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 variables | SMRs (all deaths) | 95% CI | Avoidable SMRs | 95% CI | Treatable SMRs | 95% CI | Preventable SMRs | 95% CI |
Overall (age-SMR) | 10.7 | 9.5 to 12.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 to 6.4 | 16.1 | 12.5 to 20.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 to 3.2 |
Age | ||||||||
5–9 | 27.4 | 20.6 to 36.3 | 10.9 | 6.2 to 19.2 | 29.4 u | 13.2 to 65.5 | 6.7 u | 3.0 to 14.9 |
10–14 | 15.8 | 12.7 to 19.8 | 8.1 | 5.5 to 11.8 | 40.6 | 26.2 to 62.9 | 2.9 u | 1.5 to 5.7 |
15–19 | 8.6 | 6.9 to 10.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 to 5.5 | 10.8 u | 6.5 to 17.9 | 1.7 u | 0.9 to 3.2 |
20–24 | 6.6 | 5.1 to 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 to 6.1 | 11.4 u | 7.2 to 18.1 | 1.7 u | 0.9 to 3.2 |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 7.8 | 6.6 to 9.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 to 4.9 | 16.8 | 12.1 to 23.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.5 |
Female | 18.1 | 15.0 to 21.9 | 8.3 | 5.9 to 11.6 | 15.7 | 10.4 to 23.6 | 3.7 u | 2.1 to 6.6 |
SIMD | ||||||||
1 (most deprived) | 6.0 | 4.6 to 7.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 to 4.7 | 8.4 u | 4.8 to 14.8 | 1.8 u | 0.9 to 3.3 |
2 | 7.8 | 5.9 to 10.3 | 6.4 | 4.4 to 9.2 | 16.0 u | 9.9 to 25.8 | 3.6 u | 2.1 to 5.9 |
3 | 10.7 | 8.2 to 14.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 to 6.4 | 12.8 u | 7.1 to 23.1 | – | – |
4 | 15.7 | 12.1 to 20.4 | 7.7 | 4.8 to 12.2 | 40.9 u | 23.2 to 71.9 | – | – |
5 (least deprived) | 26.8 u | 20.2 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.