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Table 2 Variability in observed number of deaths by city over the study period 1st January 2002 to 31st December 2009 (premature mortality below the age of 65 and all deaths)

From: Associations between urban metrics and mortality rates in England

Cause of mortality

City variability in observed deaths: mean (minimum and maximum)

Premature deaths

All deaths

All-cause

4,004 (1,429 – 17,044)

21,116 (8,583 – 99,729)

CVD

943 (261 – 4,789)

7,488 (3,004 – 35,540)

CHD

569 (143 – 2,972)

3,725 (1,388 – 17,895)

Stroke

88 (21 – 481)

1,305 (510 – 6,362)

Traffic accidents

71 (21 – 324)

89 (29 – 427)