Annual and wintertime age standardised mortality in Tasmania, Launceston, and Hobart during calendar years 1994-2000 and 2001-07, before and after intervention to improve air quality in Launceston
| Deaths per 1000 person years | Percent decrease (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-2000 | 2001-07 | ||
| All Tasmania | |||
| All cause mortality: | |||
| All year | 8.33 | 7.12 | 14.6 (5.2 to 24.0) |
| Winter | 9.32 | 7.88 | 15.5 (6.4 to 24.6) |
| Cardiovascular mortality: | |||
| All year | 3.73 | 2.65 | 28.9 (5.6 to 42.2) |
| Winter | 4.28 | 2.96 | 31.1 (18.6 to 43.7) |
| Respiratory mortality: | |||
| All year | 0.78 | 0.62 | 20.5 (8.3 to 32.7) |
| Winter | 1.00 | 0.76 | 22.9 (7.6 to 38.3) |
| Launceston | |||
| All cause mortality: | |||
| All year | 8.57 | 7.42 | 13.4 (2.9 to 24.0) |
| Winter | 9.20 | 8.08 | 16.0 (3.9 to 28.2) |
| Cardiovascular mortality: | |||
| All year | 3.88 | 2.74 | 29.5 (14.0 to 45.1) |
| Winter | 4.52 | 2.96 | 34.4 (22.5 to 6.4) |
| Respiratory mortality: | |||
| All year | 0.86 | 0.64 | 24.6 (4.7 to 44.6) |
| Winter | 1.16 | 0.76 | 33.0 (4.6 to 61.4) |
| Hobart | |||
| All cause mortality: | |||
| All year | 8.25 | 7.22 | 12.5 (3.4 to 21.5) |
| Winter | 9.52 | 8.12 | 14.7 (5.1 to 24.2) |
| Cardiovascular mortality: | |||
| All year | 3.58 | 2.68 | 25.2 (12.6 to 37.7) |
| Winter | 4.16 | 2.96 | 28.6 (14.7 to 42.5) |
| Respiratory mortality: | |||
| All year | 0.76 | 0.64 | 15.7 (0.5 to 30.9) |
| Winter | 1.00 | 0.88 | 12.3 (−13.4 to 7.9) |