TABLE 33
STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO - ALL CAUSES OF DEATH
British Columbia, 1996-2000 AND 2001
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FIGURE 18
ALL CAUSES OF DEATH BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 1996-2000
HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 33/FIGURE 18
- There were 28,164 deaths in the province in 2001, and a total of 137,611 deaths in the 1996-2000 period from all causes of death.
- There were 14 Local Health Areas (LHAs) with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 2001. The five highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 031 |
Merritt |
1.58 |
(107) |
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
1.57 |
(536) |
| 076 |
Agassiz-Harrison |
1.44 |
(74) |
| 078 |
Enderby |
1.30 |
(78) |
| 057 |
Prince George |
1.28 |
(502) |
- There were 11 LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 2001. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 004 |
Windermere |
0.64 |
(35) |
| 037 |
Delta |
0.80 |
(546) |
| 064 |
Gulf Islands |
0.82 |
(126) |
| 045 |
West Vancouver-Bowen Is. |
0.85 |
(459) |
| 063 |
Saanich |
0.85 |
(581) |
- There were 37 LHAs with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 1996-2000. The five highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 083 |
Central Coast |
2.08 |
(61) |
| 051 |
Snow Country |
1.75 |
(21) |
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
1.63 |
(2,958) |
| 092 |
Nisga'a |
1.48 |
(49) |
| 029 |
Lillooet |
1.37 |
(172) |
- There were 16 LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 1996-2000. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 004 | Windermere | 0.77 | (205) |
| 066 | Lake Cowichan | 0.84 | (165) |
| 063 | Saanich | 0.84 | (2,748) |
| 045 | West Vancouver-Bowen Is. | 0.85 | (2,308) |
| 164 | Vancouver West Side | 0.85 | (4,047) |
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