Deaths and age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000 person-years at risk for urban non-Aboriginal adults by sex and place of residence, non-institutional population aged 25 years or older at baseline, Canada, 1991–2001
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| Deaths | ASMR | 95% CI | Deaths | ASMR | 95% CI | Deaths | ASMR | 95% CI | |
| Men | |||||||||
| All causes | 111 126 | 561.7 | (558.1-565.4) | 84 836 | 553.2 | (549.1-557.3) | 26 290 | 592.8 | (584.6-601.0) |
| Infectious diseases | 1 875 | 15.6 | (14.9-16.4) | 1 654 | 18.0 | (17.0-19.0) | 221 | 6.7 | (5.7-7.8) |
| HIV/AIDS | 919 | 10.5 | (9.8-11.2) | 876 | 12.6 | (11.7-13.5) | 43 | 2.4 | (1.8-3.3) |
| Other infectious diseases | 956 | 5.1 | (4.8-5.5) | 778 | 5.4 | (5.0-5.8) | 178 | 4.2 | (3.6-5.0) |
| Cancer | 37 073 | 186.7 | (184.7-188.8) | 28 544 | 184.8 | (182.5-187.1) | 8 529 | 194.1 | (189.5-198.7) |
| Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers | 11 315 | 56.0 | (54.9-57.1) | 8 624 | 54.7 | (53.5-55.9) | 2 691 | 60.7 | (58.3-63.3) |
| Other cancers | 25 758 | 130.7 | (129.0-132.5) | 19 920 | 130.1 | (128.1-132.1) | 5 838 | 133.3 | (129.6-137.2) |
| Endocrine diseases | 3 463 | 17.1 | (16.4-17.7) | 2 647 | 16.8 | (16.1-17.5) | 816 | 18.0 | (16.7-19.5) |
| Circulatory system | 40 955 | 190.0 | (188.0-192.0) | 30 951 | 185.2 | (183.0-187.4) | 10 004 | 207.1 | (202.6-211.6) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 25 856 | 121.7 | (120.1-123.3) | 19 645 | 118.7 | (117.0-120.5) | 6 211 | 132.5 | (128.9-136.2) |
| Other circulatory diseases | 15 099 | 68.3 | (67.1-69.5) | 11 306 | 66.5 | (65.2-67.8) | 3 793 | 74.6 | (72.0-77.2) |
| Respiratory diseases | 9 390 | 39.2 | (38.3-40.0) | 6 971 | 37.8 | (36.9-38.7) | 2 419 | 43.8 | (42.0-45.7) |
| Digestive system diseases | 3 886 | 20.1 | (19.4-20.8) | 3 004 | 20.0 | (19.3-20.8) | 882 | 20.2 | (18.7-21.7) |
| External causes | 5 710 | 49.3 | (47.9-50.8) | 4 279 | 46.9 | (45.3-48.4) | 1 431 | 58.8 | (55.5-62.4) |
| Suicide | 2 063 | 20.5 | (19.6-21.5) | 1 547 | 19.4 | (18.4-20.5) | 516 | 24.6 | (22.4-27.0) |
| Motor vehicle | 1 031 | 9.4 | (8.8-10.1) | 746 | 8.7 | (8.0-9.4) | 285 | 12.5 | (11.0-14.3) |
| Other external causes | 2 616 | 19.4 | (18.6-20.3) | 1 986 | 18.8 | (17.9-19.8) | 630 | 21.7 | (19.8-23.8) |
| All other causes | 8 774 | 43.8 | (42.8-44.8) | 6 786 | 43.7 | (42.6-44.9) | 1 988 | 44.1 | (41.9-46.5) |
| Smoking-related diseases | 18 829 | 89.4 | (88.0-90.8) | 14 182 | 86.8 | (85.3-88.3) | 4 647 | 98.9 | (95.8-102.0) |
| Alcohol-related diseases | 1 433 | 9.2 | (8.6-9.7) | 1 145 | 9.3 | (8.7-9.9) | 288 | 8.5 | (7.5-9.7) |
| Drug-related diseases | 513 | 5.1 | (5.6-5.1) | 410 | 5.6 | (5.1-6.2) | 103 | 5.4 | (4.4-6.6) |
| Amenable to medical intervention (< 75 years) | 5 540 | 38.1 | (37.0-39.2) | 4 473 | 40.1 | (38.8-41.4) | 1 067 | 30.4 | (28.5-32.5) |
| Women | |||||||||
| All causes | 81 806 | 317.6 | (314.9-320.2) | 63 646 | 313.6 | (310.7-316.6) | 18 160 | 332.5 | (326.6-338.6) |
