Health Indicators

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Health Indicators
December 2000

Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario District Health Councils (DHC), Ontario Public Health Units (PHU), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Ontario rates are presented for two different geographic levels: DHCs are more relevant for health system analysis; and PHUs are more relevant for health status measures.
Table 1.13:
Lung cancer deaths (ICD-9 162), age-standardized rate per 100,000 population and confidence interval(1), by sex, Canada, provinces, territories and health regions, 1996(2)
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
               
0 Canada 49.2 48.8, 49.7 72.0 71.2, 72.8 32.5 32.0, 33.0
10 Newfoundland 50.0 46.5, 53.4 81.9 75.4, 88.5 23.4 20.2, 26.7
1001 Health and Community Services St John's Region 50.1 44.1, 56.1 76.8 65.5, 88.1 30.7 24.3, 37.1
1002 Health and Community Services Eastern Region 62.7 54.5, 70.9 111.6 95.6, 127.7 21.2 14.7, 27.8
1003 Health and Community Services Central Region 41.0 34.3, 47.6 65.9 53.6, 78.3 18.9 12.6, 25.2
1004 Health and Community Services Western Region 45.0 37.0, 52.9 74.6 59.4, 89.8 19.1 12.0, 26.2
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board 43.1 23.5, 62.7 83.0 44.1, 122.0 -- --
1006 Health Labrador Corporation 72.9 37.6, 108.2 94.4 37.8, 151.0 55.7 6.7, 104.7
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
11 Prince Edward Island 56.6 49.5, 63.7 78.0 65.7, 90.4 41.7 33.3, 50.2
1101 Urban Health Region 55.0 44.8, 65.3 69.1 51.9, 86.3 46.7 33.6, 59.7
1102 Rural Health Region 58.0 48.2, 67.8 85.4 67.8, 102.9 37.4 26.5, 48.4
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
12 Nova Scotia 57.8 55.1, 60.5 84.1 79.2, 89.0 38.9 35.9, 41.9
1201 Zone 1 51.5 45.1, 57.8 70.3 59.5, 81.2 36.5 29.1, 43.8
1202 Zone 2 50.1 41.9, 58.3 73.9 59.1, 88.7 33.2 23.9, 42.5
1203 Zone 3 60.5 52.7, 68.2 89.4 75.3, 103.5 37.5 29.2, 45.9
1204 Zone 4 57.8 49.9, 65.6 87.1 72.8, 101.4 36.5 27.7, 45.3
1205 Zone 5 69.4 62.2, 76.6 109.0 95.1, 123.0 42.8 35.1, 50.6
1206 Zone 6 57.1 52.5, 61.8 80.2 71.6, 88.8 41.9 36.6, 47.2
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
13 New Brunswick 55.2 52.2, 58.1 86.3 80.7, 91.9 31.9 28.8, 34.9
1301 Region 1 53.8 48.0, 59.5 81.5 70.8, 92.3 33.0 26.8, 39.2
1302 Region 2 58.6 52.4, 64.8 85.8 74.4, 97.2 39.7 32.7, 46.7
1303 Region 3 47.8 41.7, 53.8 75.8 64.3, 87.2 26.4 20.2, 32.5
1304 Region 4 67.2 55.2, 79.3 131.3 105.2, 157.5 20.6 11.7, 29.5
1305 Region 5 69.1 53.6, 84.5 107.6 78.2, 136.9 41.5 25.1, 57.9
1306 Region 6 50.0 41.4, 58.6 79.2 63.3, 95.1 25.0 16.7, 33.3
1307 Region 7 57.5 45.8, 69.3 86.0 64.9, 107.0 33.5 21.1, 45.9
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
24 Quebec 60.4 59.4, 61.4 96.9 94.9, 98.9 35.0 33.9, 36.0
2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 55.8 50.4, 61.2 95.1 84.5, 105.8 26.3 21.2, 31.4
2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 72.5 66.6, 78.4 130.8 118.3, 143.4 30.1 25.1, 35.1
2403 Région de Québec 58.3 55.1, 61.5 98.8 92.0, 105.6 32.5 29.3, 35.7
2404 Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec 61.4 57.7, 65.1 103.7 96.2, 111.2 31.8 28.1, 35.4
2405 Région de l’Estrie 54.9 50.2, 59.6 91.4 82.2, 100.7 28.9 24.3, 33.6
