378
deaths per 10,000 cat-years at risk (ASMR)
verified
Ocicat: age-standardized total mortality rate, Swedish insured cats (Egenvall 2009, Agria)
as of 2026-09-07 · license: facts-only
- A rate, not a life expectancy -- higher ASMR means higher yearly death risk, not necessarily a shorter median lifespan.
Source
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Wiley) — Egenvall A, Nodtvedt A, Haggstrom J, Strom Holst B, Moller L, Bonnett BN. Mortality of life-insured Swedish cats during 1999-2006: age, breed, sex, and diagnosis. J Vet Intern Med. 2009;23(6):1175-1183.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0396.x
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Quoted verbatim from the source above.