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TABLE 33:
FIGURE 18:
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Fig 18
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Note: SMR-Standardized Mortality Ratio. Refer to Figure 1 to clarify geographical location of Local Health Areas.
- There were 27,273 deaths in the province in 2000, and a total of 136,498 deaths in the 1995-1999 period from all causes of death.
- There were 21 Local Health Areas (LHAs) with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 2000. The five highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 051 |
Snow Country |
2.52 |
(9) |
| 083 |
Central Coast |
2.09 |
(15) |
| 053 |
Upper Skeena |
1.66 |
(34) |
| 029 |
Lillooet |
1.56 |
(40) |
| 056 |
Nechako |
1.55 |
(109) |
- There were 8 LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 2000. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 164 |
Vancouver West Side |
0.78 |
(765) |
| 045 |
West Vancouver-Bowen Is. |
0.81 |
(447) |
| 038 |
Richmond |
0.84 |
(807) |
| 063 |
Saanich |
0.85 |
(544) |
| 014 |
Southern Okanagan |
0.86 |
(199) |
- There were 33 LHAs with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 1995-1999. The six highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 083 |
Central Coast |
1.62 |
(60) |
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
1.53 |
(3,048) |
| 049 |
Bella Coola Valley |
1.40 |
(90) |
| 029 |
Lillooet |
1.34 |
(173) |
| 050 |
Queen Charlotte |
1.34 |
(141) |
| 081 |
Fort Nelson |
1.34 |
(97) |
- There were 17 LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 1995-1999. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 004 | Windermere | 0.79 | (203) |
| 038 | Richmond | 0.80 | (3,859) |
| 066 | Lake Cowichan | 0.82 | (158) |
| 164 | Vancouver West Side | 0.85 | (4,080) |
| 063 | Saanich | 0.85 | (2,700) |
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