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 1.12:
All cancer deaths (ICD-9 140-208), 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 185.7 184.8, 186.5 235.3 233.8, 236.8 151.9 150.8, 152.9
10 Newfoundland 194.3 187.6, 201.1 250.8 239.2, 262.5 151.3 143.2, 159.4
1001 Health and Community Services St John's Region 186.9 175.5, 198.4 235.3 215.5, 255.1 153.6 139.6, 167.5
1002 Health and Community Services Eastern Region 224.7 209.4, 240.0 317.9 290.6, 345.2 150.9 133.9, 167.9
1003 Health and Community Services Central Region 182.1 168.1, 196.1 222.9 199.9, 245.9 150.8 133.1, 168.4
1004 Health and Community Services Western Region 188.3 172.0, 204.7 236.8 209.2, 264.4 150.5 130.5, 170.5
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board 168.5 129.3, 207.7 190.1 128.0, 252.2 149.2 98.6, 199.7
1006 Health Labrador Corporation 212.0 156.6, 267.5 254.0 172.3, 335.7 164.5 88.9, 240.0
   
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 193.8 181.0, 206.5 261.0 238.6, 283.4 146.5 131.3, 161.6
1101 Urban Health Region 205.3 185.9, 224.7 257.7 224.7, 290.6 169.3 145.4, 193.2
1102 Rural Health Region 183.8 166.8, 200.7 263.6 233.0, 294.2 126.1 106.9, 145.4
   
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 208.3 203.3, 213.3 262.8 254.1, 271.5 172.8 166.6, 179.0
1201 Zone 1 198.9 186.7, 211.1 235.9 216.1, 255.6 172.0 156.3, 187.7
1202 Zone 2 196.1 180.2, 212.0 251.2 224.1, 278.4 157.0 137.6, 176.4
1203 Zone 3 205.1 191.0, 219.3 256.2 232.3, 280.0 170.6 152.9, 188.2
1204 Zone 4 209.8 195.1, 224.5 269.8 244.6, 294.9 168.9 150.8, 187.0
1205 Zone 5 231.8 218.7, 244.9 308.1 284.5, 331.6 186.3 170.4, 202.2
1206 Zone 6 206.8 198.1, 215.6 261.2 245.6, 276.8 174.4 163.8, 185.0
   
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 196.5 191.0, 202.0 257.6 248.0, 267.3 153.1 146.5, 159.6
1301 Region 1 196.8 185.8, 207.7 258.9 239.8, 278.0 153.1 139.9, 166.2
1302 Region 2 201.2 189.9, 212.5 253.6 234.0, 273.3 167.1 153.2, 181.1
1303 Region 3 184.3 172.6, 196.0 235.7 215.5, 255.8 146.9 132.8, 161.0
1304 Region 4 199.4 178.6, 220.1 288.2 249.8, 326.6 134.3 111.6, 157.0
1305 Region 5 215.3 188.1, 242.6 305.9 256.4, 355.4 150.8 119.9, 181.8
1306 Region 6 190.3 174.0, 206.7 247.2 219.3, 275.1 145.2 125.8, 164.5
1307 Region 7 212.4 190.1, 234.6 285.6 247.0, 324.2 154.0 128.2, 179.8
   
