Table 1

Population and deaths by gender and age groups, Hechi Prefecture, 2002–2004, Guangxi, China.

Male
 Female


Age group, years
 Average population*
 Total deaths†
 rate/year/1000
 Average population*
 Total deaths†
 rate/year/1000
 Relative risk male vs. female (95% CI)
<5
 3352
 3
 0.30
 2795
 7
 0.83
 0.36 (0.09, 1.38)
5–<15
 8670
 6
 0.23
 8136
 4
 0.16
 1.41 (0.40, 4.99)
15–<45
 35756
 178
 1.66
 34511
 67
 0.65
 2.56 (1.94, 3.39)
≥45
 15604
 803
 17.15
 15380
 508
 11.01
 1.56 (1.40, 1.74)
Total
 63382
 990
 5.21
 60822
 586
 3.21
 1.62 (1.46, 1.79)

NOTE. CI, confidence interval.

*average population, 2002–2004

†total deaths, 2002–2004

Ali et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:31   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-31

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