Table 2
Age-standardized preventable mortality rate per 100,000 population for top 10 major causes of death, by sex (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 | Lung cancer | 34.2 | 31.1 | 37.3 | 35.1 | 33.5 | 36.8 | 43.0 | 38.9 | 47.1 | 41.5 | 37.7 | 45.3 | 51.1 | 45.0 | 57.2 |
| Ischaemic heart diseaseTable 2 Note † | 22.9 | 21.7 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 27.9 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 27.4 | 33.7 | 36.8 | 35.5 | 38.0 | |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 15.1 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 19.7 | 24.1 | 26.8 | 24.5 | 29.2 | 45.5 | 39.2 | 51.8 | |
| COPD | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 19.7 | |
| Alcohol-related diseases | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 20.0 | |
| Accidental poisonings | 7.1 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 19.0 | |
| Liver cancer | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 7.9 | |
| Transport accidents | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 29.2 | 28.5 | 19.9 | 37.1 | |
| Oesophagus cancer | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 6.6 | |
| Diabetes | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 12.5 | |
| Female | Lung cancer | 28.0 | 26.9 | 29.0 | 32.3 | 30.6 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 36.6 | 38.4 | 32.4 | 44.3 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 15.0 | |
| COPD | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 18.8 | |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 19.4 | |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | |
| Accidental poisonings | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 | |
| Alcohol-related diseases | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 15.1 | |
| Liver cancer | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 | |
| Diabetes | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 9.5 | |
| Transport accidents | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 15.6 | |
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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