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Table 2 The breed- and diagnostic category-specific mortality (MR) per 10,000 dog-years at risk (DYAR) with confidence intervals (95% CI) and the breed proportional mortality within diagnostic category (BP) for dogs life-insured at Agria1 from 1995–2000.

From: Mortality in over 350,000 Insured Swedish dogs from 1995–2000: I. Breed-, Gender-, Age- and Cause-specific Rates

GROUP Category Breed

MR (95% CI)2 BP%3

 

Tumour

Trauma

Locomotor

Heart

Neuro

Other

CKC spaniel4a

24 (18–30) 5

22 (16–28) 5

16 (11–21) 3

246 (227–265) 52

15 (11–20) 3

145 (131–160) 31

German shepherd

71 (65–77) 16

33 (29–37) 7

122 (114–129) 27

12 (10–14) 3

19 (16–22) 4

193 (183–202) 43

Drever

29 (23–35) 7

201 (185–217) 49

20 (15–26) 5

10 (6–13) 2

15 (10–19) 4

136 (122–149) 33

Dachshund

21 (17–26) 8

100 (91–109) 37

44 (38–50) 16

26 (21–30) 10

6 (4–8) 2

71 (63–78) 26

Labrador retriever

45 (39–50) 21

21 (17–25) 10

61 (55–67) 29

7 (5–9) 3

11 (9–14) 5

67 (60–74) 32

Springer spaniel4b

44 (36–52) 21

22 (17–28) 11

12 (8–16) 6

10 (7–14) 5

19 (14–24) 9

103 (91–115) 49

Mongrel

34 (29–40) 19

46 (40–53) 25

12 (8–15) 6

6 (4–8) 3

14 (11–18) 8

73 (65–81) 39

Golden retriever

55 (50–61) 30

14 (11–16) 7

28 (24–32) 15

8 (6–10) 4

17 (14–20) 9

62 (57–68) 34

Poodle

18 (12–23) 10

38 (30–46) 22

12 (8–17) 7

6 (3–9) 3

13 (8–17) 7

86 (74–98) 50

Min dachshund4c

6 (3–9) 4

82 (72–92) 49

33 (27–39) 14

3 (1–5) 2

5 (2–7) 3

40 (33–47) 23

COMMON5

41 (39–43) 15

51(49–53) 18

47 (45–49) 17

25 (23–26) 9

14 (13–15) 5

102 (99–105) 36

Irish wolfhound

296 (220–373) 22

56 (23–89) 4

148 (94–202) 11

327 (247–407) 25

31 (6–55) 2

460 (365–555) 35

St Bernard

172 (117–227) 19

28 (6–50) 3

126 (78–173) 14

158 (105–211) 18

88 (49–128) 10

330 (253–407) 37

Great dane

119 (81–157) 13

56 (30–82) 6

119 (81–157) 13

178 (132–225) 20

53 (28–79) 6

366 (300–433) 41

Bernese mtn dog4d

306 (272–339) 41

41 (29–53) 5

154 (130–177) 20

15 (8–23) 2

22 (13–31) 3

215 (187–244) 29

Newfoundland

105 (81–130) 14

37 (22–51) 5

174 (143–206) 24

149 (120–178) 21

16 (7–26) 2

246 (209–283) 34

Dobermann

168 (136–201) 23

69 (48–90) 10

115 (89–142) 16

82 (59–104) 11

19 (8–30) 3

269 (229–310) 37

Leonberger

197 (161–234) 28

22 (10–34) 3

88 (64–112) 12

101 (75–127) 14

12 (3–21) 2

287 (243–330) 41

Boxer

203 (177–230) 37

18 (10–26) 3

55 (41–69) 10

41 (29–52) 7

63 (48–78) 11

174 (150–199) 31

Greyhound

58 (34–83) 11

135 (98–172) 25

101 (69–133) 19

34 (16–53) 6

21 (7–36) 4

191 (147–235) 35

Pyrenees

108 (63–153) 20

29 (6–53) 6

128 (79–177) 24

29 (6–53) 6

49 (19–79) 9

186 (127–246) 35

HIGH-RISK6

190 (178–201) 27

44 (38–50) 6

116 (107–125) 16

83 (76–91) 12

34 (29–39)5

245 (231–258) 34

OTHER7

44 (42–46) 18

46 (45–48)19

24 (23–25) 10

14 (13–15) 6

18 (17–19)7

102 (99–104) 41

Total all breeds

50 (49–51) 18

48 (47–49) 17

38 (37–39) 13

22 (21–22) 8

17 (16–18) 6

109 (107–110) 38

  1. 1 – Agria Insurance, PO 70306, SE-107 23 Stockholm, Sweden
  2. 2 – MR = number of deaths due to diagnostic category in a breed/DYAR for that breed
  3. 3 – BP = number of deaths due to diagnostic category in a breed/total deaths in that breed
  4. 4 – Breed names: 4a- Cavalier King Charles spaniel, 4b – English springer spaniel, 4c – Miniature dachshund, 4d – Bernese mountain dog
  5. 5 – 10 most common breeds
  6. 6 – 10 breeds with highest diagnostic mortality, among breeds with at least 1,800 DYAR
  7. 7 – All breeds not included in common or high risk
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