Mortality among active-duty male French Armed Forces, 2006-10

Background In the Armed Forces, knowledge about the causes of deaths is required in order to develop prevention strategies. This study presents the main characteristics of causes of deaths among male active-duty personnel in the French Armed Forces during the 2006-10 period and compares them with th...

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Published in:Journal of public health (Oxford, England) England), 2012-08, Vol.34 (3), p.454-461
Main Authors: Haus-Cheymol, Rachel, Boussaud, Marie, Jougla, Eric, Verret, Catherine, Decam, Christophe, de Santi, Vincent Pommier, Nivoix, Philippe, Duron, Sandrine, Mayet, Aurélie, Dia, Aïssata, Meynard, Jean Baptiste, Deparis, Xavier, Migliani, René, Spiegel, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Accidents, Occupational - mortality
Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Cause of Death
Confidence Intervals
Death
France
Health Intelligence
Humans
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Military forces
Military Medicine - statistics & numerical data
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Mortality
Mortality - trends
Public Health - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Transport
Young Adult
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Summary:Background In the Armed Forces, knowledge about the causes of deaths is required in order to develop prevention strategies. This study presents the main characteristics of causes of deaths among male active-duty personnel in the French Armed Forces during the 2006-10 period and compares them with the general French male population. Methods The data are provided by military public health surveillance. Comparisons of the specific mortality rates (MR) were performed using a Poisson regression. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated to compare mortality with the general French male population. Results There were 1455 deaths among male active-duty personnel during the study period [MR: 100.9 per 100000 person-years (PY); 95% confidence interval 95.7-106.1]. The 17-24 age group was characterized by violent deaths: transport accident (MR: 45.9 per 100000 PY) and suicide (18.8 per 100000 PY). Overall SMRs show significantly lower MR compared with the French national MR with the exception of SMR for transport accident and suicide in the 17-24 age group. Conclusions There is a significantly lower deficit of mortality compared with the French male general population, reflecting a strong healthy worker effect. However, health promotion programmes should continue to put emphasis on transport accident especially among the 17-24 age group.
ISSN:1741-3842
1741-3850
DOI:10.1093/pubmed/fds016