UK Gulf War Vet Mortality Figures
Cause of Gulf Control Mortality
death Group
Figures Rate Ratio
All 551 547 1
deaths
All cause 542 537 1
coded
deaths
Disease- 213 256 0.83
related
causes
Infectious 4 2 1.99
and
parasitic
diseases
Cancers 92 99 0.93
Endocrine 1 4 0.25
and
immune
disorders
Mental 11 12 0.91
disorders
Diseases 10 8 1.24
of the
nervous
system
and sense
organs
Diseases 71 99 0.71
of the
circulatory
system
Diseases 10 5 1.99
of the
respiratory
system
Diseases 12 17 0.7
of the
digestive
system
All other 2 10 0.2
disease-
related
causes
Deaths due to neoplasms (Cancers) among UK Gulf veterans (Note: 1) 1 April 1991
– 30 June 2002
Cause of Gulf Era
death Ratio
All 92 99
neoplasm
s 0.93
Malignant 3 4
neoplasm
of lip, oral
cavity and
pharynx
0.75
Malignant 18 23
neoplasm
of
digestive
organs
and
peritoneu
m 0.78
Malignant 15 21
neoplasm
of
respiratory
and
intrathora
cic organs
0.71
Malignant 14 8
neoplasm
of bone,
connectiv
e tissue,
skin and
breast 1.75
Malignant 2 4
neoplasm
of
genitourin
ary organs
0.50
Malignant 18 26
neoplasm
of other
and
unspecifie
d site 0.69
Malignant 19 11
neoplasm
of
lymphatic
and
haematop
oietic
tissue 1.73
Unspecifie 3 2
d nature 1.50
Source:
UK
Ministry of
Defence
Control Group Vs. UK Gulf war mortali
120
100
Number of deaths
80 UK Gulf War Vets
Control Group
60
40
20
0
Malignant Malignant Malignant Malignant Malignant Malignant Malignant Unspecified nature Infectious and
neoplasm of lip, neoplasm of neoplasm of neoplasm of bone, neoplasm of neoplasm of other neoplasm of parasitic diseases
oral cavity and digestive organs respiratory and connective tissue, genitourinary and unspecified lymphatic and
pharynx and peritoneum intrathoracic skin and breast organs site haematopoietic
organs tissue
Cause of Death
Gulf war mortality (June 2002)
Infectious and Cancers Endocrine and Mental disorders Diseases of the Diseases of the Diseases of the Diseases of the All other disease-
parasitic diseases immune disorders nervous system circulatory system respiratory system digestive system related causes
and sense organs
Cause of Death