TABLE 33
STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO - ALL CAUSES OF DEATH
British Columbia, 1997-2001 AND 2002
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FIGURE 18
ALL CAUSES OF DEATH BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 1997-2001
HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 33/FIGURE 18
- There were 28,686 deaths in the province in 2002, and a total of 138,457 deaths in the 1997-2001 period from all causes of death.
- There were 22 Local Health Areas (LHAs) with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 2002. The five highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 083 |
Central Coast |
(21) |
3.90 |
| 051 |
Snow Country |
(7) |
319 |
| 092 |
Nisga'a |
(14) |
214 |
| 052 |
Prince Rupert |
(123) |
1.69 |
| 049 |
Bella Coola Valley |
(24) |
1.66 |
- There were eight LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 2002. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 064 |
Gulf Islands |
(111) |
0.68 |
| 038 |
Richmond |
(821) |
0.83 |
| 045 |
West Vancouver-Bowen Is. |
(452) |
0.83 |
| 063 |
Saanich |
(586) |
0.84 |
| 164 |
Vancouver West Side |
(783) |
0.85 |
- There were 38 LHAs with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for all causes of death which were statistically significant and high in 1997-2001. The five highest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 083 |
Central Coast |
(57) |
1.81 |
| 051 |
Snow Country |
(20) |
1.72 |
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
(2,946) |
1.59 |
| 092 |
Nisga'a |
(50) |
1.59 |
| 029 |
Lillooet |
(171) |
1.40 |
- There were 13 LHAs with SMR values for all causes that were statistically significant and low in 1997-2001. The five lowest (with number of deaths in parentheses) were:
| 004 | Windermere | (199) | 0.76 |
| 038 | Richmond | (3,976) | 0.83 |
| 063 | Saanich | (2,781) | 0.85 |
| 164 | Vancouver West Side | (4,046) | 0.86 |
| 045 | West Vancouver-Bowen Is. | (2,327) | 0.86 |
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