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TABLE 35
POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST BY AGE GROUP AND
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH (AGE UNDER 75 YEARS)
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998

  Total Male Female
Causes of Death ICD9 Code(s) Deaths PYLL PYLL% PYLLSR Deaths PYLL PYLL% PYLLSR Deaths PYLL PYLL% PYLLSR
Under 15 Years Old
Congenital anomalies 740-759 70 5,145 25.9 1.65 42 3,088 25.3 1.91 28 2,058 26.9 1.37
Perinatal conditions 760-779 66 4,917 24.8 1.61 37 2,757 22.6 1.74 29 2,161 28.3 1.46
Motor vehicle traffic accidents E810-E819 20 1,323 6.7 0.37 17 1,121 9.2 0.62 3 202 2.6 0.12
Cancers (malignant neoplasms) 140-208 17 1,159 5.8 0.33 10 669 5.5 0.37 7 490 6.4 0.30
SIDS 978.0 15 1,118 5.6 0.36 8 596 4.9 0.38 7 522 6.8 0.35
Nervous system diseases 320-389 11 748 3.8 0.22 9 606 5.0 0.34 2 142 1.9 0.09
Other causes   77 5,439 27.4 1.65 48 3,372 27.6 1.98 29 2,067 27.1 1.31
All causes   276 19,849 100.0 6.20 171 12,208 100.0 7.34 105 7,641 100.0 4.99
15-24 Years Old
Motor vehicle traffic accidents E810-E819 94 5,160 32.2 1.47 70 3,830 32.2 2.14 24 1,330 32.3 0.77
Suicide E950-E959 37 2,018 12.6 0.58 32 1,735 14.6 0.98 5 283 6.9 0.16
Accidental poisoning E850-E869 20 1,070 6.7 0.31 14 745 6.3 0.43 6 325 7.9 0.19
Cancers (malignant neoplasms) 140-208 17 938 5.9 0.27 9 493 4.1 0.27 8 445 10.8 0.26
Accidental drowning/submersion E910 8 445 2.8 0.12 7 393 3.3 0.21 1 53 1.3 0.03
Accidental falls E880-E888 7 388 2.4 0.11 7 388 3.3 0.21 - - - -
Other causes   110 5,995 37.4 1.72 79 4,313 36.3 2.41 31 1,683 40.9 0.99
All causes   293 16,013 100.0 4.57 218 11,895 100.0 6.66 75 4,118 100.0 2.40
25-44 Years Old
Cancers (malignant neoplasms) 140-208 301 10,908 17.6 2.78 133 4,868 11.5 2.50 168 6,040 30.8 3.06
Accidental poisoning E850-E869 275 10,648 17.2 2.91 220 8,510 20.1 4.62 55 2,138 10.9 1.17
Suicide E950-E959 177 6,823 11.0 1.85 144 5,575 13.2 3.03 33 1,248 6.4 0.67
Motor vehicle traffic accidents E810-E819 129 5,318 8.6 1.53 95 3,948 9.3 2.28 34 1,370 7.0 0.78
AIDS/HIV Infection 042-044 72 2,720 4.4 0.72 58 2,175 5.1 1.14 14 545 2.8 0.29
Coronary heart disease 410-414, 429.2 54 1,870 3.0 0.46 46 1,590 3.8 0.79 8 280 1.4 0.14
Other causes   618 23,595 38.1 6.34 406 15,590 36.9 8.38 212 8,005 40.8 4.28
All Causes   1,626 61,880 100.0 16.60 1,102 42,255 100.0 22.73 524 19,625 100.0 10.39
45-74 Years Old
Cancers (malignant neoplasms) 140-208 3,926 42,740 42.4 10.17 2,136 22,060 35.5 10.73 1,790 20,680 53.2 9.65
Coronary heart disease 410-414, 429.2 1,475 13,408 13.3 3.25 1,090 10,445 16.8 5.11 385 2,963 7.6 1.44
Cerebrovascular disease/stroke 430-434, 436-438 477 3,963 3.9 0.94 252 2,020 3.3 0.98 225 1,943 5.0 0.91
Chronic lung disease 491-492, 496 313 2,028 2.0 0.52 187 1,233 2.0 0.65 126 795 2.0 0.40
Diabetes 250 237 2,268 2.2 0.55 147 1,488 2.4 0.73 90 780 2.0 0.38
Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis 571 187 2,623 2.6 0.61 117 1,713 2.8 0.78 70 910 2.3 0.43
Other causes 2,815 33,878 33.6 7.77 1,798 23,110 37.2 10.56 1,017 10,768 27.7 5.00
All causes 9,430 100,905 100.0 23.82 5,727 62,068 100.0 29.54 3,703 38,838 100.0 18.21

Note: PYLL - Potential Years of Life Lost, denotes the total number of years of life lost from an established life expectancy (75 years).
PYLLSR - PYLL Standardized Rate per 1,000 standard population (Canada 1991 Census).
Previous reports used an older standard population, therefore the rates should not be compared to those shown here.
Cause of death categories may differ from other tables.
Total percentage may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Non-residents and one infant death (due to congenital anomalies) with gender unknown are excluded.

FIGURE 20
POTENTIAL YEARS OF LIFE LOST STANDARDIZED RATES
BY AGE GROUP AND GENDER
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH (AGE UNDER 75 YEARS)
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998

PYLL Standardized Rates by Age Group and Gender

HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 35/FIGURE 20

  • In 1998, there were 276 deaths in the under 15 years old age group, excluding one infant death with gender unknown. These deaths resulted in a total of 19,849 potential years of life lost (PYLL). Congenital anomalies and perinatal conditions accounted for 25.9% and 24.8% of PYLL, respectively. The Potential Years of Life Lost Standardized Rate (PYLLSR) in this age group was 6.20 years of life lost per 1,000 standard population.

  • In the 15-24 age group, a total of 16,013 potential years of life were lost from the 293 deaths in 1998. Males accounted for almost three quarters of the deaths (74.4%) and PYLL (74.3%) in this age group. The PYLLSR for all causes of death in this age group was 4.57 years of life lost per 1,000 standard population. The male PYLLSR (6.66) was considerably higher than the rate for females (2.40). There were 94 motor vehicle traffic accident deaths in this age group; these deaths were responsible for 5,160 potential years of life lost, or 32.2% of the PYLL in the 15-24 age group.

  • In the 'prime of life' 25-44 age group, there were 1,626 deaths in 1998 and a total of 61,880 potential years of life lost. Males accounted for approximately two thirds of these deaths (67.8%) and PYLL (68.3%). For males, suicide and accidental poisoning each accounted for over 5,500 potential years of life lost. These causes combined were responsible for one third of the PYLL in the male age group. For females in the 25-44 age group, only cancers had this level of PYLL (6,040); cancers (malignant neoplasms) accounted for 30.8% of the PYLL for female deaths in this age group. The PYLLSR for all causes of death was 22.73 for males (per 1,000 standard male population) and 10.39 for females.

  • In the 45-74 age group, a total of 100,905 potential years of life were lost from 9,430 deaths in 1998. Deaths from cancers resulted in 42,740 potential years of life lost, and accounted for 35.5% of male and 53.2% of female PYLL in this age group. Coronary heart disease was the next most important cause of death in this age group with 13,408 PYLL.