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 1.14:
Colorectal cancer deaths (ICD-9 153-154), 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 19.4 19.1, 19.7 24.4 23.9, 24.9 15.7 15.4, 16.0
10 Newfoundland 19.4 17.3, 21.6 22.7 19.2, 26.2 16.9 14.2, 19.7
1001 Health and Community Services St John's Region 18.2 14.6, 21.8 22.0 15.9, 28.1 15.7 11.2, 20.2
1002 Health and Community Services Eastern Region 23.1 18.2, 27.9 27.4 19.2, 35.6 20.1 14.0, 26.1
1003 Health and Community Services Central Region 18.6 14.1, 23.2 20.0 13.1, 26.9 17.3 11.2, 23.3
1004 Health and Community Services Western Region 19.4 14.0, 24.8 22.7 14.2, 31.2 15.9 9.4, 22.4
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board 16.7 5.0, 28.4 17.7 0.1, 35.3 15.7 0.2, 31.1
1006 Health Labrador Corporation -- -- -- -- -- --
   
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 17.5 13.7, 21.2 19.3 13.3, 25.4 15.9 11.1, 20.8
1101 Urban Health Region 17.3 11.8, 22.8 17.7 9.3, 26.1 17.2 9.7, 24.8
1102 Rural Health Region 17.5 12.3, 22.7 20.5 11.9, 29.1 14.8 8.6, 21.1
   
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 17.7 16.2, 19.1 22.0 19.4, 24.5 14.6 12.9, 16.4
1201 Zone 1 17.5 13.9, 21.0 17.3 12.0, 22.7 17.6 12.7, 22.5
1202 Zone 2 22.3 17.0, 27.7 26.1 17.3, 34.9 18.6 12.2, 25.0
1203 Zone 3 17.6 13.5, 21.6 20.8 14.0, 27.6 14.6 9.7, 19.4
1204 Zone 4 13.8 10.1, 17.4 18.4 11.8, 25.1 11.1 6.7, 15.5
1205 Zone 5 18.3 14.7, 22.0 28.5 21.2, 35.8 12.2 8.2, 16.1
1206 Zone 6 17.1 14.6, 19.7 21.7 17.2, 26.1 14.2 11.2, 17.2
   
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 16.4 14.8, 18.0 21.0 18.2, 23.8 13.0 11.1, 14.8
1301 Region 1 17.6 14.4, 20.8 23.4 17.6, 29.2 14.0 10.0, 17.9
1302 Region 2 15.7 12.5, 18.8 18.3 13.0, 23.6 13.2 9.4, 16.9
1303 Region 3 16.5 13.0, 20.0 20.7 14.7, 26.8 13.3 9.1, 17.6
1304 Region 4 20.0 13.6, 26.5 24.2 13.2, 35.1 16.5 8.8, 24.1
1305 Region 5 6.1 1.6, 10.6 -- -- -- --
1306 Region 6 17.8 12.8, 22.9 25.9 16.8, 35.1 11.4 5.9, 17.0
1307 Region 7 15.3 9.3, 21.3 19.9 9.8, 30.0 10.1 3.7, 16.6
   
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
24 Quebec 24.8 24.2, 25.5 31.4 30.3, 32.6 20.3 19.5, 21.0
2401 Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent 23.7 20.2, 27.2 26.5 20.8, 32.1 21.7 17.3, 26.1
2402 Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 27.9 24.1, 31.6 35.4 28.5, 42.2 23.4 18.9, 27.8
2403 Région de Québec 25.4 23.2, 27.5 33.8 29.6, 38.0 20.6 18.2, 23.1
2404 Région de la Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec 27.2 24.7, 29.7 36.1 31.6, 40.7 21.0 18.2, 23.9
2405 Région de l�Estrie 20.6 17.7, 23.4 28.9 23.5, 34.3 14.7 11.6, 17.9
2406 Région de Montréal-Centre 24.0 22.8, 25.1 30.6 28.5, 32.8 19.6 18.3, 21.0
2407 Région de l�Outaouais 24.1 20.6, 27.6 27.1 21.4, 32.9 20.8 16.5, 25.1
2408 Région de l�Abitibi-Témiscamingue 26.3 21.1, 31.4 27.6 19.3, 35.9 25.8 19.1, 32.6
2409 Région de la Côte-Nord 20.9 14.6, 27.1 29.1 16.8, 41.3 15.9 8.7, 23.2
2410 Région du Nord-du-Québec -- -- -- -- -- --
2411 Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 21.6 16.9, 26.3 28.7 20.5, 36.8 16.0 10.5, 21.5
2412 Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches 19.6 17.1, 22.1 23.7 19.4, 28.0 16.5 13.5, 19.5
2413 Région de Laval 27.7 24.4, 31.0 34.8 28.8, 40.8 22.3 18.4, 26.1
2414 Région de Lanaudière 25.8 22.5, 29.1 35.8 29.6, 42.0 18.6 15.0, 22.3
2415 Région des Laurentides 27.5 24.5, 30.6 32.8 27.6, 38.0 23.0 19.3, 26.7
2416 Région de la Montérégie 26.1 24.4, 27.8 32.9 29.7, 36.0 21.7 19.7, 23.7
2417 Région du Nunavik -- -- 0.0 � -- --
2418 Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James -- -- -- -- 0.0 �
   
