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TABLE 40
ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS BY AGE AND GENDER
British Columbia, 2001

Table, Alcohol-Related Deaths by Age and Gender

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HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 40
  • There were 1,779 alcohol-related deaths in 2001.

  • Out of every 100 alcohol-related deaths in 2001 approximately:
    • 76 were males (1,354)
    • 24 were females (425)

  • About one half of all alcohol-related deaths were seniors (784 deaths aged 65-84 and 93 aged 85+) and a third (35.1%) were aged 45-64 (624 deaths).

  • The proportions of alcohol-related deaths by age groups were similar for males and females.