Table 3
Number and rate of deaths of children, youth, adults and seniors related to fire incidents, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and Yukon, 2015 to 20211
| Children2 | Children2 | Youth2 | Youth2 | Adults2 | Adults2 | Seniors2 | Seniors2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate3 | number | rate3 | number | rate3 | number | rate3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 45 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 6 | 45 | 14 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 32 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 45 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 5 | 32 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 65 | 17 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 8 | 53 | 14 |
Source(s):
National Fire Information Database (5248).
Table note 1
Only New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and Yukon provided age representative data.
Table note 2
For the purpose of this report, children are defined as persons 11 years and under; youth are persons aged 12 to 17 years; adults are 18 to 64 years; seniors are 65 years and older.
Table note 3
Rates are calculated based on 1,000,000 population.
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