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FIGURE 20
STANDARDIZED RATES BY AGE GROUP AND GENDER
MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH (AGE UNDER 75 YEARS)
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1999
HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 35/FIGURE 20
- In 1999, there were 250 deaths in the under 15 years old age group, 147 young men and 103 young women. These deaths resulted in a total of 17,921 potential years of life lost (PYLL). Perinatal conditions and congenital anomalies accounted for 32.4% and 16.3% of PYLL, respectively. The Potential Years of Life Lost Standardized Rate (PYLLSR) in this age group was 5.85 years of life lost per 1,000 standard population in the age group.
- In the 15-24 age group, a total of 17,533 potential years of life were lost from the 321 deaths in 1999, resulting in a PYLLSR of 4.98 potential years of life lost per 1,000 standard population in this age group. Males accounted for 222 of these deaths and had a considerably higher PYLLSR (6.76) than females (3.13). Motor vehicle traffic accidents were a major cause of death in this age group, responsible for 95 deaths and 5,263 PYLL.
- In the 'prime of life' 25-44 age group, there were 1,369 deaths in 1999, producing a total of 51,493 potential years of life lost and a PYLL standardized rate of 13.79 PYLL per 1,000 standard population in this age group. Among the 929 male deaths, the highest PYLL standardized rates were for suicide (3.03), accidental poisoning (2.85) and cancers (2.38). For the 440 female deaths, the PYLLSR for cancers (2.57) was considerably higher than the rates for other causes of death shown in the table.
- In the 45-74 age group, the 9,277 deaths resulted in a total of 98,088 potential years of life lost in 1999, and a PYLLSR of 22.63 per 1,000 standard population in this age group. Cancers were the most important cause of death in this category; the 3,894 deaths from cancers were responsible for a total of 41,455 potential years of life lost, and a PYLLSR of 9.64.
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