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Disability-free life expectancy - abridged life table, at birth and confidence interval, by sex, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 1996

Disability-free life expectancy - at birth Both sexes Males Females
Years 95% confidence interval Years 95% confidence interval Years 95% confidence interval
Low High Low High Low High
 
0 Canada 68.6 68.5 68.6 66.9 66.8 66.9 70.2 70.2 70.3
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 68.1 67.9 68.3 65.9 65.6 66.2 70.4 70.1 70.7
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 68.2 67.8 68.6 66.0 65.4 66.5 70.4 69.9 70.9
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 67.0 66.6 67.5 64.4 63.8 65.0 69.7 69.0 70.3
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 69.2 68.8 69.7 67.2 66.5 67.8 71.3 70.6 72.0
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 67.8 67.2 68.3 65.9 65.1 66.6 69.7 68.9 70.5
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 70.8 69.6 72.0 69.1 67.6 70.7 72.5 70.8 74.3
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 66.3 65.0 67.6 64.1 62.4 65.7 68.5 66.5 70.6
11 Prince Edward Island 67.6 67.1 68.0 65.3 64.7 65.8 70.0 69.3 70.6
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 66.3 65.7 66.9 63.8 63.0 64.7 68.7 67.9 69.5
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 68.8 68.1 69.4 66.4 65.6 67.2 71.1 70.2 72.0
12 Nova Scotia 65.5 65.3 65.7 63.5 63.3 63.8 67.4 67.2 67.7
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 65.4 64.9 65.8 63.1 62.4 63.7 67.7 67.1 68.3
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 66.0 65.5 66.6 64.9 64.1 65.6 67.2 66.4 68.0
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 65.6 65.1 66.0 63.7 63.0 64.3 67.5 66.8 68.1
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 66.1 65.6 66.6 64.0 63.3 64.7 68.2 67.5 68.9
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 61.8 61.4 62.2 59.2 58.6 59.8 64.4 63.8 65.0
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 66.8 66.5 67.1 65.1 64.7 65.5 68.5 68.1 68.9
13 New Brunswick 66.6 66.4 66.8 64.5 64.2 64.7 68.8 68.5 69.1
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 68.1 67.7 68.4 65.8 65.2 66.3 70.4 69.8 70.9
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 66.3 65.9 66.6 64.3 63.8 64.9 68.2 67.7 68.7
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 66.8 66.4 67.2 64.9 64.3 65.4 68.8 68.3 69.4
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 64.7 64.0 65.4 62.0 61.0 63.1 67.4 66.4 68.4
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 63.4 62.5 64.3 61.2 59.9 62.5 65.5 64.3 66.7
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 67.1 66.5 67.7 64.8 64.0 65.6 69.4 68.6 70.2
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 65.9 65.1 66.6 63.2 62.1 64.2 68.6 67.5 69.6
24 Quebec 70.2 70.1 70.2 68.1 68.0 68.1 72.3 72.2 72.4
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 69.4 69.1 69.8 66.8 66.3 67.3 72.0 71.5 72.4
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 69.3 69.0 69.6 67.0 66.6 67.5 71.6 71.2 72.0
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 70.8 70.6 71.0 68.2 67.9 68.4 73.5 73.2 73.8
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 69.4 69.2 69.7 67.0 66.6 67.3 71.9 71.6 72.2
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 68.9 68.6 69.2 66.6 66.2 67.0 71.1 70.7 71.5
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 70.3 70.2 70.4 68.4 68.2 68.6 72.2 72.1 72.4
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 68.3 68.0 68.6 66.3 65.9 66.7 70.2 69.8 70.7
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 67.7 67.2 68.1 65.3 64.8 65.9 70.0 69.4 70.6
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 69.7 69.1 70.2 67.0 66.2 67.8 72.4 71.6 73.1
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 68.7 67.0 70.4 67.2 65.0 69.3 70.3 67.9 72.6
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 68.8 68.3 69.3 65.8 65.0 66.5 71.9 71.2 72.5
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 70.2 69.9 70.4 67.5 67.2 67.9 72.9 72.5 73.2
