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TABLE 40
ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS BY AGE AND GENDER
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998

  Male Female Total
Age Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
<15 - - - - - -
15-19 7 0.5 - - 7 0.4
20-24 17 1.2 1 0.2 18 1.0
25-44 222 15.5 75 16.2 297 15.7
45-64 487 34.1 128 27.6 615 32.5
65-84 641 44.9 227 48.9 868 45.9
85+ 54 3.8 33 7.1 87 4.6
TOTAL 1,428 100.0 464 100.0 1,892 100.0

Note: Alcohol-related deaths - ICD9 = 291, 303, 305.0, 357.5, 425.5, 535.3,
571.0-571.3, 571.5, 571.9, 577.1, 648.4, 760.7, 790.3 or E860.
Total percentage may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
Non-residents are excluded.

HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 40
  • There were 1,892 alcohol-related deaths in 1998.

  • Out of every 100 alcohol-related deaths in 1998:

    • 75 were males (1,428)
    • 25 were females (464)

  • Almost one half of all alcohol related deaths (45.9%) were in the 65 to 84 age group and approximately a third (32.5%) were aged 45-64. Only 17.1% of alcohol-related deaths were under 45 years of age.