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APPENDIX 3
SELECTED HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS
BY HEALTH REGION AND
LOCAL HEALTH AREA

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1995-1999

Preamble to Appendix 3

Assignment of events to LHAs or HRs was based upon the usual residence of the mother for live births and stillbirths, and the usual residence of the decedent for deaths. Tables A and C provide population estimates for 1999, and counts and rates for the five year period 1995-1999 for live births, stillbirths, deaths, infant deaths, low birth weight live births, cesarean live birth deliveries, pre-term live births, live births to teenage mothers, and live births to elderly gravida. Due to space limitations, the footnotes for Tables A and C are shown on the reverse side under Tables B and D.

Tables B and D provide the Standardized Morality Ratios (SMR) with statistical significance, number of deaths (in the column labeled Death), trends in Age Standardized Mortality Rates (in the column labeled TR) based on three-year moving averages from 1986 to 1999, Potential Years of Life Lost Index (PYLLI) with statistical significance, and the number of deaths under age 75 (in the column labeled D <75). Statistical significance is indicated by a box around the statistic. These statistics are provided for:

CategoryCause of DeathICD9 Codes
01All causes of death001-799, E800-E999
02Cancers (all cancer sites) 140-208
03Lung cancer162
04Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases240-279
05Diabetes250
06Circulatory system diseases390-459
07Ischaemic heart disease410-414
08Cerebrovascular disease/stroke430-434, 436-438
09Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries440-448
10Respiratory system diseases460-519
11Pneumonia and influenza480-487
12Chronic lung disease491-492, 496
13Digestive system diseases520-579
14Motor vehicle traffic accidentsE810-E819
15Accidental fallsE880-E888
16SuicideE950-E959
17Alcohol-related deathssee glossary
18Medically treatable diseasessee glossary
19Drug-induced deathssee glossary
For Total Vancouver, please refer to HR 16 Vancouver in Tables C and D

This appendix consists of four tables:
(they have been broken into smaller tables to facilitate presentation on these web pages)

Table A: Summary Statistics by Local Health Area,
British Columbia, 1995-1999
Part I includes: 1998 Population, Live Birth, Stillbirth, Death, and Infant Death
Part II includes: Low Birth Weight live Birth, Cesarean, Pre-term, Teenage Mother, and Elderly Gravida
Table B: Mortality in British Columbia by Local Health Area,
British Columbia, 1995-1999
Part I All Causes of Death
Part II All Cancer Sites
Part III Lung Cancer
Part IV Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic
Diseases and Immunity Disorders
Part V Diabetes
Part VI Circulatory System
Part VII Ischaemic Heart Disease
Part VIII Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke
Part IX Arteries/Arterioles/Capillaries
Part X Respiratory System
Part XI Pneumonia and Influenza
Part XII Chronic Lung Disease
Part XIII Digestive System
Part XIV Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents
Part XV Accidental Falls
Part XVI Suicide
Part XVII Alcohol-related Deaths
Part XVIII Medically Treatable Disease
Part XIX Drug-induced Deaths
Table C: Summary Statistics by Health Region,
British Columbia, 1995-1999
Part I includes: 1998 Population, Live Birth, Stillbirth, Death, and Infant Death
Part II includes: Low Birth Weight live Birth, Cesarean, Pre-term, Teenage Mother, and Elderly Gravida
Table D: Mortality in British Columbia by Health Region,
British Columbia, 1995-1999
Part I All Causes of Death
Part II All Cancer Sites
Part III Lung Cancer
Part IV Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic
Diseases and Immunity Disorders
Part V Diabetes
Part VI Circulatory System
Part VII Ischaemic Heart Disease
Part VIII Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke
Part IX Arteries/Arterioles/Capillaries
Part X Respiratory System
Part XI Pneumonia and Influenza
Part XII Chronic Lung Disease
Part XIII Digestive System
Part XIV Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents
Part XV Accidental Falls
Part XVI Suicide
Part XVII Alcohol-related Deaths
Part XVIII Medically Treatable Disease
Part XIX Drug-induced Deaths