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
35 Ontario (DHC) 19.1 18.7, 19.6 24.5 23.7, 25.3 15.1 14.6, 15.7
3501 Champlain District Health Council 17.8 16.3, 19.2 20.5 18.0, 23.0 16.0 14.2, 17.8
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC 18.3 16.3, 20.2 25.6 22.0, 29.1 12.6 10.5, 14.7
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC 18.4 16.6, 20.1 25.8 22.6, 28.9 13.0 11.1, 15.0
3504 Toronto District Health Council 19.5 18.5, 20.4 24.7 23.0, 26.3 15.7 14.6, 16.9
3505 Simcoe-York District Health Council 19.1 17.4, 20.8 24.9 21.8, 27.9 14.7 12.8, 16.7
3506 Halton-Peel District Health Council 19.2 17.6, 20.9 23.8 21.0, 26.6 15.3 13.4, 17.3
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC 17.4 15.5, 19.3 21.4 18.0, 24.7 14.7 12.4, 17.0
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC 19.2 17.1, 21.3 25.8 22.0, 29.6 14.5 12.1, 16.9
3509 Niagara District Health Council 20.6 18.3, 22.8 25.9 22.1, 29.7 16.6 13.9, 19.3
3510 Grand River DHC 17.4 14.5, 20.3 25.8 20.3, 31.4 11.7 8.6, 14.8
3511 Thames Valley DHC 17.5 15.6, 19.3 22.4 19.1, 25.7 13.3 11.2, 15.4
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC 20.5 18.5, 22.4 25.6 22.2, 29.0 16.6 14.3, 19.0
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC 18.4 16.0, 20.9 22.2 18.1, 26.3 15.4 12.4, 18.4
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC 18.2 15.3, 21.0 23.4 18.4, 28.4 14.0 10.7, 17.4
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC 23.6 21.0, 26.3 32.3 27.5, 37.1 17.1 14.2, 20.1
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC 22.0 18.7, 25.3 25.7 20.4, 31.1 18.7 14.6, 22.7
   
