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Appendix 1
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES BY HEALTH REGION
LOCAL HEALTH AREA AND COMMUNITY

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998


PROVINCIAL TOTAL
Health Region/  
Local Health Area/   Average Life
Community Type†   Age Expectancy
(Incorporated Only)   Gender Population Live Births Deaths Marriages Stillbirths Population (1994-1998)
TOTAL   M 1,994,636 21,911 14,496   128 35.9 76.0
    F 2,015,286 20,996 13,294   125 37.8 81.6
    T 4,009,922 42,909 27,791 21,749 279 36.8 78.8

Note:

  • Live births, stillbirths and deaths are assigned to communities based on the postal code of usual residence.
  • Marriages are based on the place where the marriage ceremony was performed.
  • Totals for gender include cases with unknown gender.
  • Population estimates and life expectancy (1994-1998) were obtained from BCSTATS.
  • † C=City, T=Town, VL=Village, DM=District Municipality, IGD=Indian Government District.
  • *Denotes a boundary change between 1997 and 1998.
  • The boundaries of some communities include areas in more than one LHA.
  • Vancouver Total may include unspecified Vancouver addresses.
  • Non-residents are excluded.