Table 2 Age- and gender-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs), stratified by ethnicity, for mental disorder diagnoses in SLAM#
| Â | Standardised mortality ratio for deaths in 2007-09 (95% CI, number of deaths) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic group | SMI (F20, 25, & 31) | Substance use disorders (F10 - F19) | Depressive episode and recurrent depressive disorder (F32 - F33) |
White British | 1.97 (1.72-2.24, n = 224)* | 3.94 (3.47-4.46, n = 250)* | 1.30 (1.18-1.43, n = 455)* |
Other white back ground | 2.28 (1.74-2.92, n = 61)* | 4.18 (3.08-5.54, n = 48)* | 1.29 (0.99-1.64, n = 63) |
East Asian | 1.63 (0.65-3.35, n = 7) | 0.87 (0.02-4.82, n = 1) | 0.77 (0.25-1.81, n = 5) |
South Asian | 1.64 (0.79-3.02, n = 10) | 6.55 (2.83-12.91, n = 8)* | 1.93 (1.05-3.23, n = 14)* |
African and other black background | 3.51 (2.61-4.62, n = 51)* | 2.23 (1.02-4.23, n = 9)* | 1.07 (0.46-2.11, n = 8) |
Caribbean | 2.06 (1.58-2.63, n = 64)* | 2.73 (1.18-5.38, n = 8)* | 1.52 (1.04-2.15, n = 32)* |
Mixed, unknown, and others | 3.21 (2.15-4.62, n = 29)* | 3.76 (2.41-5.60, n = 24)* | 1.39 (1.01-1.88, n = 43)* |