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
24 Quebec 203.9 202.1, 205.7 273.1 269.7, 276.4 159.4 157.3, 161.6
2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 201.8 191.7, 212.0 271.7 253.6, 289.7 152.0 140.1, 163.9
2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 231.5 220.9, 242.1 328.6 308.4, 348.7 165.0 153.2, 176.8
2403 Région de Québec 202.2 196.2, 208.1 279.2 267.5, 290.9 158.0 151.1, 164.9
2404 Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec 202.3 195.6, 209.1 280.0 267.6, 292.5 151.1 143.4, 158.9
2405 Région de l�Estrie 194.4 185.6, 203.1 265.8 249.9, 281.7 147.3 137.0, 157.6
2406 Région de Montréal-Centre 199.1 195.8, 202.5 261.9 255.7, 268.1 161.7 157.8, 165.7
2407 Région de l�Outaouais 209.7 199.5, 219.8 274.6 256.1, 293.2 164.6 152.6, 176.5
2408 Région de l�Abitibi-Témiscamingue 213.2 198.9, 227.6 276.7 251.8, 301.7 163.1 146.2, 179.9
2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 250.0 228.7, 271.3 355.7 315.9, 395.5 169.0 145.6, 192.4
2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec 289.0 192.0, 386.0 368.6 207.1, 530.1 182.6 89.0, 276.3
2411 Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 230.4 215.0, 245.9 318.3 291.4, 345.3 161.4 143.5, 179.3
2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 191.8 184.0, 199.5 268.2 253.9, 282.5 139.4 130.5, 148.3
2413 Région de Laval 210.0 201.0, 218.9 277.6 260.6, 294.6 171.2 160.6, 181.9
2414 Région de Lanaudière 221.0 211.6, 230.4 296.9 279.7, 314.2 166.6 155.8, 177.5
2415 Région des Laurentides 219.9 211.4, 228.4 287.0 271.8, 302.2 171.1 161.1, 181.1
2416 Région de la Montérégie 198.2 193.6, 202.8 257.2 248.8, 265.5 159.0 153.6, 164.5
2417 Région du Nunavik 276.6 151.5, 401.7 363.3 128.6, 598.1 216.9 76.4, 357.5
2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James 188.6 102.5, 274.8 176.9 61.0, 292.9 184.3 78.3, 290.2
   
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
35 Ontario (DHC) 180.5 179.1, 181.9 226.8 224.4, 229.2 149.6 147.9, 151.3
3501 Champlain District Health Council 179.1 174.5, 183.8 220.8 212.7, 228.9 154.5 148.8, 160.3
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC 187.6 181.4, 193.8 234.4 223.8, 245.1 155.8 148.0, 163.5
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC 192.3 186.7, 197.8 238.4 228.9, 248.0 161.5 154.7, 168.4
3504 Toronto District Health Council 167.5 164.7, 170.2 211.1 206.3, 215.9 138.0 134.7, 141.4
3505 Simcoe-York District Health Council 173.8 168.7, 178.9 218.2 209.3, 227.2 143.5 137.3, 149.8
3506 Halton-Peel District Health Council 169.9 165.1, 174.6 211.8 203.3, 220.3 141.8 136.0, 147.6
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC 173.6 167.6, 179.5 216.7 206.3, 227.1 145.1 137.8, 152.4
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC 190.0 183.5, 196.6 237.4 226.1, 248.7 158.1 150.0, 166.2
3509 Niagara District Health Council 187.5 180.8, 194.2 234.7 223.2, 246.2 157.3 149.0, 165.6
3510 Grand River DHC 191.1 181.5, 200.7 247.9 231.2, 264.6 153.9 142.2, 165.6
3511 Thames Valley DHC 186.9 180.8, 193.0 240.0 229.3, 250.8 151.6 144.3, 159.0
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC 193.4 187.4, 199.4 252.7 242.1, 263.3 155.3 148.0, 162.5
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC 180.3 172.6, 188.1 216.4 203.7, 229.1 154.3 144.4, 164.2
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC 202.7 193.1, 212.3 258.0 241.6, 274.5 163.6 151.7, 175.4
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC 201.9 194.4, 209.4 257.5 244.4, 270.7 162.4 153.2, 171.5
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC 201.2 191.3, 211.1 247.2 230.7, 263.8 167.0 154.7, 179.3
   