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 72.0 71.7 72.2 70.4 70.0 70.7 73.6 73.2 73.9
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 69.8 69.5 70.1 67.9 67.5 68.3 71.7 71.4 72.1
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 70.0 69.8 70.3 68.1 67.7 68.4 72.0 71.7 72.4
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 71.1 70.9 71.2 69.3 69.1 69.5 72.8 72.6 73.0
2417 Nunavik, QC (Peer group C) 61.0 58.8 63.2 57.6 54.7 60.4 64.4 61.2 67.6
2418 Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC (Peer group C) 65.9 63.9 67.8 67.5 64.7 70.4 64.2 61.5 66.9
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 68.0 67.9 68.0 66.6 66.5 66.7 69.4 69.3 69.5
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 68.1 67.9 68.3 66.8 66.6 67.1 69.3 69.1 69.6
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 66.3 66.1 66.5 64.5 64.2 64.9 68.2 67.8 68.5
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 67.8 67.6 68.0 66.5 66.2 66.7 69.1 68.8 69.3
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 69.0 68.9 69.1 67.5 67.3 67.7 70.5 70.4 70.7
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 69.6 69.4 69.7 68.6 68.3 68.8 70.5 70.3 70.7
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 70.4 70.3 70.6 69.7 69.5 69.9 71.2 70.9 71.4
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 68.9 68.7 69.1 67.6 67.3 67.9 70.1 69.8 70.4
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 66.6 66.4 66.9 65.3 65.0 65.6 68.0 67.7 68.3
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 67.3 67.1 67.6 65.9 65.5 66.2 68.8 68.4 69.1
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 66.3 66.0 66.7 64.7 64.2 65.1 68.0 67.5 68.5
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 66.9 66.6 67.1 65.3 65.0 65.6 68.4 68.1 68.7
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 66.5 66.3 66.7 64.9 64.6 65.2 68.1 67.8 68.3
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 67.7 67.4 68.0 66.0 65.6 66.4 69.5 69.1 69.9
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 64.5 64.1 64.8 62.4 61.9 62.8 66.6 66.1 67.1
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 64.3 64.1 64.6 62.4 62.1 62.8 66.4 66.0 66.7
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 65.0 64.6 65.3 63.2 62.7 63.6 66.9 66.4 67.4
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 68.0 67.9 68.0 66.6 66.5 66.7 69.4 69.3 69.5
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 64.9 64.5 65.4 63.2 62.6 63.9 66.6 66.0 67.3
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 65.9 65.4 66.4 64.4 63.7 65.0 67.4 66.8 68.0
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 68.1 67.9 68.4 67.1 66.8 67.5 69.2 68.8 69.5
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 65.7 65.1 66.3 63.7 62.9 64.5 67.7 66.9 68.5
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.2 66.8 67.6 65.6 65.0 66.2 68.8 68.3 69.4
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 66.8 66.3 67.3 65.1 64.4 65.7 68.6 67.9 69.3
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.2 66.8 67.6 65.7 65.1 66.2 68.8 68.3 69.3
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 71.1 70.8 71.4 70.0 69.6 70.4 72.2 71.8 72.6
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 66.6 66.4 66.9 65.3 65.0 65.6 68.0 67.7 68.3
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 65.5 65.1 65.9 63.1 62.6 63.7 67.9 67.3 68.4
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 68.2 67.6 68.8 66.1 65.2 67.0 70.3 69.4 71.1
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 64.9 64.4 65.3 63.5 62.8 64.1 66.2 65.6 66.9
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 66.8 66.4 67.1 65.4 64.9 66.0 68.1 67.6 68.6
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.7 67.2 68.1 66.1 65.5 66.7 69.2 68.6 69.8
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 66.5 66.2 66.9 64.7 64.2 65.3 68.3 67.8 68.9
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.0 66.8 67.3 65.4 65.0 65.8 68.7 68.3 69.0
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 66.0 65.5 66.6 64.0 63.2 64.8 68.1 67.3 68.8
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.3 67.1 67.5 65.9 65.5 66.2 68.8 68.4 69.1