2406 Région de Montréal-Centre 56.6 54.8, 58.4 88.9 85.4, 92.5 35.7 33.8, 37.6
2407 Région de l’Outaouais 66.0 60.4, 71.7 100.8 89.7, 111.8 40.9 34.9, 46.8
2408 Région de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue 74.5 66.2, 82.9 116.2 100.5, 132.0 40.2 31.8, 48.5
2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 91.3 78.8, 103.8 136.4 113.1, 159.7 52.7 40.0, 65.5
2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec 125.8 71.3, 180.4 197.4 83.0, 311.8 65.0 16.9, 113.2
2411 Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 78.3 69.2, 87.4 128.9 111.7, 146.0 36.3 27.8, 44.9
2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 55.3 51.1, 59.5 96.5 88.1, 105.0 24.4 20.6, 28.2
2413 Région de Laval 60.3 55.6, 65.1 90.0 80.6, 99.4 40.9 35.8, 46.1
2414 Région de Lanaudière 71.1 65.9, 76.4 105.4 95.5, 115.2 43.8 38.2, 49.3
2415 Région des Laurentides 67.6 63.0, 72.2 104.0 95.2, 112.9 39.2 34.4, 43.9
2416 Région de la Montérégie 57.9 55.4, 60.4 89.4 84.5, 94.2 35.7 33.1, 38.3
2417 Région du Nunavik 145.1 50.1, 240.2 215.2 14.3, 416.1 98.3 11.5, 185.0
2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James 77.2 12.4, 142.0 124.6 23.7, 225.4 -- --
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
35 Ontario (DHC) 44.3 43.6, 45.0 63.8 62.6, 65.1 30.0 29.2, 30.8
3501 Champlain District Health Council 47.5 45.1, 49.9 64.8 60.5, 69.1 35.9 33.0, 38.7
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC 53.5 50.1, 56.8 70.8 65.0, 76.6 40.8 36.8, 44.8
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC 48.8 46.0, 51.6 66.8 61.8, 71.8 36.0 32.7, 39.3
3504 Toronto District Health Council 37.4 36.0, 38.7 55.8 53.3, 58.3 24.1 22.7, 25.5
3505 Simcoe-York District Health Council 39.3 36.9, 41.8 56.8 52.3, 61.3 26.0 23.3, 28.7
3506 Halton-Peel District Health Council 39.7 37.3, 42.0 58.0 53.5, 62.4 26.3 23.8, 28.9
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC 40.3 37.4, 43.2 59.8 54.4, 65.2 25.5 22.3, 28.6
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC 49.6 46.2, 52.9 72.1 65.9, 78.2 33.1 29.4, 36.9
3509 Niagara District Health Council 43.4 40.2, 46.6 62.8 56.9, 68.8 29.4 25.8, 33.0
3510 Grand River DHC 48.1 43.3, 53.0 71.6 62.7, 80.5 31.4 26.0, 36.8
3511 Thames Valley DHC 45.1 42.0, 48.1 68.8 63.1, 74.6 28.1 24.8, 31.3
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC 52.0 48.9, 55.1 78.2 72.3, 84.0 33.5 30.1, 36.9
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC 40.3 36.6, 44.0 52.6 46.4, 58.9 31.0 26.5, 35.5
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC 53.9 49.0, 58.8 79.0 70.0, 87.9 34.4 28.9, 39.8
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC 56.6 52.6, 60.5 78.6 71.5, 85.6 39.4 34.9, 43.9
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC 54.1 48.9, 59.2 77.7 68.5, 87.0 35.6 29.8, 41.3
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
35 Ontario (PHU) 44.3 43.6, 45.0 63.8 62.6, 65.1 30.0 29.2, 30.8
3526 Algoma Public Health Unit 56.5 49.7, 63.4 80.1 67.7, 92.5 37.6 29.9, 45.2
3527 Brant Public Health Unit 47.8 41.1, 54.4 67.1 55.1, 79.1 35.8 27.9, 43.7
3530 Durham Public Health Unit 48.4 44.4, 52.4 66.5 59.2, 73.7 35.4 30.8, 40.0
3531 Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit 47.2 39.1, 55.3 66.5 51.7, 81.3 33.9 24.5, 43.3