| Infectious diseases | 834 | 3.6 | (3.3-4.0) | 685 | 3.8 | (3.5-4.2) | 149 | 2.9 | (2.4-3.6) |
| HIV/AIDS | 54 | 0.6 | (0.4-0.8) | 51 | 0.7 | (0.5-0.9) | 3 | 0.2 | (0.1-0.6) |
| Other infectious diseases | 780 | 3.1 | (2.8-3.3) | 634 | 3.1 | (2.9-3.5) | 146 | 2.7 | (2.2-3.3) |
| Cancer | 27 256 | 134.3 | (132.5-136.2) | 21 495 | 133.6 | (131.5-135.7) | 5 761 | 137.2 | (133.1-141.5) |
| Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers | 5 687 | 29.1 | (28.2-29.9) | 4 433 | 28.4 | (27.5-29.4) | 1 254 | 31.7 | (29.8-33.8) |
| Breast cancers | 5 158 | 29.7 | (28.8-30.6) | 4 111 | 29.9 | (28.9-31.0) | 1 047 | 28.8 | (26.8-30.9) |
| Other cancers | 16 411 | 75.5 | (74.2-76.9) | 12 951 | 75.2 | (73.7-76.8) | 3 460 | 76.7 | (73.7-79.9) |
| Endocrine | 2 696 | 9.6 | (9.2-10.1) | 2 110 | 9.5 | (9.0-10.0) | 586 | 10.2 | (9.2-11.2) |
| Circulatory system | 30 369 | 92.4 | (91.1-93.6) | 23 298 | 90.0 | (88.6-91.3) | 7 071 | 101.4 | (98.6-104.3) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 16 007 | 48.2 | (47.3-49.0) | 12 328 | 47.1 | (46.2-48.1) | 3 679 | 52.0 | (50.1-54.0) |
| Other circulatory diseases | 14 362 | 44.2 | (43.3-45.1) | 10 970 | 42.8 | (41.9-43.8) | 3 392 | 49.3 | (47.3-51.4) |
| Respiratory diseases | 6 421 | 19.8 | (19.2-20.4) | 4 953 | 19.3 | (18.7-20.0) | 1 468 | 21.6 | (20.3-22.9) |
| Digestive system diseases | 3 070 | 11.6 | (11.1-12.1) | 2 376 | 11.6 | (11.0-12.1) | 694 | 11.7 | (10.6-12.8) |
| External causes | 2 995 | 17.8 | (17.0-18.6) | 2 273 | 17.1 | (16.3-18.0) | 722 | 20.4 | (18.6-22.4) |
| Suicide | 610 | 5.8 | (5.3-6.3) | 490 | 5.8 | (5.3-6.4) | 120 | 5.8 | (4.8-7.0) |
| Motor vehicle | 491 | 3.8 | (3.4-4.2) | 356 | 3.4 | (3.1-3.9) | 135 | 5.1 | (4.2-6.2) |
| Other external (excluding suicide) | 1 894 | 8.2 | (7.7-8.7) | 1 427 | 7.9 | (7.3-8.4) | 467 | 9.5 | (8.4-10.7) |
| Other external (including suicide) | 2 504 | 14.0 | (13.3-14.7) | 1 917 | 13.6 | (12.9-14.4) | 587 | 15.3 | (13.8-17.0) |
| All other causes | 8 165 | 28.5 | (27.7-29.2) | 6 456 | 28.8 | (27.9-29.7) | 1 709 | 27.2 | (25.6-28.9) |
| Smoking-related diseases | 9 530 | 42.6 | (41.6-43.6) | 7 430 | 41.8 | (40.7-42.9) | 2 100 | 45.8 | (43.6-48.2) |
| Alcohol-related diseases | 484 | 3.0 | (2.7-3.3) | 382 | 3.1 | (2.7-3.4) | 102 | 2.7 | (2.2-3.4) |
| Drug-related diseases | 413 | 3.8 | (3.4-4.2) | 326 | 3.7 | (3.3-4.2) | 87 | 4.2 | (3.4-5.3) |
| Amenable to medical intervention (< 75 years) | 6 595 | 46.2 | (45.0-47.4) | 5 230 | 46.0 | (44.7-47.4) | 1 365 | 46.8 | (44.2-49.6) |
Source: 1991–2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study.
Abbreviations: —, not applicable; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; ASMR, age-standardized mortality rates; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
Reference population (person-years at risk) for age standardization was taken from the Aboriginal age distribution (5-year age groups).
a
Population ≥ 100 000
b
Population ≥ 10 000