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 63.6 63.1 64.1 61.6 60.9 62.3 65.6 64.9 66.3
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 63.9 63.3 64.5 61.7 60.9 62.6 66.2 65.3 67.0
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 69.2 69.0 69.4 68.2 67.9 68.5 70.2 70.0 70.5
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 67.0 66.5 67.5 66.0 65.3 66.7 68.1 67.4 68.8
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 70.1 69.9 70.3 69.6 69.3 69.9 70.6 70.3 70.9
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 68.6 68.0 69.2 66.9 66.1 67.7 70.2 69.5 71.0
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 66.9 66.4 67.3 65.1 64.5 65.7 68.7 68.1 69.2
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 64.1 63.6 64.6 62.1 61.3 62.8 66.1 65.4 66.9
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 65.5 65.0 66.0 63.5 62.8 64.2 67.5 66.8 68.1
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 65.6 65.2 66.0 64.1 63.6 64.6 67.1 66.6 67.6
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 67.2 66.9 67.5 65.6 65.2 66.0 68.9 68.5 69.2
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 64.2 63.8 64.5 62.1 61.6 62.6 66.2 65.7 66.7
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 65.5 65.1 65.9 63.9 63.3 64.4 67.2 66.7 67.8
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 63.3 62.5 64.1 60.8 59.7 62.0 65.8 64.7 66.9
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 68.6 68.3 68.8 67.2 66.8 67.6 69.9 69.6 70.3
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 69.4 69.1 69.8 68.4 67.9 68.9 70.5 70.0 71.0
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 66.6 66.3 66.8 65.0 64.6 65.3 68.2 67.8 68.6
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 71.1 70.8 71.3 70.6 70.2 70.9 71.5 71.2 71.8
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 69.0 68.9 69.1 67.5 67.3 67.7 70.5 70.4 70.7
46 Manitoba 67.9 67.8 68.1 66.4 66.2 66.6 69.5 69.3 69.7
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 68.0 67.8 68.2 66.6 66.4 66.9 69.3 69.0 69.5
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 67.8 67.1 68.5 66.7 65.7 67.8 68.9 67.9 69.9
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 68.3 67.3 69.2 66.1 64.8 67.4 70.4 69.1 71.8
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 69.3 68.5 70.0 67.1 66.1 68.1 71.4 70.3 72.5
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 67.4 66.8 68.0 65.7 64.9 66.6 69.1 68.3 70.0
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 68.9 68.4 69.4 67.5 66.8 68.3 70.3 69.5 71.0
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 69.3 68.4 70.1 66.3 65.0 67.7 72.2 71.1 73.3
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 69.3 68.5 70.1 67.1 65.9 68.3 71.5 70.5 72.6
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 67.7 66.9 68.4 66.0 64.9 67.0 69.4 68.3 70.5
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 65.1 64.0 66.1 63.3 61.8 64.7 66.9 65.3 68.4
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 62.4 61.3 63.4 61.1 59.7 62.5 63.6 62.1 65.2
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
47 Saskatchewan 68.3 68.1 68.4 66.6 66.4 66.9 70.0 69.7 70.2
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 69.4 68.8 70.1 67.3 66.3 68.2 71.6 70.7 72.5
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 68.2 67.5 68.8 66.5 65.5 67.4 69.8 68.9 70.8
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 70.8 70.0 71.5 69.1 68.0 70.1 72.5 71.6 73.4
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 68.4 68.0 68.7 66.4 65.9 66.9 70.3 69.8 70.8
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 68.5 67.8 69.1 66.8 65.9 67.7 70.1 69.2 71.0
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 68.3 67.9 68.6 66.9 66.5 67.4 69.6 69.1 70.0
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 70.4 69.7 71.1 69.2 68.2 70.1 71.6 70.6 72.5
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 69.3 68.5 70.0 67.6 66.5 68.7 71.0 70.0 72.0
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 67.2 66.6 67.9 65.8 64.9 66.7 68.7 67.7 69.6
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 66.9 66.2 67.6 64.7 63.8 65.7 69.2 68.2 70.1
