Table 1 The dog-years at risk (DYAR), the total proportional mortality, the diagnostic (deaths with a diagnosis) and total mortality rate (all deaths) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI's) within breed for dogs life-insured at Agria1 from 1995–2000 by breed and breed group, as well as the percentage of total deaths with a registered diagnosis. The breeds are ranked by diagnostic mortality within breed group.
Group Breed | DYAR | Tot. prop. Mort. %2 | Diagnostic mortality | Total mortality | Of total deaths with a diagn. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
per 10,000 DYAR (95% CI) | |||||
CKC spaniel3a | 26,732 | 3.4 | 469 (443–495) | 541 (513–569) | 87 |
German shepherd | 80,049 | 11.7 | 450 (435–465) | 634 (616–651) | 71 |
Drever | 29,337 | 3.8 | 411 (388–434) | 552 (525–579) | 74 |
Dachshund | 47,248 | 3.8 | 268 (253–283) | 346 (329–363) | 77 |
Labrador retriever | 56,367 | 3.4 | 212 (200–224) | 263 (249–276) | 81 |
Springer spaniel3b | 26,679 | 1.9 | 211 (193–228) | 302 (281–323) | 70 |
Mongrel | 41,323 | 4.0 | 185 (172–195) | 413 (393–432) | 45 |
Golden retriever | 68,643 | 3.9 | 184 (174–194) | 243 (232–255) | 76 |
Poodle (min/toy) | 23,395 | 1.4 | 173 (156–190) | 252 (232–273) | 69 |
Min dachshund3c | 30,876 | 1.6 | 168 (154–183) | 230 (213–247) | 73 |
Total COMMON4 | 430,649 | 38.8 | 279 (274–284) | 389 (383–394) | 72 |
Irish wolfhound | 1,957 | 0.7 | 1,319 (1,158–1,480) | 1,574 (1,398–1,750) | 84 |
St Bernard | 2,152 | 0.6 | 902 (775–1,028) | 1,222 (1,074–1,370) | 74 |
Great dane | 3,195 | 0.8 | 892 (789–996) | 1,114 (999–1,230) | 80 |
Bernese mtn dog 3d | 10,534 | 2.1 | 753 (700–805) | 854 (799–910) | 88 |
Newfoundland | 6,828 | 1.5 | 728 (664–792) | 917 (845–989) | 79 |
Dobermann | 6,237 | 1.3 | 723 (656–790) | 932 (856–1,007) | 78 |
Leonberger | 5,823 | 1.2 | 708 (639–776) | 860 (785–936) | 82 |
Boxer | 11,078 | 1.6 | 554 (510–598) | 629 (582–676) | 88 |
Greyhound | 3,772 | 0.6 | 541 (147–615) | 740 (653–826) | 73 |
Pyrenees | 2,038 | 0.4 | 530 (430–630) | 761 (641–880) | 70 |
Total HIGH-RISK5 | 53,614 | 10.8 | 712 (689–734) | 870 (845–895) | 82 |
OTHER6 | 614,095 | 50.4 | 248 (244–252) | 355 (350–359) | 70 |
TOTAL all breeds | 1,098,358 | 100 | 283 (280–286) | 393 (389–397) | 72 |