Table 2 Join points and annual percentage changes (APC) in mortality rates and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) in each period by age group, Belgium 1954-2004
Age group | Period | Join points [CI] | APC [CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
All ages | 1954-1986 | 1986 [1980-1989] | 0.98 * [0.9;1.1] |
1986-1996 | 1996 [1993-1998] | - 0.5 [-1.3;0.2] | |
1996-2004 | / | - 2.6* [-3.6;-1.5] | |
35-49 years | 1954-1986 | 1986 [1983 - 1991] | 0.7%* [0.5-1.0] |
1986-2004 | / | -2.2%* [-3.0; -1.5] | |
50-69 years | 1954-1988 | 1988 [1986 - 1991] | 1.2%* [1.0; 1.4] |
1988-2004 | / | -1.3%* [-2.0; -0.7] | |
> = 70 years | 1954-1994 | 1994 [1992-1996] | 0.8%* [0.7; 0.9] |
1994-2004 | / | -1.4%* [-2.2; -0.5] |