Analysis of mortality of 439 @entity204 that occurred among 1483 @entity1 with @entity3320 ( @entity3320 ) in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan was performed from the end of 1981. Causes of @entity204 and survival rates were studied by means of the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and life-table technique. Of the 439 @entity204 (29.6%) in @entity3320 cases, the first @entity204 occurred in 1954. There was a first peak incidence in 1956 when @entity3320 was initially reported, however, the majority of @entity204 occurred after 1972 when a second and much larger peak was evident. In 1970 an important milestone occurred when the Public Nuisance Relief Law (an anti-pollution law) was enacted. Among its provisions, this law required and enabled verification of @entity3320 among @entity1 suspected of having been exposed. In contrast to the early cases, later cases of @entity3320 were older and their mean age-at- @entity204 was not different from that of the general population. The mortality rate for all causes of @entity204 was significantly higher in both sexes compared to the general population. Significantly lower survival rates were noted for older @entity1 . The cause-specific mortality rates also showed significantly increased SMRs for @entity409 and @entity1310 - @entity3450 - @entity1985 in male @entity1 , and for @entity1310 - @entity3450 - @entity1985 and other diseases in females. On the other hand, the SMR for senility without mention of @entity716 was significantly lower than expected in both sexes.

Mortality and survival for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people'] @entity1310 :: ('MESH:D009393', 'Disease') :: ['nephritis'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['liver diseases'] @entity3450 :: ('MESH:D009401', 'Disease') :: ['nephrosis'] @entity3320 :: ('MESH:D020262', 'Disease') :: ['Minamata disease', 'MD'] @entity716 :: ('MESH:D011605', 'Disease') :: ['psychosis'] @entity1985 :: ('MESH:D009404', 'Disease') :: ['nephrotic syndrome'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death', 'deaths']
@entity3320 :: (MESH:D020262,Disease) :: ['Minamata disease']
