Table 1 Methods used in calculating the Smoking Attributable Mortality (SAM) by location and date of study
From: Mortality attributable to tobacco: review of different methods
Ref | Location/ Year of study | Method used | Age range | Source of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[21] | Canada, 2001 | SAMMEC | >35 | Canadian community health survey; |
Mortality registry | ||||
[22] | Brezil, 2003 | SAMMEC | >35 | Brazilian mortality system; |
Household survey on NCD risk factors | ||||
[23] | Israel 2003 | SAMMEC | >35 | National smoking prevalence data; |
National mortality data survey | ||||
[24] | Portugal 2005 | SAMMEC | >35 | National heath enquiries |
[25] | USA, 2005 | SAMMEC | >35 | National center for health statistics’ and US mortality data |
[26] | Taiwan, 2001 | SAMMEC | >30 | National health interview survey; |
Official projection of number of deaths | ||||
[35] | China, 1998 | Case | >40 | Official death certificates; |
Disease surveillance points | ||||
[33] | India 2003 | Case | >25 | Case control survey among mal |
[34] | Hong kong 2004 | Case | >35 | Death registry |
[37] | South Africa 2004 | Case | >35 | The South African death notification system |
[40] | World 2003 | SIR | >30 | WHO GB database |
[13] | World 2005 | SIR | >30 | WHO GB database cardiovascular |