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
35 Ontario (PHU) 19.1 18.7, 19.6 24.5 23.7, 25.3 15.1 14.6, 15.7
3526 Algoma Public Health Unit 23.9 19.3, 28.5 38.0 28.9, 47.1 13.4 8.8, 17.9
3527 Brant Public Health Unit 18.7 14.6, 22.8 25.4 17.8, 33.0 13.9 9.3, 18.6
3530 Durham Public Health Unit 19.3 16.8, 21.9 28.0 23.1, 32.9 13.2 10.4, 15.9
3531 Elgin-St Thomas Public Health Unit 16.9 12.1, 21.6 17.7 10.3, 25.1 15.3 9.4, 21.2
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Public Health Unit 18.8 15.5, 22.2 22.6 17.0, 28.1 16.1 11.9, 20.2
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk Public Health Unit 16.0 12.0, 20.0 26.1 18.1, 34.2 9.0 5.1, 12.9
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge Public Health Unit 20.8 17.4, 24.2 24.0 18.5, 29.5 18.4 14.0, 22.8
3536 Halton Public Health Unit 19.2 16.5, 21.8 23.3 18.8, 27.8 15.0 11.8, 18.1
3537 Hamilton-Wentworth Public Health Unit 19.2 17.1, 21.3 25.8 22.0, 29.6 14.5 12.1, 16.9
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health Unit 19.7 16.2, 23.3 25.4 19.4, 31.5 14.6 10.6, 18.6
3539 Huron Public Health Unit 16.3 11.3, 21.3 21.5 12.8, 30.2 12.2 6.4, 18.0
3540 Kent-Chatham Public Health Unit 21.1 16.7, 25.6 29.5 21.3, 37.7 15.6 10.4, 20.7
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit 19.1 15.6, 22.5 28.1 21.7, 34.4 11.6 8.1, 15.1
3542 Lambton Public Health Unit 22.7 18.4, 26.9 27.9 20.5, 35.3 18.6 13.4, 23.8
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark Public Health Unit 16.2 13.1, 19.4 23.6 17.6, 29.6 11.6 8.1, 15.2
3544 Middlesex-London Public Health Unit 18.5 16.2, 20.9 24.2 19.9, 28.4 14.0 11.4, 16.6
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound Public Health Unit 21.2 16.3, 26.0 25.3 17.5, 33.1 16.9 11.1, 22.7
3546 Niagara Public Health Unit 20.6 18.3, 22.8 25.9 22.1, 29.7 16.6 13.9, 19.3
3547 North Bay Public Health Unit 18.0 13.5, 22.6 29.0 19.6, 38.4 10.9 6.2, 15.6
3549 Northwestern Public Health Unit 20.2 14.6, 25.9 23.8 14.6, 33.0 17.1 10.1, 24.2
3551 Ottawa Carleton Public Health Unit 17.0 15.3, 18.8 19.9 16.9, 23.0 15.0 12.9, 17.2
3552 Oxford Public Health Unit 14.5 10.5, 18.4 20.2 12.9, 27.5 9.5 5.4, 13.5
3553 Peel Public Health Unit 19.2 17.2, 21.3 24.2 20.6, 27.8 15.3 12.9, 17.7
3554 Perth Public Health Unit 19.5 14.2, 24.7 23.0 14.2, 31.9 16.5 10.2, 22.8
3555 Peterborough Public Health Unit 13.6 10.5, 16.8 24.3 17.7, 30.9 6.3 3.5, 9.0
3556 Porcupine Public Health Unit 22.2 16.6, 27.7 23.2 14.4, 32.1 21.5 14.2, 28.9
3557 Renfrew Public Health Unit 19.2 14.8, 23.6 26.8 18.7, 34.9 14.1 8.9, 19.2
3558 Eastern Ontario Public Health Unit 19.3 15.9, 22.6 18.2 13.0, 23.3 20.8 16.1, 25.5
3560 Simcoe Public Health Unit 17.6 15.2, 20.1 22.0 17.7, 26.2 14.1 11.1, 17.0
3561 Sudbury Public Health Unit 23.9 20.0, 27.7 31.6 24.8, 38.4 17.8 13.4, 22.2
3562 Thunder Bay Public Health Unit 23.1 19.0, 27.1 26.9 20.2, 33.5 19.7 14.6, 24.7
3563 Timiskaming Public Health Unit 12.7 7.1, 18.3 8.7 1.7, 15.6 14.8 6.9, 22.6
3565 Waterloo Public Health Unit 17.8 15.4, 20.2 21.1 16.9, 25.3 15.2 12.3, 18.0
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit 16.9 13.8, 20.1 21.7 16.2, 27.2 14.0 10.1, 17.8
3568 Windsor-Essex Public Health Unit 19.4 16.9, 21.9 23.3 19.1, 27.6 16.3 13.2, 19.4
3570 York Public Health Unit 20.3 18.0, 22.7 27.4 23.0, 31.8 15.3 12.5, 18.0
3595 City of Toronto Public Health Unit 19.5 18.5, 20.4 24.7 23.0, 26.3 15.7 14.6, 16.9
   
