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Ministry of Health
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