Table 1

Absolute number of deaths related to systemic sclerosis in France between 2000 and 2011

All systemic sclerosis-related deaths2719
Systemic sclerosis listed as underlying cause of death1608
Females1276
Males332
Female/male ratio3.8
Age, year
 <50119
 50–59171
 60–69330
 70–79544
 >80444
Systemic sclerosis listed as associated cause of death1111
Females881
Males230
Female/male ratio3.8
Age, year
 <5065
 50–5999
 60–69211
 70–79388
 >80348
Age-standardised mortality rate
 All patients presenting with systemic sclerosis0.80
 Females1.03
 Males0.41
 Female/male ratio2.49

  • Unless indicated otherwise, values are raw counts.