Table 1
Age-standardized preventable mortality rate per 100,000 population, by sex and grouped-cause of death (2011 to 2015 average)
| Sex | Cause of death | Easily accessible area | Accessible area | Less accessible area | Remote area | Very remote area | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASMR | 95% confidence interval | ASMR | 95% confidence interval | ASMR | 95% confidence interval | ASMR | 95% confidence interval | ASMR | 95% confidence interval | |||||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||||
| Male | Cancer | 56.4 | 53.2 | 59.6 | 58.5 | 56.7 | 60.2 | 65.6 | 62.2 | 69.0 | 63.9 | 60.0 | 67.8 | 76.4 | 68.8 | 83.9 |
| Injuries | 39.4 | 38.7 | 40.2 | 56.3 | 54.0 | 58.6 | 66.1 | 62.6 | 69.5 | 84.6 | 80.7 | 88.6 | 125.8 | 114.6 | 137.0 | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 31.4 | 29.8 | 33.0 | 36.4 | 34.0 | 38.9 | 40.2 | 38.9 | 41.6 | 42.1 | 37.9 | 46.4 | 49.6 | 46.3 | 52.9 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 11.4 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 12.8 | 21.9 | |
| Alcohol and drug use disorders | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 20.8 | |
| Others | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 12.6 | |
| Infections | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 7.5 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 4.8 | |
| Female | Cancer | 36.3 | 35.3 | 37.4 | 40.7 | 38.8 | 42.6 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 45.1 | 41.0 | 37.1 | 44.9 | 48.6 | 43.3 | 53.8 |
| Injuries | 15.3 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 26.7 | 30.4 | 27.7 | 33.1 | 50.0 | 41.8 | 58.2 | |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 26.6 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 20.0 | |
| Alcohol and drug use disorders | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 15.7 | |
| Others | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 10.1 | |
| Infections | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 7.3 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | |
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ASMR = Age-standardized mortality rates Note: All rates were age-standardized to the 2011 Census of Population with five-year age groupings, using the direct standardization method. Source: Canadian Vital Statistics—Death Database 2011 to 2015 and Remoteness Index. |
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