Table 1 Age-standardised mortality rates (per 100,000) and annual percentage change for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer in Fijian males and females aged 55 years and over (2008–2017)
From: Gender, health and ageing in Fiji: a mixed methods analysis
| Â | Â | Year | Â | Year | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 2008 | 2017 | Â | 2008 | 2017 | Â |
| Â | Â | Males ASMR (95% CI) | APC (95% CI) | Females ASMR (95% CI) | APC (95% CI) | ||
Diseases of the circulatory system | Urban | 1597 (1473–1728) | 2007 (1868–2153) | 1% (−1.5–3.5) | 1002 (911–1099) | 1205 (1105–1311) | −0.3% (−3.9–3.4) |
Rural | 1163 (1006–1337) | 1477 (1299–1672) | 3.7% (0.9–6.6)* | 1117 (965–1287) | 984 (842–1144) | −0.5% (− 3.9–3) | |
Maritime | 1828 (1377–2380) | 1164 (810–1618) | −4.6% (− 8.8 – − 0.1)* | 1474 (1037–2031) | 796 (487–1230) | −8.9% (− 13.7 – − 3.7)* | |
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | Urban | 979 (882–1083) | 950 (855–1053) | 2% (− 3–7.2) | 907 (820–1000) | 979 (889–1076) | 1.6% (− 3–6.4) |
Rural | 445 (350–558) | 617 (504–748) | 5.4% (1.4–9.6)* | 591 (481–717) | 637 (523–768) | 5.5% (0.2–11.1)* | |
Maritime | 731 (458–1107) | 565 (329–905) | 0.8% (− 6.7–8.8) | 1155 (773–1659) | 438 (219–784) | −4.1% (− 13–5.6) | |
Neoplasms | Urban | 319 (265–381) | 421 (358–491) | 2.5% (0.3–4.8)* | 372 (318–434) | 548 (481–622) | 3.6% (1.7–5.6)* |
Rural | 125 (77–190) | 285 (210–378) | 11.7% (6–17.7)* | 243 (175–329) | 307 (230–401) | 6.3% (− 0.1–13.1) | |
Maritime | 133 (36–340) | 100 (21–291) | 2.4% (− 6.5–12.3) | 119 (25–349) | 199 (65–465) | −4.2% (− 17–10.7) | |