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit 42.3 37.2, 47.3 52.8 44.4, 61.1 33.9 27.5, 40.2
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit 48.2 41.1, 55.3 76.0 62.8, 89.2 26.3 19.1, 33.5
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit 46.6 41.4, 51.7 58.8 50.2, 67.4 37.9 31.4, 44.4
3536 Halton Public Health Unit 43.1 39.1, 47.1 62.1 54.5, 69.6 29.8 25.3, 34.3
3537 Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit 49.6 46.2, 52.9 72.1 65.9, 78.2 33.1 29.4, 36.9
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit 56.1 50.2, 62.1 77.1 66.7, 87.4 39.9 33.0, 46.9
3539 Huron Public Health Unit 41.1 33.2, 49.1 63.4 48.6, 78.3 24.5 15.9, 33.1
3540 Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit 52.0 44.9, 59.0 79.8 66.4, 93.3 32.8 25.0, 40.5
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit 54.9 49.0, 60.7 70.1 60.2, 80.1 43.8 36.6, 50.9
3542 Lambton Public Health Unit 46.5 40.5, 52.6 72.3 60.5, 84.0 29.4 22.7, 36.0
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit 49.8 44.2, 55.4 65.9 56.2, 75.6 39.0 32.1, 45.8
3544 Middlesex-London Public Health Unit 45.1 41.4, 48.8 70.8 63.6, 77.9 26.7 22.9, 30.6
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit 45.9 38.8, 53.0 70.0 57.2, 82.9 24.8 17.7, 32.0
3546 Niagara Public Health Unit 43.4 40.2, 46.6 62.8 56.9, 68.8 29.4 25.8, 33.0
3547 North Bay Public Health Unit 59.6 51.4, 67.8 86.4 71.5, 101.4 40.2 31.0, 49.4
3549 Northwestern Public Health Unit 58.6 48.9, 68.3 78.9 62.4, 95.3 41.1 29.8, 52.3
3551 Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit 43.0 40.2, 45.7 57.9 52.9, 63.0 33.8 30.5, 37.1
3552 Oxford Public Health Unit 43.7 36.7, 50.7 64.6 51.8, 77.4 28.9 21.0, 36.9
3553 Peel Public Health Unit 37.5 34.6, 40.3 55.1 49.7, 60.5 24.3 21.2, 27.3
3554 Perth Public Health Unit 35.3 28.0, 42.6 42.5 30.5, 54.6 30.8 21.4, 40.2
3555 Peterborough Public Health Unit 51.8 45.6, 58.0 75.1 63.9, 86.4 35.8 28.6, 42.9
3556 Porcupine Public Health Unit 60.5 51.4, 69.5 77.3 61.9, 92.7 47.5 36.5, 58.4
3557 Renfrew Public Health Unit 47.8 40.7, 54.9 68.4 55.7, 81.1 32.3 24.2, 40.5
3558 Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit 63.4 57.2, 69.6 86.7 75.8, 97.5 45.6 38.3, 52.9
3560 Simcoe Public Health Unit 48.0 44.0, 52.1 71.4 63.8, 78.9 29.8 25.5, 34.1
3561 Sudbury Public Health Unit 54.3 48.7, 60.0 77.5 67.1, 87.9 36.6 30.3, 42.9
3562 Thunder Bay Public Health Unit 52.9 46.7, 59.0 78.3 67.0, 89.6 33.7 27.0, 40.5
3563 Timiskaming Public Health Unit 60.9 48.3, 73.6 88.1 64.5, 111.8 43.2 28.5, 57.8
3565 Waterloo Public Health Unit 41.0 37.3, 44.6 63.2 56.2, 70.1 24.5 20.7, 28.3
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit 39.1 34.3, 43.9 54.1 45.6, 62.6 27.3 21.9, 32.8
3568 Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit 54.4 50.2, 58.6 80.7 72.8, 88.6 35.5 30.9, 40.1
3570 York Public Health Unit 32.8 29.8, 35.8 46.0 40.4, 51.5 23.0 19.6, 26.3
3595 City of Toronto Public Health Unit 37.4 36.0, 38.7 55.8 53.3, 58.3 24.1 22.7, 25.5
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
46 Manitoba 47.7 45.5, 49.9 64.1 60.3, 68.0 35.6 32.9, 38.2
4610 Winnipeg 50.7 47.7, 53.8 69.9 64.5, 75.4 38.1 34.6, 41.7
4615 Brandon 47.1 36.4, 57.7 63.4 45.1, 81.6 34.3 21.8, 46.7