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
46 Manitoba 18.6 17.3, 20.0 22.5 20.3, 24.8 15.4 13.8, 17.0
4610 Winnipeg 20.7 18.8, 22.6 25.5 22.2, 28.8 17.2 15.0, 19.5
4615 Brandon 14.3 8.6, 20.0 16.3 7.0, 25.6 11.8 5.1, 18.4
4620 North Eastman 12.1 6.0, 18.2 13.5 3.9, 23.1 11.6 3.0, 20.2
4625 South Eastman 12.4 6.7, 18.2 13.8 4.8, 22.8 11.0 3.7, 18.2
4630 Interlake 19.4 14.1, 24.8 23.5 15.0, 32.1 15.4 8.9, 21.9
4640 Central 12.1 8.4, 15.8 16.3 9.9, 22.7 8.4 4.3, 12.4
4650 Marquette 17.7 11.3, 24.1 17.4 8.0, 26.8 17.7 9.0, 26.4
4655 South Westman 22.4 14.7, 30.1 27.5 15.0, 40.1 17.6 8.4, 26.8
4660 Parkland 18.2 12.1, 24.3 28.9 17.8, 40.0 8.0 2.6, 13.4
4670 Norman 31.0 15.7, 46.4 25.4 3.2, 47.6 39.5 15.7, 63.3
4680 Burntwood/Churchill -- -- -- -- 0.0 �
   
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
47 Saskatchewan 16.4 15.1, 17.7 21.9 19.7, 24.2 11.9 10.4, 13.4
4701 Weyburn (A) Service Area 12.1 7.9, 16.3 15.9 8.8, 23.1 9.2 4.2, 14.3
4702 Moose Jaw (B) Service Area 19.2 13.5, 24.8 27.7 17.8, 37.6 11.8 5.8, 17.8
4703 Swift Current (C) Service Area 13.3 8.3, 18.2 23.8 13.9, 33.6 5.2 0.8, 9.6
4704 Regina (D) Service Area 17.5 14.6, 20.3 23.8 18.7, 29.0 12.6 9.4, 15.9
4705 Yorkton (E) Service Area 16.6 12.0, 21.1 17.3 10.6, 23.9 16.1 9.9, 22.4
4706 Saskatoon (F) Service Area 17.7 14.9, 20.4 22.9 18.1, 27.7 13.4 10.3, 16.6
4707 Rosetown (G) Service Area 15.4 9.9, 21.0 21.2 11.6, 30.7 11.5 4.6, 18.4
4708 Melfort (H) Service Area 18.4 12.3, 24.6 21.9 12.0, 31.9 14.5 7.5, 21.4
4709 Prince Albert (I) Service Area 13.8 9.4, 18.3 19.7 12.1, 27.3 8.8 3.8, 13.8
4710 North Battleford (J) Service Area 13.1 8.2, 17.9 17.7 9.5, 25.9 9.1 3.5, 14.8
4711 Northern Health Services Branch (K) Service Area 23.5 7.8, 39.3 41.1 11.7, 70.5 -- --
   
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
48 Alberta 15.8 14.9, 16.7 20.7 19.1, 22.3 12.2 11.1, 13.2
4801 Chinook Regional Health Authority 18.9 15.0, 22.9 25.2 18.3, 32.1 13.6 9.2, 18.0
4802 Palliser Health Authority 13.4 9.2, 17.6 17.4 10.1, 24.8 10.6 5.6, 15.5
4803 Headwaters Health Authority 5.8 2.4, 9.2 9.5 2.8, 16.2 -- --
4804 Calgary Regional Health Authority 15.1 13.4, 16.8 19.4 16.4, 22.3 12.1 10.1, 14.1
4805 Health Authority #5 18.4 11.9, 24.9 18.9 9.0, 28.9 17.6 9.1, 26.1
4806 David Thompson Regional Health Authority 15.2 11.8, 18.6 19.4 13.6, 25.1 12.0 7.8, 16.2
4807 East Central Health Authority 21.3 16.8, 25.8 28.0 20.4, 35.6 15.4 10.2, 20.5
4808 WestView Regional Health Authority 20.9 14.8, 26.9 29.7 18.5, 41.0 14.9 8.0, 21.8
4809 Crossroads Regional Health Authority 15.0 7.6, 22.4 17.9 5.2, 30.5 12.6 3.8, 21.5
4810 Capital Health Authority 14.9 13.2, 16.6 19.7 16.7, 22.7 11.4 9.4, 13.3
4811 Aspen Regional Health Authority 13.5 9.1, 17.9 13.5 7.0, 20.0 13.6 7.4, 19.7
4812 Lakeland Regional Health Authority 13.2 9.2, 17.2 20.4 13.0, 27.8 7.7 3.6, 11.8
4813 Mistahia Regional Health Authority 17.2 11.2, 23.2 25.5 14.5, 36.5 10.8 4.3, 17.2
4814 Peace Regional Health Authority 30.5 13.9, 47.1 29.9 5.9, 53.9 31.3 7.8, 54.7
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority 16.5 3.0, 30.0 32.9 5.6, 60.3 0.0 �
4816 Northern Lights Regional Health Authority 42.2 13.6, 70.9 84.9 15.2, 154.6 -- --
4817 Northwestern Regional Health Authority 20.3 2.2, 38.3 -- -- -- --
   
