VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION BOX
ON A TYPICAL DAY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 1998
118 LIVE BIRTHS OCCURRED IN THE PROVINCE TO B.C. RESIDENTS:
- 60 males and 58 females were born
- 56 live births involved maternal complications
- 38 babies had perinatal complications
- 25 were cesarean deliveries
- 7 were pre-term
- 6 were low birth weight babies
- 6 were born to teenage mothers
- 20 were born to mothers 35+ years old
- 3 were multiple births
- 8 stillbirths every 10 days
76 DEATHS OCCURRED IN THE PROVINCE TO B.C. RESIDENTS:
- 40 males and 36 females died
- 27 deaths were due to diseases of the circulatory system including:
- 19 deaths from heart diseases
- 6 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases
- 20 deaths were due to cancer including:
- 6 lung cancer
- 2 colorectal cancer
- 2 breast cancer
- 1 prostate cancer
- 15 deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking
- 8 deaths were due to diseases of the respiratory system including:
- 4 deaths from pneumonia/influenza
- 3 deaths from chronic lung disease
- 6 deaths resulted from accidents and violence including:
- 1 suicide
- 1 motor vehicle traffic accident fatality
- 2 homicides every 10 days
- 5 deaths were alcohol-related, 1 directly and 4 indirectly due to alcohol
- 1 death was drug-induced
- 2 deaths were due to diabetes
- 2 deaths were due to Alzheimer's disease and senile dementias
- 3 deaths every 10 days were from AIDS/HIV infections
- 5 infant deaths every 10 days
60 MARRIAGES WERE SOLEMNIZED IN B.C.:
- 32 were civil ceremonies and 28 were performed by religious representatives
- 36 marriages were to couples where both parties were marrying for the first time
- 2 marriages every 10 days were to couples where both parties were teenagers