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) 180.5 179.1, 181.9 226.8 224.4, 229.2 149.6 147.9, 151.3
3526 Algoma Public Health Unit 195.3 182.4, 208.2 252.0 229.5, 274.4 154.0 138.4, 169.7
3527 Brant Public Health Unit 190.2 177.1, 203.3 250.2 226.7, 273.6 154.8 138.7, 170.8
3530 Durham Public Health Unit 192.4 184.4, 200.4 237.3 223.3, 251.3 163.2 153.4, 173.0
3531 Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit 200.2 183.8, 216.6 248.8 220.5, 277.1 167.5 147.3, 187.7
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit 181.5 171.0, 192.0 209.8 193.1, 226.6 160.7 147.0, 174.4
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit 191.8 177.8, 205.8 245.6 221.7, 269.6 153.2 136.1, 170.4
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit 193.7 183.3, 204.2 230.0 213.0, 247.1 169.0 155.4, 182.5
3536 Halton Public Health Unit 178.8 170.6, 186.9 224.0 209.7, 238.3 148.5 138.5, 158.4
3537 Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit 190.0 183.5, 196.6 237.4 226.1, 248.7 158.1 150.0, 166.2
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit 187.3 176.4, 198.1 230.0 211.8, 248.2 156.2 142.6, 169.7
3539 Huron Public Health Unit 188.5 171.6, 205.5 245.1 216.2, 274.0 147.2 126.5, 167.9
3540 Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit 205.1 191.2, 219.1 281.4 256.0, 306.9 158.9 142.3, 175.6
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit 183.7 173.1, 194.3 234.1 215.7, 252.5 147.9 135.0, 160.7
3542 Lambton Public Health Unit 183.9 171.8, 196.0 238.6 217.2, 259.9 149.0 134.3, 163.8
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit 194.9 183.9, 205.9 243.8 224.9, 262.7 165.3 151.4, 179.1
3544 Middlesex-London Public Health Unit 185.9 178.4, 193.3 240.2 227.0, 253.4 150.4 141.4, 159.4
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit 193.7 179.0, 208.4 248.9 224.2, 273.6 152.1 133.9, 170.3
3546 Niagara Public Health Unit 187.5 180.8, 194.2 234.7 223.2, 246.2 157.3 149.0, 165.6
3547 North Bay Public Health Unit 208.3 192.9, 223.6 274.5 247.4, 301.7 161.9 143.7, 180.1
3549 Northwestern Public Health Unit 212.3 194.0, 230.6 266.5 235.8, 297.2 169.5 147.1, 191.9
3551 Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit 174.5 169.0, 180.1 211.7 202.0, 221.5 154.2 147.3, 161.1
3552 Oxford Public Health Unit 180.6 166.6, 194.5 232.0 207.8, 256.1 144.1 127.2, 161.1
3553 Peel Public Health Unit 164.7 158.7, 170.6 204.5 193.9, 215.1 138.0 130.9, 145.2
3554 Perth Public Health Unit 168.8 153.2, 184.4 205.1 178.9, 231.4 144.3 124.9, 163.8
3555 Peterborough Public Health Unit 187.4 175.6, 199.1 244.8 224.3, 265.2 150.1 135.6, 164.6
3556 Porcupine Public Health Unit 205.8 189.1, 222.5 255.8 227.3, 284.2 168.8 148.3, 189.3
3557 Renfrew Public Health Unit 184.2 170.4, 198.0 239.9 215.8, 264.0 147.6 130.6, 164.5
3558 Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit 192.6 181.9, 203.3 239.9 221.6, 258.1 161.3 147.9, 174.6
3560 Simcoe Public Health Unit 189.7 181.7, 197.8 240.0 226.1, 253.9 154.4 144.5, 164.3
3561 Sudbury Public Health Unit 202.5 191.5, 213.5 260.0 240.3, 279.8 163.6 150.3, 176.9
3562 Thunder Bay Public Health Unit 199.0 187.1, 210.9 241.7 221.9, 261.6 168.3 153.4, 183.2
3563 Timiskaming Public Health Unit 213.1 189.5, 236.6 249.7 210.5, 288.9 194.1 163.1, 225.2
3565 Waterloo Public Health Unit 173.4 166.0, 180.9 221.8 208.5, 235.1 141.6 132.7, 150.6
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit 174.0 164.0, 184.0 208.2 191.5, 224.9 151.7 139.0, 164.4
3568 Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit 193.1 185.3, 201.0 249.8 235.9, 263.8 156.2 146.6, 165.7
3570 York Public Health Unit 162.7 156.0, 169.4 203.1 191.3, 214.9 136.0 127.9, 144.0
3595 City of Toronto Public Health Unit 167.5 164.7, 170.2 211.1 206.3, 215.9 138.0 134.7, 141.4
   
