Table 1 Cause-specific contributions to the sex gap in life expectancy (SGLE) and life disparity (SGLD) in Iran over 2015–2016
From: Contributions of avoidable mortality to the sex gap in life expectancy and life disparity in Iran
Causes | SGLE | SGLD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avoidable | Ischemic heart disease (IHD) | 0.605 | -0.292 | |
Treatable & preventable | Cerebrovascular diseases | 0.105 | -0.053 | |
Diabetes mellitus | -0.021 | 0.003 | ||
Hypertensive diseases | 0.060 | -0.033 | ||
Other causes | 0.030 | -0.015 | ||
Total | 0.173 | -0.098 | ||
Preventable | Alcohol-related deaths | 0.030 | -0.015 | |
Cancers (including lung cancer) | 0.304 | -0.120 | ||
Drug-related deaths | 0.083 | -0.056 | ||
Infectious diseases | 0.051 | -0.028 | ||
Injuries | 1.128 | -0.774 | ||
Other causes | -0.001 | 0.000 | ||
Diseases of the respiratory system | 0.070 | -0.028 | ||
Total | 1.666 | -1.021 | ||
Treatable | Cancer | -0.171 | 0.091 | |
Diseases of the digestive system | 0.012 | -0.006 | ||
Diseases of the genitourinary system | 0.052 | -0.029 | ||
Infectious diseases | 0.010 | -0.006 | ||
Pregnancy, childbirth and perinatal period | 0.104 | -0.068 | ||
Other causes | 0.012 | -0.010 | ||
Diseases of the respiratory system | 0.065 | -0.031 | ||
Total | 0.083 | -0.059 | ||
Total avoidable | 2.527 | -1.470 | ||
Non-avoidable | 1.268 | -0.398 | ||
All | 3.795 | -1.869 | ||