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TABLE 45:
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Fig 27
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- In 2002, there were 2 Local Health Areas (LHAs) with statistically significant and high Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) for drug-induced deaths. These two LHAs and their SMRs for drug-induced deaths in 2002 (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
(27) |
6.28 |
| 161 |
Vancouver City Centre |
(16) |
1.91 |
- The above noted LHAs also had statistically significant and high SMRs in the five-year period from 1997-2001.
- In 2002, 30 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 1997-2001 period. The SMRs for these LHAs (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
| 162 |
Vancouver Downtown E. Side |
(296) |
7.55 |
| 040 |
New Westminster |
(83) |
2.15 |
| 161 |
Vancouver City Centre |
(132) |
1.81 |
| 061 |
Greater Victoria |
(206) |
1.57 |
| 165 |
Vancouver Midtown |
(87) |
1.48 |
- In the 1997-2001 period, 17 LHAs had statistically significant and low SMRs (based on five or more drug-related deaths). The six LHAs with the lowest SMRs (number of drug-induced deaths in parentheses) were:
| 002 |
Cranbrook |
(5) |
0.33 |
| 069 |
Qualicum |
(8) |
0.36 |
| 038 |
Richmond |
(41) |
0.39 |
| 060 |
Peace River North |
(7) |
0.39 |
| 037 |
Delta |
(27) |
0.44 |
| 020 |
Salmon Arm |
(8) |
0.44 |
- Seven LHAs had no drug-induced deaths in the 1997-2001 period. These were Golden, Armstrong-Spallumcheen, North Thompson, Bella Coola Valley, Snow Country, Central Coast, and Stikine/Telegraph Creek. All of these except for North Thompson also had no drug-induced deaths in 2002.
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