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TABLE 21:
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Tab 21
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- There were 27,273 deaths in British Columbia in 2000, 556 fewer deaths than the 27,829 in 1999 (see Table 1). More than half of all deaths in 2000 (51.6%) were males (14,076 deaths), and 13,197 deaths were females. Over three quarters (78.4%) of all 2000 deaths were seniors (age 65 or older), and the oldest age group (80 years of age or more) accounted for more than four out of every ten deaths (45.4%).
- The Age Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) for all causes of death in 2000 was 54.95 per 10,000 standard population. The 2000 ASMR for males was 67.72 and for females it was 44.69.
- Circulatory system diseases were responsible for more than a third (35.1%) of all deaths in 2000 (9,580). It was the leading cause of death of the elderly aged 80 or older (5,642 deaths) who accounted for more than half (58.9%) of the deaths from this cause. The ASMR for circulatory system diseases was 18.48 per 10,000 standard population.
- More than one in four deaths (28.2%) in 2000 was due to neoplasms, including cancer and non-malignant neoplasms (7,703 deaths). The total ASMR for neoplasms was 16.06 per 10,000 standard population.
- In 2000, one in ten deaths (10.0%) was due to respiratory system diseases (2,714), and the ASMR for respiratory system diseases was 5.17 per 10,000 standard population. These deaths, including pneumonia/influenza and chronic lung disease, tend to occur in older age groups. In 2000, 94.0% of deaths from respiratory system diseases were seniors (age 65 and over).
- External causes of death, also referred to as accidents and violence, claimed 1,493 lives in 2000, of which almost seven out of every ten (67.5%) were males. External causes claimed many young lives, in contrast to the older age profile of deaths from natural causes. Unintentional injury/accident was the leading cause of death category in all age groups under 45 years of age except for infants (under one year of age) where the most common cause of death was perinatal conditions (see Table 23).
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