Ministry of Health

Selected Vital Statistics and Health Status Indicators
One Hundred Thirty-Second Annual Report 2003
Vital Statistics Agency

The Vital Statistics Agency Annual Report 2003 is available to download as a pdf file in whole or in sections as indicated below. Tables and figures (except maps) are available in xls (Excel) format to download. Information boxes are included in the PDF files in the appropriate sections.

Annual Report 2003 (Entire Document)
	Table of Contents		File Type

	Foreword		PDF

I.	Introduction		PDF
	Figure 1	Local Health Area Map, British Columbia (map)
	Figure 2	Health Authority and Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia (map)

II.	Trends In Vital Events		PDF
	Table 1	Live Births, Deaths, Marriages and Stillbirths, British Columbia, 1950-2003	xls
	Figure 3	Crude Rates of Live Births, Deaths, Marriages and Stillbirths, British Columbia, 1950-2003	xls
	Table 2	Natural Population Increases, British Columbia and Canada, 1950-2003	xls
	Figure 4	Natural Population Increases, British Columbia and Canada, 1950-2003	xls
	Table 3	Total Fertility Rates, British Columbia and Canada, 1950-2003	xls
	Figure 5	Total Fertility Rates and Number of Live Births, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 6	Live Births by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 7	Multiple Births as a Percentage of Live Births, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 8	Low Birth Weight Live Births, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 9	Low Birth Weight Live Births for Mother Aged 35+, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 10	Cesarean Sections, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 11	Cesarean Sections by Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 12	Cesarean Sections by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Table 4	Infant Mortality, British Columbia and Canada, 1965-2003	xls
	Figure 13	Infant Mortality, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 14	Infant Mortality by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 15	Percentage of Infant Mortality by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 16	Deaths and Death Rates, All Causes of Death, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 17	Average Age at Death, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 18	Deaths and Death Rates, Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer), British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 19	Deaths and Death Rates, Malignant Neoplasm of Lung, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 20	Death Rates by Gender, Malignant Neoplasm of Lung, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 21	Deaths and Death Rates, Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, British Columbia,1986-2003	xls
	Figure 22	Deaths and Death Rates, Diabetes Mellitus, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 23	Deaths and Death Rates, Nervous System Diseases, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 24	Deaths and Death Rates, Cardiovascular Disease, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 25	Deaths and Death Rates, Cerebrovascular Diseases, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Figure 26	Deaths and Death Rates, Motor Vehicle Accidents, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls
	Table 5	Age of First and All Marriages, British Columbia, 1977-2003	xls
	Figure 27	Age of First and All Marriages, British Columbia, 1977-2003	xls
	Table 6	Live Births, Deaths, Marriages and Stillbirths by Month, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 28	Live Births, Deaths, Marriages and Stillbirths by Month, British Columbia, 2003	xls

III.	Birth-related Statistics		PDF
	Table 7	Births by Age of Mother and Live Births by Birth Order, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 8	Live Births by Age of Father, Age of Mother and Out-of-Wedlock, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 9	Live Births by Age of Mother and Kind of Birth, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 10	Live Birth Fertility Rates by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 29	Live Birth Teenage Fertility Rates by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 11	Live Births by Mode of Delivery and Age of Mother, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 12	Live Births by Local Health Area and Mode of Delivery, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 30	Cesarean Deliveries of Live Born Infants by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 2003 (map)
	Table 13	Live Births by Birth Weight, Gender, and Gestational Age, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 14	Live Births by Birth Weight and Age of Mother, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 15	Low Birth Weight Live Births by Age of Mother and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 31	Low Birth Weight Live Births by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 16	Low Birth Weight Live Births by Local Health Area and Gestational Age, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 32	Low Birth Weight Live Births by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 17	Selected Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Table 18	Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 33	Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Table 19	Perinatal Complications in Live Births by Age of Mother, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Table 20	Perinatal Complications in Live Births by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 34	Perinatal Complications in Live Births by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)

