Table 6 Death rates from iron overload in thalassaemia major in the UK, by decade.
Iron overload | Â | Deaths from iron overload per 1,000 patient years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of birth | Births | Before 1960 | 1960 – 69 | 1970 – 79 | 1980 – 89 | 1990 – 99 | 2000 – 03 | Total |
Before 1960 | 55 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 44.9 | 32.3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 16.4 |
1960–69 | 166 |  | 0.0 | 4.8 | 22.4 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 10.4 |
1970–79 | 216 |  |  | 0.0 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
1980–89 | 212 |  |  |  | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
1990–99 | 172 |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2000–2003 | 29 |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 850 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 6.3 |