| Cause of Death |
Mortality Ratio
in Men |
Mortality Ratio
in Women |
| Infectious disease |
3.4 |
1.9 |
| Respiratory disease |
3.2 |
2.7 |
| Endocrine disease |
2.7 |
2.0 |
| Gastrointestinal disease |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| Cardiovascular disease (CVD) |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| Urogenital disease |
2.3 |
2.3 |
Because CVD is the most common cause of death in the general population, and
is more than twice as common in patients with schizophrenia, it accounts for most
of the excess mortality in schizophrenia [31]. |
