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TABLE 45
STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
DRUG-INDUCED DEATHS
British Columbia, 1996-2000 AND 2001

Table, Standardized Mortality Ratio by Local Health Area Drug-Induced Deaths

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FIGURE 27
DRUG-INDUCED DEATHS BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 1996-2000

Table, Drug-Induced Deaths by Local Health Area

HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 45/FIGURE 27
  • In 2001, there were four Local Health Areas (LHAs) with statistically significant and high Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for drug-induced deaths. These four LHAs and their SMRs for drug-induced deaths in 2001 (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
    162 Vancouver Downtown E. Side 6.14 (31)
    040 New Westminster 2.61 (12)
    061 Greater Victoria 1.87 (30)
    023 Central Okanagan 1.69 (19)

  • All of the above noted LHAs had statistically significant and high SMRs in the five-year period from 1996 to 2000 except Central Okanagan.

  • In 2001, 26 LHAs had no drug-induced deaths and there were no LHAs with statistically significant and low SMRs (based on five or more deaths).

  • There were five LHAs with statistically significant and high SMRs in the 1996-2000 period. The SMRs for these LHAs (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
    162 Vancouver Downtown E. Side 7.37 (300)
    040 New Westminster 2.03 (77)
    161 Vancouver City Centre 1.97 (149)
    061 Greater Victoria 1.51 (202)
    165 Vancouver Midtown 1.42 (85)

  • In the 1996-2000 period, 15 LHAs had statistically significant and low SMRs (based on five or more drug-related deaths). The five LHAs with the lowest SMRs (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
    037 Delta 0.35 (22)
    059 Peace River South 0.39 (7)
    038 Richmond 0.43 (45)
    020 Salmon Arm 0.47 (9)
    069 Qualicum 0.47 (11)

  • Six LHAs had no drug-induced deaths in the 1996-2000 period. These were Fernie, Golden, Revelstoke, Lillooet, Snow Country and Stikine/Telegraph Creek. Out of these LHAs only Golden, Snow Country and Stikine/Telegraph Creek had no drug-induced deaths in 2001.