Table 1

Counts (deaths, population), age standardised mortality rates (ASMR), rate ratios (RR) and relative index of inequality (RII) of pneumonia mortality among Colombian adults, estimated separately by age groups and educational level (1998–2015)

Age groupEducational levelDeathsPopulation year (thousands)ASMR and SE by ages and educationASMR and SE solely by age groupsRR with 95% CIRII with 95% CIRII* year with 95% CI
RateSERateSE
Men
 All adults (25 years and more)Primary33,.93794,.07825.000.1422.620.111.83 (1.81 to 1.85)2.01 (2.00 to 2.03)1.04 (1.04 to 1.04)
Secondary6,.85068,.27321.830.311.51 (1.50 to 1.53)
Tertiary2,.71136,.62414.850.311.00
 Young adult (25–44 years)Primary2,.00137,.4395.300.133.220.054.25 (3.98 to 4.42)6.65 (6.23 to 7.08)1.03 (1.03 to 1.04)
Secondary1,.15245,.9092.580.092.08 (1.98 to 2.23)
Tertiary30024,.8071.290.101.00
 Middle-age adult (45–64 years)Primary5,.41735,.53414.880.2912.350.142.28 (2.25 to 2.33)3.02 (2.96 to 3.13)1.08 (1.07 to 1.08)
Secondary1,.67219,.1599.950.301.48 (1.45 to 1.52)
Tertiary6079,.7426.840.311,00
 Senior adult (65 years and more)Primary26,.51821,.105125.650.47122.590.681.47 (1.45 to 1.48)1.41 (1.39 to 1.43)1.04 (1.04 to 1.05)
Secondary4,.0253,.205125.580.941.46 (1.44 to 1.47)
Tertiary1,.8032,.07586.931,711.00
Women
 All adults (25 years and more)Primary35,.734100,.25022.210.1320.070.102.34 (2.32 to 2.36)2.46 (2.43 to 2.48)1.03 (1.02 to 1.03)
Secondary6,.24075,.37117.460.241.77 (1.75 to 1.78)
Tertiary1,.20740,.63411.750.401.00
 Young adult (25–44 years)Primary1,.45336,.3693.890.182.060.046.75 (6.70 to 6,81)12.11 (11.74 to 12.55)1.08 (1.07 to 1.09)
Secondary74449,.1771.530.112.62 (2.52 to 2.67)
Tertiary17830,.2010.640.091,00
 Middle-age adult (45–64 years)Primary3,.96739,.5069.630.297.690.113.00 (2.87 to 3.11)4.33 (4.18 to 4.66)1.08 (1.07 to 1.09)
Secondary1,.11122,.1735.510.301.68 (1.59 to 1.74)
Tertiary2739,.4283.580.311.00
 Senior adult (65 years and more)Primary30,.31424,.375124.360.47120.590.641.67 (1.64 to 1.71)1.61 (1.60 to 1.63)1.02 (1.02 to 1.02)
Secondary4,.3844,.020109.050.941.46 (1.44 to 1.50)
Tertiary7551,.00575.201,711.00