Chapter 3 - Health
 
Chart to Table 3.7 Deaths among UK Gulf 1 Veterans by cause, numbers and rate ratios,
                                      1 April 1991 - 31 December 2008
UK general population mortality rates were applied to the age and gender profile of the Gulf and Era cohorts to estimate comparable mortality rates.

Mortality rates for disease-related causes for both Gulf veterans and the age-adjusted Era comparison group have gradually increased between 1991 and 2008. These follow the trends in rates for disease-related causes among the UK general population. This suggests that the increase in disease-related deaths among Gulf veterans over time reflects the natural aging of the cohort. However, the mortality rates due to disease-related causes for both Gulf veterans and the age-adjusted Era group were statistically significantly lower than for the UK general population. Mortality rates for external causes for both the Gulf veterans and the age-adjusted Era comparison group have decreased between 1991 and 2008. However, comparable mortality rates for the UK general population have stayed reasonably constant during this period.

Gulf and era adjusted1 mortality rates for disease-related causes: 3-year moving average




Gulf and era adjusted1 mortality rates for external causes of mortality: 3-year moving average



1. Adjusted for the single years of age structure of the Gulf cohort at 1 January 1991.
2. Data for 1 April 1991 - 31 December 1991 have been adjusted to a full year.
3. 2008 cause data for the UK general population are not currently available.