Table 3

All cause mortality in patients with epilepsy by 5 year age bands

Age (y)ObsMales SMR (95% CI)ObsFemales SMR (95% CI)ObsBoth SMR (95% CI)
0–41139 (19–67)964 (29–114)2048 (29–71)
5–91843 (25–65)526 (8.0–55)2338 (24–55)
10–141120 (10–34)935 (16–64)2025 (15–37)
15–192616 (10–23)712 (4.8–23)3315 (10–21)
20–24156.5 (3.6–10)78.8 (3.4–17)227.1 (4.4–11)
25–29198.6 (5.1–13)1011 (5.0–18)299.2 (6.1–13)
30–34176.9 (3.9–11)129.6 (4.9–16)297.8 (5.2–11)
35–39195.8 (3.5–8.8)126.2 (3.1–10)316.0 (4.0–8.3)
40–44173.8 (2.2–5.8)72.6 (1.0–5.0)243.4 (2.1–4.9)
45–49152.5 (1.4–3.9)51.4 (0.4–2.9)202.1 (1.3–3.1)
50–54212.9 (1.7–4.2)51.3 (0.4–2.7)262.3 (1.5–3.3)
55–59182.1 (1.2–3.2)153.5 (1.9–5.5)332.5 (1.7–3.5)
60–64222.4 (1.5–3.5)71.4 (0.5–2.6)292.0 (1.3–2.8)
65–69151.7 (0.9–2.7)81.3 (0.6–2.4)231.6 (1.0–2.3)
70–7470.8 (0.3–1.6)60.9 (0.3–1.9)130.9 (0.5–1.4)
75+151.9 (1.0–2.9)151.0 (0.5–1.5)291.2 (0.8–1.7)
All2663.6 (3.1–4.0)1382.6 (2.2–3.0)4043.2 (2.9–3.5)
  • Obs=Observed number of deaths; SMR=observed number of deaths divided by expected number of deaths.