Table 2 Regression coefficients of year on age-adjusted mortality rate in 82 countries/territories when uncorrected and corrected

Netherlands

2.92 (0.20)^*

2.22 (0.23)^*

Colombia

0.10 (0.06)

0.10 (0.06)

Australia

2.11 (0.08)^*

2.04 (0.08)^*

Portugal

0.10 (0.41)

0.52 (0.51)

Nicaragua

1.94 (0.24)^*

2.23 (0.31)^*

Barbados

0.09 (0.18)

0.47 (0.28)

Canada

1.91 (0.18)^*

1.33 (0.13)^*

Morocco

0.09 (0.03)^*

0.10 (0.07)

Georgia

1.78 (0.44)^*

2.93 (0.66)^*

Honduras

0.03 (0.25)

0.16 (0.28)

Croatia

1.50 (0.37)^*

1.30 (0.29)^*

Israel

0.02 (0.04)

−0.32 (0.11)^*

United States of America

1.45 (0.04)^*

1.42 (0.04)^*

Dominican Republic

0.01 (0.04)

−0.03 (0.08)

Grenada

1.39 (0.64)^*

2.22 (1.05)

Costa Rica

0.00 (0.06)

0.22 (0.16)

Chile

1.02 (0.33)^*

1.20 (0.31)^*

Peru

−0.01 (0.05)

0.17 (0.07)^*

New Zealand

1.01 (0.20)^*

1.03 (0.20)^*

Guatemala

−0.05 (0.01)^*

−0.29 (0.07)^*

Germany

0.93 (0.12)^*

1.22 (0.15)^*

Republic of Moldova

−0.08 (0.19)

−0.21 (0.22)

Cyprus

0.89 (0.21)^*

1.05 (0.51)

Turkey

−0.09 (0.91)

− 0.48 (0.81)

Switzerland

0.87 (0.09)^*

0.89 (0.10)^*

Estonia

−0.13 (0.36)

− 0.13 (0.36)

United Kingdom

0.87 (0.10)^*

0.60 (0.12)^*

France

−0.13 (0.10)

− 0.44 (0.19)^*

Mauritius

0.83 (0.26)^*

0.63 (0.32)

Belize

−0.15 (0.75)

− 0.16 (0.82)

Sweden

0.82 (0.08)^*

1.10 (0.13)^*

Kyrgyzstan

−0.15 (0.07)^*

− 0.18 (0.08)^*

Brazil

0.78 (0.23)^*

−0.29 (0.37)

Japan

−0.18 (0.02)^*

−0.16 (0.02)^*

Fiji

0.73 (0.51)

1.33 (1.14)

Singapore

−0.20 (0.25)

−0.18 (0.26)

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

0.65 (0.51)

0.56 (0.72)

Aruba

−0.23 (0.49)

−0.29 (0.59)

Puerto Rico

0.64 (0.21)^*

0.92 (0.23)^*

Panama

−0.23 (0.19)

−0.64 (0.22)^*

Philippines

0.58 (0.14)^*

0.78 (0.27)^*

Virgin Islands (USA)

−0.24 (0.45)

− 0.13 (0.46)

Cuba

0.52 (0.28)

0.59 (0.29)

Argentina

−0.25 (0.07)^*

−0.32 (0.12)^*

Bulgaria

0.48 (0.43)

0.31 (0.44)

Trinidad and Tobago

−0.27 (0.24)

−0.46 (0.39)

China, Hong Kong SAR

0.44 (0.10)^*

0.39 (0.12)^*

Antigua and Barbuda

−0.29 (0.29)

−0.33 (0.46)

Thailand

0.44 (0.02)^*

0.72 (0.05)^*

Mexico

−0.34 (0.04)^*

−0.44 (0.07)^*

Spain

0.42 (0.05)^*

0.54 (0.07)^*

Venezuela

−0.34 (0.16)^*

−0.66 (0.17)^*

Saint Lucia

0.38 (0.33)

0.55 (0.37)

Ireland

−0.35 (0.47)

−0.02 (0.45)

Paraguay

0.36 (0.05)^*

1.20 (0.13)^*

Suriname

−0.54 (0.58)

−0.91 (0.69)

Belgium

0.35 (0.13)^*

0.34 (0.16)

Jordan

−0.61 (0.32)

−0.62 (0.69)

Luxembourg

0.35 (0.23)

−0.46 (0.39)

El Salvador

−0.85 (0.32)^*

−0.88 (0.41)^*

Maldives

0.34 (1.07)

1.07 (1.77)

Republic of Korea

−1.16 (0.33)^*

−0.81 (0.35)^*

Jamaica

0.33 (0.07)^*

0.80 (0.19)^*

Bahamas

−1.20 (0.69)

−0.96 (0.87)

Lithuania

0.32 (0.18)

0.49 (0.17)^*

Austria

−1.22 (0.20)^*

0.23 (0.17)

Latvia

0.25 (0.32)

0.32 (0.38)

Guyana

−1.25 (0.30)^*

−2.02 (0.72)^*

Kuwait

0.20 (0.19)

0.24 (0.22)

Malta

−1.33 (0.50)^*

−1.37 (0.50)^*

Haiti

0.19 (0.23)

0.18 (0.50)

Poland

−1.44 (0.20)^*

−1.86 (0.22)^*

Italy

0.19 (0.07)^*

−0.08 (0.09)

Sri Lanka

−1.88 (0.24)^*

−1.78 (0.23)^*

Romania

0.17 (0.05)^*

0.26 (0.06)^*

Norway

−2.59 (0.69)^*

−0.94 (0.46)

Ecuador

0.16 (0.08)

0.13 (0.12)

Denmark

−3.66 (0.82)^*

−3.63 (0.57)^*

Iceland

0.13 (0.48)

1.32 (0.52)^*

Hungary

−5.50 (0.49)^*

−5.46 (0.48)^*

Uruguay

0.11 (0.04)^*

0.34 (0.08)^*

Czech Republic

−6.37 (0.40)^*

−5.57 (0.43)^*