All-cause and cause-specific standardised mortality ratios* for SLE from 1971 to 2013
| 1971–1979 | 1980–1989 | 1990–1999 | 2000–2009 | 2010–2013 | |
| All cause | 13.5 (8.6–18.5) | 6.5 (4.9–8.2) | 4.7 (3.6–5.8) | 3.2 (2.4–4) | 2.2 (1.4–3.1) |
| No of deaths | 29 | 59 | 72 | 64 | 25 |
| Atherosclerosis | 8.3 (3.8–12.8) | 6.7 (3.8–9.5) | 2.3 (0.8–3.8) | 3.2 (0.1–6.3) | |
| No of deaths | 3 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| Infection | 14.2 (8–20.4) | 6.5 (3.8–9.1) | 2.5 (1.2–3.9) | 0.9 (0–1.9) | |
| No of deaths | 11 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| Malignancy | 14.1 (4.3–23.9) | 3 (1.1–4.8) | 4.4 (1.5–7.3) | 1.4 (0.2–2.7) | |
| No of deaths | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
*As compared to the general population of Ontario, Canada (1971–-2013). Values are given as standardised mortality ratioSMR (95% CIonfidence Interval).