Table 2

Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for children and young people aged 5–24 years with intellectual disabilities compared with those without intellectual disabilities by age group, sex and deprivation (SIMD)

Demographic variablesSMRs (all deaths)95% CIAvoidable SMRs95% CITreatable SMRs95% CIPreventable SMRs95% CI
Overall (age-SMR)10.79.5 to 12.15.24.2 to 6.416.112.5 to 20.82.31.6 to 3.2
Age
 5–927.420.6 to 36.310.96.2 to 19.229.4 u13.2 to 65.56.7 u3.0 to 14.9
 10–1415.812.7 to 19.88.15.5 to 11.840.626.2 to 62.92.9 u1.5 to 5.7
 15–198.66.9 to 10.73.72.5 to 5.510.8 u6.5 to 17.91.7 u0.9 to 3.2
 20–246.65.1 to 8.64.12.8 to 6.111.4 u7.2 to 18.11.7 u0.9 to 3.2
Sex
 Male7.86.6 to 9.13.82.9 to 4.916.812.1 to 23.31.71.1 to 2.5
 Female18.115.0 to 21.98.35.9 to 11.615.710.4 to 23.63.7 u2.1 to 6.6
SIMD
 1 (most deprived)6.04.6 to 7.93.01.9 to 4.78.4 u4.8 to 14.81.8 u0.9 to 3.3
 27.85.9 to 10.36.44.4 to 9.216.0 u9.9 to 25.83.6 u2.1 to 5.9
 310.78.2 to 14.03.82.3 to 6.412.8 u7.1 to 23.1
 415.712.1 to 20.47.74.8 to 12.240.9 u23.2 to 71.9
 5 (least deprived)26.8 u20.2 to 35.6 u
  • SMR reported for ≥10 deaths; U rates based on 10–20 deaths labelled ‘u’ for unreliable.

  • SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.