4620 North Eastman 49.4 37.1, 61.7 60.1 41.0, 79.3 39.6 23.7, 55.5
4625 South Eastman 34.7 25.0, 44.4 52.5 35.1, 69.9 18.8 8.9, 28.7
4630 Interlake 48.7 40.2, 57.3 58.5 44.9, 72.0 40.9 29.8, 52.0
4640 Central 34.0 27.6, 40.5 47.2 36.2, 58.2 23.7 16.1, 31.3
4650 Marquette 46.8 36.0, 57.6 69.2 50.5, 88.0 26.6 15.0, 38.2
4655 South Westman 51.6 40.0, 63.3 74.4 54.1, 94.6 31.5 18.8, 44.1
4660 Parkland 40.2 30.9, 49.5 45.1 31.4, 58.9 36.9 23.9, 49.9
4670 Norman 63.9 41.6, 86.1 83.6 46.8, 120.4 46.2 19.8, 72.5
4680 Burntwood/Churchill 53.9 30.2, 77.6 66.9 28.1, 105.7 43.7 13.7, 73.6
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
47 Saskatchewan 42.2 40.1, 44.4 57.5 53.8, 61.1 30.6 28.0, 33.2
4701 Weyburn (A) Service Area 41.5 33.2, 49.9 63.9 49.3, 78.5 23.0 13.7, 32.3
4702 Moose Jaw (B) Service Area 41.5 33.4, 49.6 48.9 36.2, 61.6 36.3 25.6, 47.0
4703 Swift Current (C) Service Area 37.5 28.7, 46.4 56.2 40.7, 71.7 22.2 12.3, 32.1
4704 Regina (D) Service Area 46.3 41.5, 51.1 65.6 57.1, 74.1 32.4 26.9, 37.9
4705 Yorkton (E) Service Area 38.6 31.5, 45.8 49.0 37.7, 60.4 30.6 21.2, 39.9
4706 Saskatoon (F) Service Area 40.1 35.9, 44.3 57.3 49.9, 64.8 28.3 23.3, 33.2
4707 Rosetown (G) Service Area 43.9 34.1, 53.7 53.1 37.6, 68.6 38.0 25.0, 51.0
4708 Melfort (H) Service Area 30.4 22.4, 38.4 31.1 19.7, 42.4 30.5 18.9, 42.0
4709 Prince Albert (I) Service Area 42.6 34.8, 50.5 55.4 42.5, 68.3 32.8 23.0, 42.6
4710 North Battleford (J) Service Area 51.6 41.8, 61.4 70.5 54.1, 86.8 33.4 22.5, 44.4
4711 Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area 63.4 38.0, 88.9 72.7 34.7, 110.7 53.4 19.7, 87.2
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
48 Alberta 43.0 41.5, 44.5 58.6 56.0, 61.3 31.3 29.5, 33.1
4801 Chinook Regional Health Authority 40.3 34.4, 46.2 61.2 50.5, 71.9 23.9 17.6, 30.2
4802 Palliser Health Authority 43.6 36.0, 51.3 57.1 44.1, 70.0 33.7 24.4, 43.0
4803 Headwaters Health Authority 48.1 38.1, 58.2 59.9 42.9, 77.0 41.0 28.2, 53.8
4804 Calgary Regional Health Authority 41.7 38.9, 44.5 58.0 52.9, 63.2 30.2 26.9, 33.4
4805 Health Authority #5 37.5 28.0, 46.9 49.6 33.6, 65.6 28.0 16.7, 39.3
4806 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 43.4 37.6, 49.2 63.5 53.2, 73.8 26.8 20.5, 33.1
4807 East Central Health Authority 41.3 34.7, 47.8 56.0 45.1, 66.9 28.9 21.0, 36.7
4808 WestView Regional Health Authority 46.6 37.6, 55.7 59.4 44.2, 74.6 36.2 25.2, 47.2
4809 Crossroads Regional Health Authority 60.1 45.0, 75.2 95.1 66.4, 123.8 32.8 17.6, 47.9
4810 Capital Health Authority 42.9 40.1, 45.8 56.5 51.4, 61.5 33.6 30.2, 37.0
4811 Aspen Regional Health Authority 37.4 30.0, 44.8 54.3 41.4, 67.3 22.4 14.3, 30.4
4812 Lakeland Regional Health Authority 46.9 39.1, 54.6 62.5 49.6, 75.3 34.1 24.6, 43.5
4813 Mistahia Regional Health Authority 46.0 36.1, 56.0 60.0 43.1, 76.8 35.5 23.3, 47.6
4814 Peace Regional Health Authority 58.6 35.5, 81.8 94.2 51.3, 137.1 27.1 5.2, 49.0
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority 60.8 35.3, 86.2 69.7 32.0, 107.4 50.5 16.8, 84.2
4816 Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 76.5 39.9, 113.2 61.3 8.5, 114.0 96.6 40.8, 152.4
4817 Northwestern Regional Health Authority 35.7 13.8, 57.5 39.4 6.7, 72.2 32.1 2.4, 61.8
   