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
59 British Columbia 14.9 14.3, 15.6 17.8 16.7, 19.0 12.6 11.8, 13.5
5901 East Kootenay 12.8 8.4, 17.2 12.4 6.1, 18.6 13.2 7.0, 19.3
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary 13.5 9.3, 17.6 15.7 9.1, 22.3 11.7 6.3, 17.1
5903 North Okanagan 13.4 10.1, 16.8 13.8 8.7, 18.8 12.8 8.4, 17.2
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen 13.0 10.8, 15.2 14.3 10.9, 17.7 12.0 9.2, 14.9
5905 Thompson 16.2 12.0, 20.3 18.6 11.4, 25.8 15.4 10.0, 20.8
5906 Fraser Valley 12.5 10.1, 15.0 13.8 9.9, 17.7 11.4 8.3, 14.6
5907 South Fraser Valley 14.4 12.5, 16.2 18.5 15.3, 21.8 10.9 8.7, 13.0
5908 Simon Fraser 18.6 15.6, 21.7 19.2 14.5, 23.9 17.9 14.0, 21.9
5909 Coast Garibaldi 19.7 13.9, 25.6 26.5 15.9, 37.0 14.7 7.9, 21.5
5910 Central Vancouver Island 17.4 14.6, 20.1 20.3 16.0, 24.6 14.1 10.7, 17.4
5911 Upper Island / Central Coast 14.4 10.2, 18.5 19.4 12.3, 26.5 10.0 5.2, 14.8
5912 Cariboo 19.2 12.2, 26.1 12.1 4.8, 19.5 24.4 13.6, 35.1
5913 North West 12.2 6.5, 17.8 12.3 4.6, 20.1 11.2 3.6, 18.9
5914 Peace Liard 10.5 4.6, 16.3 -- -- 16.0 5.9, 26.2
5915 Northern Interior 19.7 13.6, 25.7 28.1 17.4, 38.8 11.8 5.4, 18.2
5916 Vancouver 15.9 14.1, 17.7 21.8 18.4, 25.1 11.9 9.8, 14.0
5917 Burnaby 13.2 10.4, 16.1 17.6 12.6, 22.6 9.8 6.6, 13.1
5918 North Shore 15.2 12.2, 18.2 14.7 10.0, 19.3 15.5 11.5, 19.4
5919 Richmond 17.6 13.7, 21.6 25.7 18.0, 33.5 12.9 8.4, 17.5
5920 Capital 12.7 10.9, 14.5 14.8 11.8, 17.9 11.1 8.8, 13.4
5921 Vancouver/Richmond 16.3 14.6, 17.9 22.5 19.4, 25.5 12.1 10.2, 14.0
5922 Simon Fraser/Burnaby 16.2 14.1, 18.3 18.6 15.1, 22.0 14.3 11.7, 16.9
   
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
60 Yukon Territory 20.6 3.6, 37.5 30.9 2.1, 59.7 -- --
6001 Yukon Territory 20.6 3.6, 37.5 30.9 2.1, 59.7 -- --
61 Northwest Territories 28.5 12.5, 44.5 20.9 0.9, 40.8 38.8 11.1, 66.5
6101 Northwest Territories 28.5 12.5, 44.5 20.9 0.9, 40.8 38.8 11.1, 66.5
62 Nunavut -- -- -- -- -- --
6201 Nunavut -- -- -- -- -- --

-- Suppressed due to both small numbers and extremely high variability
� Not applicable

(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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