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
46 Manitoba 186.9 182.6, 191.2 226.7 219.6, 233.9 159.9 154.5, 165.4
4610 Winnipeg 191.9 186.1, 197.8 239.7 229.6, 249.8 163.0 155.8, 170.2
4615 Brandon 179.6 159.5, 199.7 197.4 165.9, 228.9 166.3 139.9, 192.6
4620 North Eastman 166.2 143.7, 188.8 184.1 150.2, 218.0 150.2 119.8, 180.5
4625 South Eastman 162.3 141.4, 183.1 202.5 168.2, 236.7 128.1 102.8, 153.5
4630 Interlake 201.3 184.0, 218.5 224.7 198.1, 251.3 184.3 161.2, 207.5
4640 Central 161.2 147.5, 174.9 188.3 166.7, 209.9 143.0 125.0, 161.0
4650 Marquette 184.0 163.3, 204.6 227.9 194.8, 260.9 148.6 122.6, 174.6
4655 South Westman 209.2 186.1, 232.2 259.0 221.7, 296.4 169.2 140.4, 198.1
4660 Parkland 179.0 159.7, 198.3 214.0 184.5, 243.6 152.1 126.2, 178.1
4670 Norman 242.5 199.6, 285.4 297.8 227.0, 368.6 195.5 143.3, 247.7
4680 Burntwood/Churchill 180.4 138.1, 222.7 183.7 122.2, 245.2 178.6 119.0, 238.2
   
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
47 Saskatchewan 171.5 167.2, 175.8 214.4 207.4, 221.5 139.9 134.5, 145.2
4701 Weyburn (A) Service Area 172.0 155.3, 188.6 225.6 198.5, 252.7 132.1 110.9, 153.2
4702 Moose Jaw (B) Service Area 163.4 147.3, 179.5 202.6 176.2, 229.0 132.5 112.6, 152.3
4703 Swift Current (C) Service Area 159.3 141.5, 177.0 208.6 179.2, 238.0 122.5 100.4, 144.6
4704 Regina (D) Service Area 176.8 167.7, 186.0 222.6 207.1, 238.1 145.3 134.0, 156.6
4705 Yorkton (E) Service Area 179.7 164.4, 194.9 220.8 196.6, 245.1 146.6 127.2, 166.0
4706 Saskatoon (F) Service Area 167.4 158.9, 175.9 211.8 197.5, 226.0 137.6 127.1, 148.2
4707 Rosetown (G) Service Area 179.9 160.6, 199.1 220.3 189.3, 251.4 152.0 126.9, 177.0
4708 Melfort (H) Service Area 165.2 146.7, 183.7 188.9 160.6, 217.1 144.4 120.3, 168.6
4709 Prince Albert (I) Service Area 169.3 153.8, 184.8 204.7 180.1, 229.3 142.1 122.1, 162.1
4710 North Battleford (J) Service Area 167.7 150.3, 185.0 215.1 186.9, 243.4 125.7 104.7, 146.7
4711 Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area 227.7 177.0, 278.4 276.6 193.5, 359.7 179.0 117.3, 240.7
   
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
48 Alberta 173.3 170.3, 176.3 210.6 205.6, 215.6 147.4 143.7, 151.2
4801 Chinook Regional Health Authority 183.8 171.4, 196.1 234.5 213.8, 255.3 145.7 130.7, 160.7
4802 Palliser Health Authority 179.3 164.0, 194.7 224.4 198.7, 250.0 147.3 128.2, 166.4
4803 Headwaters Health Authority 181.7 162.3, 201.1 213.3 181.2, 245.4 162.8 137.9, 187.8
4804 Calgary Regional Health Authority 170.7 165.0, 176.4 207.0 197.2, 216.7 146.0 139.1, 153.0
4805 Health Authority #5 162.1 142.7, 181.6 177.6 147.5, 207.6 152.8 126.6, 179.1
4806 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 171.6 160.2, 183.0 208.1 189.5, 226.8 143.3 129.0, 157.7
4807 East Central Health Authority 166.2 153.3, 179.2 206.5 185.8, 227.2 132.6 116.3, 149.0
4808 WestView Regional Health Authority 160.8 144.0, 177.5 196.8 168.4, 225.3 137.5 116.5, 158.5
4809 Crossroads Regional Health Authority 207.1 179.6, 234.6 257.2 209.8, 304.6 174.1 140.2, 208.0
4810 Capital Health Authority 169.2 163.6, 174.8 202.1 192.6, 211.5 148.3 141.3, 155.3
4811 Aspen Regional Health Authority 166.3 150.8, 181.8 208.8 183.2, 234.4 134.1 114.5, 153.6
4812 Lakeland Regional Health Authority 195.3 179.9, 210.7 243.0 218.0, 268.1 160.4 140.8, 180.1
4813 Mistahia Regional Health Authority 182.3 162.8, 201.9 224.3 192.3, 256.3 151.4 126.6, 176.2
4814 Peace Regional Health Authority 259.0 210.6, 307.4 323.5 243.8, 403.2 212.1 150.9, 273.4
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority 193.5 149.0, 238.1 195.6 133.8, 257.4 185.8 122.8, 248.8
4816 Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 202.2 142.0, 262.4 233.2 127.0, 339.5 193.0 117.0, 269.0
4817 Northwestern Regional Health Authority 107.6 68.9, 146.3 115.4 57.4, 173.4 106.3 51.0, 161.6
   