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 62.5 61.3 63.8 61.8 60.2 63.4 63.2 61.4 65.1
48 Alberta 68.0 67.9 68.1 66.8 66.7 67.0 69.3 69.1 69.4
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 67.4 67.0 67.9 65.7 65.1 66.3 69.2 68.6 69.8
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 68.7 68.1 69.3 67.3 66.5 68.2 70.0 69.2 70.8
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 69.5 68.8 70.1 68.2 67.3 69.1 70.7 69.8 71.6
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 69.1 68.9 69.3 68.2 67.9 68.5 70.0 69.7 70.3
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 68.1 67.4 68.8 67.3 66.2 68.3 69.0 67.9 70.0
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 67.2 66.8 67.6 65.7 65.1 66.2 68.8 68.3 69.4
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 68.2 67.7 68.7 66.4 65.7 67.1 70.0 69.3 70.7
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 68.1 67.4 68.8 66.5 65.6 67.4 69.7 68.7 70.7
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 64.3 63.4 65.2 62.8 61.6 64.0 65.7 64.5 67.0
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 68.0 67.8 68.1 66.9 66.6 67.2 69.0 68.7 69.3
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 67.7 67.1 68.3 66.0 65.2 66.8 69.4 68.6 70.3
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 66.0 65.4 66.5 64.3 63.6 65.0 67.6 66.9 68.3
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 66.6 66.0 67.2 65.7 64.8 66.5 67.5 66.6 68.4
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 63.8 62.6 64.9 61.9 60.3 63.4 65.7 64.0 67.3
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 64.4 63.0 65.8 62.5 60.6 64.3 66.3 64.4 68.3
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 66.3 64.9 67.6 66.0 64.1 67.9 66.5 64.7 68.4
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 67.7 65.6 69.8 66.6 63.9 69.2 68.8 66.1 71.5
59 British Columbia 68.9 68.8 69.0 67.3 67.2 67.5 70.5 70.4 70.6
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 68.3 67.7 68.9 66.8 65.9 67.6 69.8 69.0 70.7
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 66.8 66.2 67.3 65.1 64.3 65.9 68.4 67.6 69.2
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 67.4 66.9 67.9 66.0 65.2 66.7 68.9 68.2 69.6
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 69.1 68.7 69.4 67.4 66.9 67.9 70.7 70.3 71.2
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 66.2 65.7 66.7 64.4 63.8 65.1 67.9 67.3 68.6
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 67.4 67.1 67.8 66.0 65.5 66.5 68.9 68.4 69.3
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 69.7 69.5 69.9 68.7 68.4 69.0 70.7 70.4 71.1
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 69.1 68.8 69.3 67.7 67.4 68.0 70.4 70.1 70.7
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 69.6 69.2 69.9 67.9 67.4 68.4 71.3 70.8 71.8
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 68.6 68.3 68.9 67.5 67.1 67.9 69.7 69.3 70.1
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 68.2 67.6 68.8 66.6 65.7 67.5 69.8 68.9 70.7
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 67.5 67.1 67.8 65.7 65.2 66.2 69.2 68.7 69.7
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 67.9 67.3 68.4 66.4 65.6 67.1 69.4 68.7 70.1
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 66.5 65.8 67.1 64.4 63.5 65.3 68.5 67.5 69.5
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 67.1 66.4 67.7 66.6 65.6 67.5 67.6 66.6 68.5
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 67.4 66.7 68.2 66.2 65.1 67.2 68.7 67.6 69.8
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 66.8 66.2 67.3 64.7 64.0 65.4 68.9 68.0 69.7
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 69.7 69.5 69.9 67.6 67.3 67.9 72.0 71.7 72.2
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 68.9 68.7 69.2 66.5 66.2 66.9 71.4 71.0 71.7
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 72.8 72.3 73.2 71.4 70.8 72.0 74.1 73.5 74.7
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 72.5 72.1 72.8 71.5 71.0 72.1 73.4 72.9 73.9
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 69.5 69.2 69.8 68.1 67.7 68.5 70.9 70.6 71.3