IV.	Death-related Statistics		PDF
	Table 21	Causes of Death by Gender and Age, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 22	Twelve Leading Causes of Death, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 35	Twelve Leading Causes of Death, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 23	Leading Causes of Death by Age and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 24	Infant Mortality by Age of Mother and Birth Weight, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 25	Infant Mortality by Gestational Age and Birth Weight, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 26	Infant Mortality by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 36	Infant Mortality by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 27	Selected Causes of Infant Deaths and Stillbirths, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 28	Deaths Due to HIV Disease by Gender and Age Group, British Columbia, 1988-2003	xls
	Figure 37	Deaths Due to HIV Disease by Age Group, British Columbia, 1998-2003	xls
	Table 29	Deaths Due to HIV Disease by Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia, 1988-2003	xls
	Table 30	External Causes of Death by Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 31	External Causes of Death by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 32	Suicide Deaths by Month and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 33	Standardized Mortality Ratio - All Causes of Death by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 38	All Causes of Death by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 34	Potential Years of Life Lost and Age Standardized Mortality Rates by Selected Causes of Death, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 39	Potential Years of Life Lost and Age Standardized Mortality Rates by Selected Causes of Death, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 35	Potential Years of Life Lost by Age Group and Major Causes of Death (Age Under 75 Years), British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 40	Potential Years of Life Lost Standardized Rates by Age Group and Gender, Major Causes of Death (Age Under 75 Years), British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 36	Potential Years of Life Lost by Local Health Area, External Causes of Death (Age Under 75 Years), British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 41	External Causes of Death by Local Health Area (Age Under 75 Years), British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 37	Deaths Due to Medically Treatable Diseases by Selected Causes and Gender, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Table 38	Standardized Mortality Ratio by Local Health Area, Deaths Due to Medically Treatable Diseases, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 42	Deaths Due to Medically Treatable Diseases by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 39	Alcohol-related Deaths by Cause, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 43	Alcohol-related Deaths by Cause, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 40	Alcohol-related Deaths by Age and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 41	Standardized Mortality Ratio by Local Health Area, Alcohol-related Deaths, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 44	Alcohol-related Deaths by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 42	Smoking-attributable Mortality, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Figure 45	Smoking-attributable Mortality by Selected Causes and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 43	Drug-induced Deaths by Age and Gender, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 44	Drug-induced Deaths by Cause, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 46	Drug-induced Deaths by Cause, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 45	Standardized Mortality Ratio by Local Health Area, Drug-induced Deaths, British Columbia, 1998-2002 and 2003	xls
	Figure 47	Drug-induced Deaths by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1998-2002 (map)
	Table 46	Method of Disposition of Decedent, British Columbia, 1986-2003	xls

V.	Marriage-related Statistics		PDF
	Table 47	Marriages by Marital Status, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 48	Marriages by Age, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 49	Religious Representatives on Register and Marriages Performed by Religious Denomination, British Columbia, 2003	xls
	Table 50	Marriage Commissioners on Register by Type and Marriages Performed, British Columbia, 2003	xls

VI.	Information Boxes
		On a Typical Day in British Columbia in 2003	PDF
		Most Chosen First Names for Babies in 2003	PDF
		Popular Names for Babies, British Columbia, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990	PDF
		Trends in Cesarean Section Deliveries	PDF
		Birth Attendants in British Columbia, 1998-2003	PDF
		Health Indicators for the Status Indian Population in British Columbia	PDF
		Dementia Related Deaths in British Columbia, 1986-2003	PDF
		Deaths Aged 100+ by Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia, 1986-2003	PDF
		Age at Death of the Oldest Male and Female, British Columbia, 1986-2003	PDF
		British Columbia Resident Deaths Including Alberta, 1998-2002	PDF
		Method of Disposition by Decedent's Local Health Area of Residence, British Columbia, 2003	PDF
		Who Gets Married in British Columbia?	PDF
		Usual Residence of Persons Married in British Columbia in 2003, Opposite Sex Marriages	PDF
		Usual Residence of Persons Married in British Columbia in 2003, Same Sex Marriages	PDF

	Glossary	Terms, Methods, and Computational Examples	PDF

	References	British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Reports and Publications	PDF

	Appendix 1:	Statistics Summaries by Health Authority, Health Service Delivery Area, Local Health Area, and Community, British Columbia, 2003	PDF

	Appendix 2:	Detailed Cause of Death by Gender and Age	PDF

	Appendix 3:	Selected Health Status Indicators by Local Health Area, Health Service Delivery Area, and Health Authority, British Columbia, 1999-2003	PDF
	Table A	Summary Statistics by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls
	Table B	Mortality Statistics by Local Health Area, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls
	Table C	Summary Statistics by Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls
	Table D	Mortality Statistics by Health Service Delivery Area, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls
	Table E	Summary Statistics by Health Authority, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls
	Table F	Mortality Statistics by Health Authority, British Columbia, 1999-2003	xls

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Selected Vital Statistics and Health Status Indicators
One Hundred Thirty-Second Annual Report 2003
Vital Statistics Agency

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Selected Vital Statistics and Health Status Indicators
One Hundred Thirty-Second Annual Report 2003
Vital Statistics Agency