The observed number of deaths and cause-specific standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for surgeons and anaesthesiologists, using internists of Taiwan as the reference group
| Causes of death | Surgeon | Anaesthesiologist | ||
| O | SMR (95% CI) | O | SMR (95% CI) | |
| All causes | 161 | 1.15 (0.98 to 1.34) | 16 | 1.62 (0.93 to 2.64) |
| All malignant neoplasm (MN) | 37 | 0.84 (0.59 to 1.16) | 5 | 1.57 (0.51 to 3.66) |
| MN of digestive organs and peritoneum | 13 | 0.54 (0.29 to 0.92) | 2 | 1.18 (0.14 to 4.26) |
| MN of respiratory system | 11 | 1.16 (0.58 to 2.07) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 6.56) |
| MN of urinary organs | 2 | 1.05 (0.13 to 3.79) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 20.42) |
| Neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue | 8 | 2.17 (0.94 to 4.28) | 1 | 3.41 (0.09 to 19.03) |
| MN of other and unspecified sites | 1 | 0.48 (0.01 to 2.68) | 2 | 8.73 (1.06 to 31.53) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 7 | 0.59 (0.24 to 1.22) | 3 | 3.95 (0.82 to 11.55) |
| Heart disease | 9 | 0.83 (0.38 to 1.57) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 7.34) |
| Accidents | 11 | 1.81 (0.90 to 3.24) | 1 | 1.58 (0.04 to 8.79) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 | 1.49 (0.65 to 2.94) | 1 | 1.84 (0.05 to 10.25) |
| Chronic liver disease | 7 | 1.60 (0.64 to 3.30) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 13.75) |
| Kidney disease | 1 | 0.36 (0.01 to 2.01) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 21.26) |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 0.97 (0.32 to 2.27) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 12.23) |
| Suicide | 3 | 1.36 (0.28 to 3.98) | 1 | 3.34 (0.08 to 18.60) |
| Chronic lung disease | 4 | 2.19 (0.60 to 5.60) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 116.04) |
| Hypertensive disease | 2 | 1.45 (0.18 to 5.25) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 30.76) |