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Table 2 Age-standardized mortality rates and educational inequalities in mortality in urban and rural areas in 2000–2015 among women in the 30–74 age group

From: Economic fluctuations and urban-rural differences in educational inequalities in mortality in the Baltic countries and Finland in 2000–2015: a register-based study

Country

Period

Urban

     

Rural

     
 

Change

 

Change

 

Change

 

Change

 

Change

 

Change

ASMR (95% CI)

%

RII (95% CI)

%

SII

%

ASMR (95% CI)

%

RII (95% CI)

%

SII

%

Finland

2000–2003

372 (367–377)

2.38 (2.24–2.53)

304

377 (366–388)

2.49 (2.17–2.86)

322

2004–2007

347 (342–352)

−6.8

2.49 (2.35–2.64)

4.9

297

−2.3

349 (338–359)

−7.6

2.53 (2.21–2.90)

1.4

302

−6.2

2008–2011

323 (319–328)

−6.8

2.47 (2.34–2.61)

−1.0

274

−7.7

329 (319–340)

−5.5

2.43 (2.13–2.77)

−3.9

274

−9.3

2012–2015

301 (296–305)

−7.0

3.07 (2.90–3.24)

24.1

306

11.7

300 (290–310)

−8.9

2.59 (2.27–2.95)

6.7

266

−2.9

  

−19.2

 

29.0

 

0.7

 

−20.5

 

4.0

 

−17.4

Estonia

2000–2003

613 (598–627)

2.76 (2.52–3.02)

573

649 (629–669)

2.72 (2.39–3.11)

601

2004–2007

526 (514–539)

−14.1

2.56 (2.34–2.81)

−7.0

462

−19.4

566 (547–584)

−12.8

2.90 (2.54–3.30)

6.4

551

−8.3

2008–2011

435 (423–446)

−17.4

2.53 (2.30–2.79)

−1.3

377

−18.4

481 (463–498)

−15.1

2.76 (2.41–3.16)

−4.8

450

−18.3

2012–2015

387 (376–398)

−11.0

2.70 (2.42–3.01)

6.7

355

−5.8

428 (412–444)

−10.9

3.08 (2.67–3.56)

11.7

437

−2.9

  

−36.8

 

−2.1

 

−38.0

 

−34.1

 

13.3

 

−27.3

Latvia

2000–2003

656 (645–667)

2.64 (2.47–2.82)

592

739 (720–757)

2.52 (2.27–2.81)

639

2004–2007

642 (631–652)

−2.2

2.54 (2.38–2.71)

−3.8

558

−5.7

739 (722–757)

0.1

2.50 (2.26–2.77)

−0.9

634

−0.8

2008–2011

555 (545–565)

−13.4

2.76 (2.57–2.96)

8.5

519

−7.0

648 (632–665)

−12.3

2.99 (2.69–3.32)

19.4

646

1.9

2012–2015

498 (488–508)

−10.4

3.27 (3.01–3.56)

18.6

529

1.9

571 (555–587)

−11.9

3.48 (3.10–3.91)

16.6

633

−2.0

  

−24.1

 

23.8

 

−10.6

 

−22.6

 

38.0

 

−0.9

Lithuania

2001–2003

474 (465–483)

2.19 (2.03–2.37)

354

566 (552–581)

2.26 (1.99–2.56)

437

2004–2007

541 (533–550)

14.1

2.45 (2.30–2.60)

11.5

454

28.2

740 (725–754)

30.6

2.69 (2.46–2.94)

19.0

677

54.9

2008–2011

488 (480–495)

−9.9

2.57 (2.41–2.74)

5.1

429

−5.5

665 (651–679)

−10.1

3.00 (2.73–3.29)

11.6

665

−1.8

2012–2015

424 (417–431)

−13.0

2.99 (2.78–3.21)

16.2

423

−1.4

557 (544–570)

−16.2

3.70 (3.35–4.09)

23.3

640

−3.8

  

−10.6

 

36.2

 

19.5

 

−1.6

 

63.9

 

46.5

  1. Change (%) between 2000–2003 and 2012–2015 is marked in bold font, in all other cases the change is calculated in comparison with the preceding period
  2. ASMR Age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 person years, CI Confidence interval
  3. RII Relative index of inequality, SII Slope index of inequality per 100,000 person years