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Table 3

Comparison of veterans mortality, for main causes other than cancers, to that of the French population (Mortality Cohort, 1968–2015).

Observed deaths Expected deaths SMR 95%CI p-value
Infectious and parasitic diseases 112 180.7 0.62 0.51–0.75 < 0.01
Diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs 22 28.5 0.77 0.48–1.17 0.26
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 154 217.1 0.71 0.60–0.83 < 0.01
Behavioral and mental disorders 181 229.6 0.79 0.68–0.91 < 0.01
Nervous system and sensory organ diseases 201 271.9 0.74 0.64–0.85 < 0.01
Diseases of the circulatory system 1,523 1,993.6 0.76 0.73–0.80 < 0.01
Respiratory diseases 308 448.6 0.69 0.61–0.77 < 0.01
Digestive diseases 459 595.7 0.77 0.70–0.84 < 0.01
Skin and subcutaneous cell/tissue diseases 5 9.5 0.53 0.17–1.23 0.18
Osteo-articular system diseases 19 32.6 0.58 0.35–0.91 0.02
Diseases of the genitourinary system 54 89.0 0.61 0.46–0.79 < 0.01
Ill-defined symptoms and morbid states 410 554.8 0.74 0.67–0.81 < 0.01
External causes 918 1,149.3 0.80 0.75–0.85 < 0.01

Note. SMRs significantly different from 1 are presented in bold

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