Table 2-3
Deaths by geography — Subject to autopsy

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Subject to autopsy


Table summary
This table displays the results of subject to autopsy. The information is grouped by place of residence (appearing as row headers), total, deaths, death subject to autopsy, death not subject to autopsy and unknown whether death subject to autopsy, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Place of residence Total, deaths Death subject to autopsy Death not subject to autopsy Unknown whether death subject to autopsy
  number percent number percent number percent
Canada 238,418 12,515 5.2 218,212 91.5 7,691 3.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,391 280 6.4 4,033 91.8 78 1.8
Prince Edward Island 1,268 203 16.0 1,062 83.8 3 0.2
Nova Scotia 8,227 1,023 12.4 7,164 87.1 40 0.5
New Brunswick 6,366 655 10.3 4,922 77.3 789 12.4
Quebec 57,769 3,156 5.5 52,931 91.6 1,682 2.9
OntarioNote 1 88,468 1,414 1.6 85,496 96.6 1,558 1.8
Manitoba 9,972 1,022 10.2 6,771 67.9 2,179 21.9
Saskatchewan 8,972 651 7.3 8,272 92.2 49 0.5
Alberta 20,987 1,762 8.4 18,732 89.3 493 2.3
British Columbia 31,440 2,240 7.1 28,398 90.3 802 2.6
Yukon 201 33 16.4 165 82.1 3 1.5
Northwest Territories 186 39 21.0 141 75.8 6 3.2
Nunavut 162 36 22.2 117 72.2 9 5.6
Unknown 9 1 11.1 8 88.9 0 0.0
Note 1.

Starting with 2003 data, the number of deaths subject to autopsy in Ontario is underestimated. Ontario has changed the procedure of autopsy data capture in 2003.

Note(s): See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables" section.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database (CANSIM table "/n1/en/cansim/102-0510" title="CANSIM table 102-0510">102-0510).
1.
Starting with 2003 data, the number of deaths subject to autopsy in Ontario is underestimated. Ontario has changed the procedure of autopsy data capture in 2003.
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables" section.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database (CANSIM table 102-0510).
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