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
59 British Columbia 168.9 166.6, 171.1 205.5 201.8, 209.3 142.7 139.9, 145.5
5901 East Kootenay 159.9 144.5, 175.4 190.5 165.6, 215.5 136.2 116.4, 156.0
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary 179.1 164.0, 194.2 217.6 193.2, 241.9 148.8 129.6, 168.0
5903 North Okanagan 161.7 150.0, 173.4 187.7 169.2, 206.3 140.2 125.2, 155.2
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen 159.0 151.1, 166.8 196.6 183.8, 209.4 129.7 119.9, 139.6
5905 Thompson 177.8 164.3, 191.3 212.2 189.8, 234.7 154.3 137.2, 171.4
5906 Fraser Valley 172.1 162.9, 181.3 207.1 192.1, 222.1 144.9 133.3, 156.5
5907 South Fraser Valley 167.0 160.6, 173.4 200.8 190.2, 211.4 143.7 135.8, 151.7
5908 Simon Fraser 188.2 178.6, 197.7 233.2 216.4, 250.0 159.9 148.1, 171.6
5909 Coast Garibaldi 175.0 157.9, 192.1 215.5 187.3, 243.7 141.7 120.4, 163.0
5910 Central Vancouver Island 175.2 166.5, 183.9 206.4 192.2, 220.6 153.2 142.0, 164.3
5911 Upper Island / Central Coast 193.9 178.6, 209.2 226.7 202.2, 251.1 167.5 147.8, 187.1
5912 Cariboo 173.9 153.8, 194.0 190.5 157.5, 223.4 162.8 136.0, 189.7
5913 North West 173.9 152.7, 195.1 203.2 169.1, 237.4 148.5 121.4, 175.5
5914 Peace Liard 205.6 179.4, 231.9 245.3 203.6, 287.0 164.8 132.7, 197.0
5915 Northern Interior 198.4 179.8, 217.0 250.6 219.3, 281.8 152.8 130.6, 175.0
5916 Vancouver 156.9 151.1, 162.7 200.0 190.0, 209.9 126.4 119.4, 133.4
5917 Burnaby 169.3 159.3, 179.4 213.3 195.9, 230.6 140.1 127.7, 152.4
5918 North Shore 162.9 153.0, 172.7 197.6 180.5, 214.7 141.0 128.8, 153.1
5919 Richmond 147.8 136.6, 159.0 195.4 174.9, 215.8 116.9 103.6, 130.1
5920 Capital 171.8 164.9, 178.8 205.0 193.6, 216.4 150.8 141.9, 159.6
5921 Vancouver/Richmond 154.4 149.3, 159.5 198.0 189.1, 206.9 124.3 118.1, 130.4
5922 Simon Fraser/Burnaby 180.0 173.1, 186.9 224.3 212.3, 236.4 151.1 142.7, 159.6
   
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
60 Yukon Territory 208.3 162.4, 254.2 257.4 183.0, 331.7 160.3 105.1, 215.4
6001 Yukon Territory 208.3 162.4, 254.2 257.4 183.0, 331.7 160.3 105.1, 215.4
61 Northwest Territories 217.0 173.3, 260.8 217.4 156.7, 278.1 223.0 157.1, 288.8
6101 Northwest Territories 217.0 173.3, 260.8 217.4 156.7, 278.1 223.0 157.1, 288.8
62 Nunavut 327.1 241.5, 412.6 347.5 229.4, 465.5 290.9 171.9, 409.9
6201 Nunavut 327.1 241.5, 412.6 347.5 229.4, 465.5 290.9 171.9, 409.9

(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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