Table 3.
Deaths and mortality rate ratios, by age group at baseline, sex and place of residence, for urban Aboriginal adults compared to urban non-Aboriginal adults, non-institutional population aged 25 years or older at baseline, Canada, 1991–2001
| Sex and age group at baseline | All urban areas | Metropolitan areasa | Smaller urban centresb | ||||||
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| Deaths | RR | 95% CI | Deaths | RR | 95% CI | Deaths | RR | 95% CI | |
| Men | |||||||||
| Total, 25 + years | 563 | 1.56 | (1.43-1.70) | 354 | 1.59 | (1.43-1.77) | 209 | 1.45 | (1.26-1.66) |
| 25 to 34 | 67 | 2.17 | (1.71-2.77) | 42 | 2.14 | (1.58-2.91) | 25 | 2.16 | (1.45-3.22) |
| 35 to 44 | 78 | 1.77 | (1.41-2.21) | 55 | 1.96 | (1.50-2.56) | 23 | 1.41 | (0.93-2.13) |
| 45 to 54 | 123 | 1.94 | (1.62-2.32) | 81 | 2.04 | (1.64-2.54) | 42 | 1.68 | (1.24-2.28) |
| 55 to 64 | 122 | 1.43 | (1.20-1.71) | 78 | 1.49 | (1.19-1.86) | 44 | 1.29 | (0.96-1.74) |
| 65 to 74 | 103 | 1.31 | (1.08-1.58) | 63 | 1.23 | (0.96-1.58) | 40 | 1.41 | (1.03-1.93) |
| 75+ | 70 | 1.27 | (1.01-1.61) | 35 | 1.27 | (0.91-1.77) | 35 | 1.23 | (0.89-1.72) |
| Women | |||||||||
| Total, 25 + years | 563 | 1.94 | (1.78-2.11) | 377 | 2.10 | (1.89-2.32) | 186 | 1.68 | (1.44-1.97) |
| 25 to 34 | 72 | 3.19 | (2.52-4.04) | 52 | 3.71 | (2.81-4.89) | 20 | 2.25 | (1.43-3.53) |
| 35 to 44 | 100 | 2.55 | (2.09-3.11) | 70 | 2.87 | (2.27-3.64) | 30 | 1.96 | (1.36-2.83) |
| 45 to 54 | 112 | 2.39 | (1.98-2.88) | 80 | 2.72 | (2.18-3.39) | 32 | 1.78 | (1.25-2.53) |
| 55 to 64 | 93 | 1.71 | (1.39-2.10) | 65 | 1.87 | (1.46-2.39) | 28 | 1.38 | (0.95-2.00) |
| 65 to 74 | 115 | 1.61 | (1.34-1.94) | 76 | 1.80 | (1.44-2.26) | 39 | 1.31 | (0.95-1.79) |
| 75+ | 71 | 1.13 | (0.90-1.43) | 34 | 0.92 | (0.66-1.29) | 37 | 1.41 | (1.02-1.95) |
Source: 1991–2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.
Note: The rate ratio for all ages combined has been age standardized.
Reference population (person-years at risk) for age standardization was taken from the Aboriginal age distribution (5-year age groups).Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, rate ratio.
a
Population ≥ 100 000
b
Population ≥ 10 000