0; 23.9] 29 - 425 48.2 [45.8; 50.7] 2852 19.6 [19.1; 20.1]
 Dehydration (E86) 1628 11.9 [10.5; 13.4] 7 - 147 20.5 [12.1; 34.8] 1475 11.3 [10.0; 12.8]
 Heatstroke (R509) 1313 165.1 [100.8; 270.3] 15 - 197 198 [49.2; 797.3] 1101 158.3 [93.4; 268.2]
 Hyperthermia (X30) 365 82.1 [42.4; 159.0] 7 - 82 164 [22.8; 1178.2] 276 70 [34.7; 141.4]
Circulatory system diseases (I00 – I99) 3004 1.4 [1.4; 1.4] 7 1 [0.8; 1.2] 365 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] 2633 1.5 [1.5; 1.5]
Neoplasms (C00 – D48) 933 1.1 [1.1; 1.1] 0 1 [0.9; 1.1] 249 1.1 [1.1; 1.1] 685 1.2 [1.2; 1.2]
Respiratory system diseases (J00 – J99) 1365 1.9 [1.8; 2.0] 4 1.2 [0.7; 2.0] 149 1.5 [1.3; 1.7] 1213 2.1 [2.0; 2.2]
Nervous system diseases (G00 – H95) 1001 2 [1.9; 2.1] 27 1.5 [1.1; 2.0] 193 1.7 [1.5; 1.9] 781 2.1 [2.0; 2.3]
Mental disorders (F00 – F99) 748 1.8 [1.7; 1.9] 12 1.2 [0.9; 1.6] 187 1.9 [1.7; 2.2] 550 1.8 [1.7; 1.9]
Digestive system diseases (K00 – K93) 301 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] 2 1 [0.8; 1.3] 98 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] 202 1.3 [1.2; 1.4]
Endocrine and nutritional diseases1 (E00–E859.E87–E90) 620 1.7 [1.6; 1.8] 3 1.1 [0.7; 1.7] 143 1.6 [1.4; 1.8] 475 1.8 [1.7; 2.0]
Infectious diseases (A00 – B99) 483 1.9 [1.7; 2.1] −20 0.7 [0.5; 1.0] 91 1.6 [1.3; 1.9] 413 2.3 [2.1; 2.6]
Genitourinary system diseases (N00 – N99) 381 1.9 [1.7; 2.1] 0 1 [0.4; 2.7] 51 1.7 [1.3; 2.2] 330 2 [1.8; 2.2]
Musculoskeletal diseases (M00 – M99) 103 1.6 [1.4; 1.9] 7 4.5 [1.4; 14.6] 20 1.5 [1.1; 2.1] 76 1.5 [1.3; 1.8]
Blood diseases (D50 – D89) 55 1.5 [1.2; 1.8] −2 0.8 [0.3; 1.9] 16 1.7 [1.1; 2.6] 41 1.6 [1.2; 2.1]
Skin diseases (L00 – L99) 48 1.4 [1.1; 1.7] 0 - 7 1.9 [0.9; 3.8] 41 1.4 [1.1; 1.7]
Congenital malformations (Q00 – Q99) 14 1.2 [0.9; 1.5] 1 1.0 [0.7; 1.4] 19 2.1 [1.3; 3.4] −5 0.5 [0.2; 1.2]
Perinatal diseases (P00 – P96) 6 1.1 [0.8; 1.4] 6 1.1 [0.8; 1.4] 0 - 0 -
Pregnancy. Childbirth (O00 – O99) −4 0 [0.0; 0.0] −4 0.0 [0.0; 0.0] 0 - 0 -
Injury, poisoning2 (V01 –X29. X31 – Y89) 437 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] −45 0.9 [0.8; 1.0] 137 1.2 [1.1; 1.3] 345 1.4 [1.3; 1.5]
Ill-defined conditions3 (R00 – R508. R51 – R99) 1741 2 [1.9; 2.1] 59 1.3 [1.1; 1.5] 418 2.1 [1.9; 2.3] 1 265 2.1 [2.0; 2.2]

Total 14539 1.5 [1.5; 1.5] 83 1.0 [0.9; 1.1] 2565 1.3 [1.3; 1.3] 11891 1.7 [1.7; 1.7]
1 Excluding dehydration;
2 Excluding heatstroke;
3 Excluding hyperthermia;

O: observed number of deaths, E: expected number of deaths, O-E: excess deaths, rounded up to the nearest integer; O/E: mortality ratio; O/E: mortality ratio (noted “ – “ when E = 0); CI(95%): 95% confidence interval.

Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2006 October; 80(1): 16–24.
Published online 2006 March 8. doi: 10.1007/s00420-006-0089-4.