Total 
Male 
Female 
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
59 British Columbia 44.9 43.7, 46.0 59.0 57.0, 61.0 34.2 32.8, 35.6
5901 East Kootenay 46.7 38.3, 55.1 61.8 47.6, 75.9 34.2 24.2, 44.3
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary 40.8 33.6, 48.1 46.4 35.2, 57.6 36.6 27.0, 46.3
5903 North Okanagan 45.5 39.3, 51.7 58.6 48.4, 68.9 34.2 26.8, 41.6
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen 39.2 35.3, 43.1 51.1 44.5, 57.7 29.6 25.0, 34.2
5905 Thompson 50.6 43.4, 57.8 64.3 52.1, 76.4 39.7 31.0, 48.4
5906 Fraser Valley 47.3 42.4, 52.2 60.7 52.6, 68.8 36.0 30.2, 41.9
5907 South Fraser Valley 43.6 40.3, 46.9 56.0 50.4, 61.6 34.4 30.5, 38.4
5908 Simon Fraser 53.4 48.3, 58.6 71.6 62.3, 81.0 41.7 35.6, 47.7
5909 Coast Garibaldi 48.3 39.3, 57.3 63.7 48.4, 79.0 35.1 24.5, 45.8
5910 Central Vancouver Island 49.0 44.4, 53.6 62.6 54.7, 70.5 39.3 33.6, 45.1
5911 Upper Island / Central Coast 47.7 40.2, 55.3 59.4 47.0, 71.8 37.2 28.0, 46.4
5912 Cariboo 46.7 36.4, 57.0 53.9 37.7, 70.0 40.4 27.2, 53.6
5913 North West 56.8 44.7, 69.0 77.8 57.1, 98.6 36.7 22.9, 50.6
5914 Peace Liard 61.9 47.5, 76.3 75.7 53.0, 98.3 46.9 29.3, 64.4
5915 Northern Interior 51.9 42.6, 61.1 71.1 55.1, 87.1 34.1 23.9, 44.3
5916 Vancouver 41.6 38.6, 44.6 58.2 52.8, 63.6 29.3 25.9, 32.7
5917 Burnaby 45.6 40.4, 50.8 61.7 52.4, 71.1 34.2 28.1, 40.3
5918 North Shore 35.2 30.6, 39.8 46.7 38.5, 55.0 26.9 21.6, 32.2
5919 Richmond 42.7 36.6, 48.7 63.4 51.9, 75.0 28.0 21.4, 34.5
5920 Capital 44.9 41.3, 48.5 58.7 52.6, 64.7 35.9 31.5, 40.3
5921 Vancouver/Richmond 41.6 38.9, 44.3 58.9 54.1, 63.8 28.9 25.9, 31.9
5922 Simon Fraser/Burnaby 49.9 46.2, 53.6 66.9 60.3, 73.5 38.5 34.2, 42.8
   
Total
Male
Female
Code Health Region Name Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval Rate per 100,000 95% confidence interval
60 Yukon Territory 73.1 46.5, 99.8 80.8 43.8, 117.7 61.9 25.9, 98.0
6001 Yukon Territory 73.1 46.5, 99.8 80.8 43.8, 117.7 61.9 25.9, 98.0
61 Northwest Territories 66.3 42.4, 90.2 70.5 36.8, 104.2 58.5 26.7, 90.3
6101 Northwest Territories 66.3 42.4, 90.2 70.5 36.8, 104.2 58.5 26.7, 90.3
62 Nunavut 131.8 75.9, 187.7 115.3 45.8, 184.9 151.1 60.1, 242.0
6201 Nunavut 131.8 75.9, 187.7 115.3 45.8, 184.9 151.1 60.1, 242.0

-- Suppressed due to both small numbers and extremely high variability

(1) Confidence intervals illustrate the degree of variability associated with the rate. See Technical Notes.

(2) These rates are created by average of three years of data (1995, 1996, 1997) over the 1996 population estimates; age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian population age structure.

Source: Canadian Vital Statistics Database, Statistics Canada


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