Table 1:
Characteristics of study cohort
| Characteristic | No. (%) of decedents* | |
|---|---|---|
| Older children (aged 29 d–19 yr) n = 5250 |
Neonates (aged < 29 d) n = 7865 |
|
| Age | ||
| < 24 h | – | 5285 (67.2) |
| 24 h–28 d | – | 2580 (32.8) |
| 29–364 d | 1700 (32.4) | – |
| 1–4 yr | 980 (18.7) | – |
| 5–9 yr | 665 (12.7) | – |
| 10–14 yr | 745 (14.2) | – |
| 15–19 yr | 1150 (22.0) | – |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2440 (53.5) | 4270 (54.3) |
| Female | 2810 (46.5) | 3595 (45.7) |
| Cause of death† | ||
| Perinatal | 305 (5.8) | 4865 (61.9) |
| Congenital | 1455 (27.7) | 2690 (34.2) |
| Oncology | 1345 (25.6) | 60 (0.8)† |
| Hematology | 120 (2.3) | |
| Neurology | 980 (18.7) | 45 (0.6) |
| Metabolic | 345 (6.6) | 65 (0.8) |
| Circulatory | 330 (6.3) | 40 (0.5) |
| Respiratory | 195 (3.7) | 100 (1.3)† |
| Gastrointestinal | 95 (1.8) | |
| Genitourinary | 55 (1.1) | |
| Other | 30 (0.6) | |
| Province or region‡ | ||
| Ontario | 2055 (39.1) | 3240 (41.2) |
| Quebec | 1095 (20.9) | 2035 (25.9) |
| Alberta | 675 (12.9) | 1015 (12.9) |
| Prairies | 520 (9.9) | 600 (7.6) |
| British Columbia | 540 (10.3) | 570 (7.3) |
| Atlantic | 320 (6.1) | 350 (4.5) |
| North | 45 (0.9) | 55 (1.5) |
| Income quintile | ||
| 1 (lowest) | 1210 (23.4) | 2055 (26.7) |
| 2 | 1025 (19.8) | 1530 (19.9) |
| 3 | 1000 (19.3) | 1490 (19.3) |
| 4 | 1050 (20.3) | 1520 (19.7) |
| 5 (highest) | 890 (17.2) | 1110 (14.1) |
| Rurality | ||
| Urban | 4085 (78.3) | 6330 (81.7) |
| Rural§ | 1135 (21.7) | 1420 (18.3) |
| Distance from pediatric hospital, km | ||
| < 50 | 2855 (54.8) | 4700 (60.7) |
| 50–199 | 1460 (28.0) | 1910 (24.7) |
| 200–400 | 575 (11.0) | 645 (8.3) |
| > 400 | 325 (6.2) | 485 (6.3) |
| Location of death¶ | ||
| Hospital | 3895 (74.2) | 7715 (98.1) |
| Home | 845 (16.1) | 60 (0.8) |
| Other health care facility | 150 (2.9) | 30 (0.4) |
| Other location | 360 (6.9) | 60 (0.8) |
Note: ICD-10 = International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
Numbers may not add to total cohort size because of missing data. Some categories combined to avoid small cell sizes.
Please see Appendix 1 for a complete list of included conditions for each category.
Prairies included Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Atlantic included Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. North included Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
Population < 10 000.
Hospitals included facilities licensed to operate as a hospital under provincial, territorial or federal government legislation. Other health care facilities included community health centres, freestanding birthing centres, and nursing and residential care facilities. Other locations might include a school, outdoors, at a park or on route to a hospital.