Mortality in over 350,000 Insured Swedish Dogs from 1995–2000: II. Breed-Specific Age and Survival Patterns and Relative Risk for Causes of Death

Table 1 Probability of death (1-survival) using Cox regression in dogs life-insured at Agria² during 1995–2000.

Group Breed	Probability (%) of death by			Given survival to 5 years probability (%) of death by 8	Given survival to 8 years, probability (%) of death by 10
	5 years	8 years	10 years
CKC spaniel^3a	7	23	48	17	33
German shepherd	20	35	51	19	25
Drever	18	32	45	17	19
Dachshund	9	19	28	11	11
Labrador retriever	7	14	25	8	13
Springer spaniel^3b	9	18	29	10	13
Mongrel	16	26	35	12	12
Golden retriever	7	13	22	7	10
Poodle (min/toy)	10	17	25	8	10
Min dachshund^3c	9	17	25	9	10
Total COMMON⁴	12	23	35	13	16
Irish wolfhound	28	63	91	49	76
St Bernard	30	52	74	31	46
Great Dane	28	59	83	43	59
Bernese mtn dog^3d	17	45	72	34	49
Newfoundland	22	42	62	26	35
Dobermann	22	44	68	28	43
Leonberger	13	41	74	32	56
Boxer	11	28	50	19	31
Greyhound	23	44	60	27	29
Pyrenees	24	41	58	22	29
Total HIGH-RISK⁵	19	42	66	28	41
OTHER⁶	11	21	33	11	15
All males	13	25	38	14	17
All females	10	20	33	11	16
TOTAL all breeds	22	23	35	13	16

¹ – Deaths for which a diagnosis was recorded for cause of death
² – Agria Insurance, PO 70306, SE-107 23 Stockholm, Sweden
³ – Breed names: ^3a – Cavalier King Charles spaniel, ^3b – English springer spaniel, ^3c – miniature dachshund, ^3d – Bernese mountain dog
⁴ – 10 most common breeds in the database
⁵ – 10 breeds with highest diagnostic mortality, among breeds with at least 1,800 DYAR
⁶ – All breeds not included in common or high risk

ISSN: 1751-0147