60 Yukon Territory 66.9 65.7 68.1 64.9 63.5 66.4 68.8 66.9 70.7
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 66.9 65.7 68.1 64.9 63.5 66.4 68.8 66.9 70.7
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 67.0 65.8 68.2 66.2 64.6 67.8 67.8 66.1 69.5
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 67.0 65.8 68.2 66.2 64.6 67.8 67.8 66.1 69.5
62 Nunavut 62.9 61.3 64.4 61.7 59.6 63.8 64.1 61.8 66.3
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 62.9 61.3 64.4 61.7 59.6 63.8 64.1 61.8 66.3
A Peer group A 69.6 69.6 69.7 67.7 67.6 67.8 71.7 71.6 71.8
B Peer group B 69.5 69.5 69.6 68.0 67.9 68.1 71.2 71.1 71.3
C Peer group C 62.7 62.0 63.3 60.8 60.0 61.7 64.8 63.8 65.7
D Peer group D 66.5 66.3 66.6 65.3 65.1 65.6 67.7 67.5 68.0
E Peer group E 67.0 66.8 67.2 65.6 65.3 65.8 68.6 68.4 68.9
F Peer group F 66.7 66.4 66.9 65.2 64.8 65.5 68.4 68.1 68.8
G Peer group G 67.5 67.4 67.7 66.1 65.9 66.3 69.1 68.9 69.3
H Peer group H 68.8 68.7 68.9 67.3 67.2 67.4 70.4 70.3 70.5
I Peer group I 67.6 67.6 67.7 66.2 66.1 66.3 69.1 69.0 69.2
J Peer group J 68.8 68.7 68.9 67.4 67.2 67.6 70.2 70.0 70.4

1. Data sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases, Demography Division (population estimates), and the 1996 Census (20% sample)
2. Life expectancy is the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting from birth (for life expectancy at birth) or at age 65 (for life expectancy at age 65), on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period.
3. Disability-free life expectancy is a more comprehensive indicator than that of life expectancy because it introduces the concept of quality of life. It is used to distinguish between years of life free of any activity limitation and years experienced with at least one activity limitation. To that end, disability-free life expectancy establishes a threshold based on the nature of such limitations. Years of life lived in conditions above this threshold are counted in full. Those lived in conditions below the threshold are not counted. Thus, the emphasis is not exclusively on the length of life, as is the case for life expectancy, but also on the quality of life.
4. The estimates are based on three years of death data (for example, 1995 to 1997), questions on activity limitations from the 1996 Census, and the 1996 population estimates.
5. The reference period associated with these data reflects the mid-point of the three-year period (for example, 1996).
6. Disability-free life expectancy is calculated using Sullivan’s method (Sullivan DF. A single index of mortality and morbidity. HSMHA Health Reports 86 (April 1971): 347-354).
7. The related confidence intervals are based on Mathers’ method (Mathers C. Health Expectancies in Australia 1981 and 1988. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1991).
8. The 95 % confidence interval (CI) illustrates the degree of variability associated with a number.
9. Wide confidence intervals indicate high variability, thus, these numbers should be interpreted and compared with due caution.
10. Health regions are defined by provincial governments as the areas of responsibility for regional health boards (i.e., legislated) or as regions of interest to health care authorities.
11. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
12. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
13. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
14. Prince Edward Island has defined these health regions for statistical purposes only; they bear no resemblance to the boundaries of the five actual administrative health regions.
15. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
16. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
17. Because of the small population of Churchill, Manitoba (population: 1,110 in 1996), vital statistics are disseminated only for the aggregation of Burntwood/Churchill (regions 4680, 4690).
18. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
19. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
20. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
21. CANSIM table number 01020019.