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. 2013 Feb;8(3):79–90a.

TABLE 1A.

Counts of all-cause, premature and amenable mortality, using definitions from Nolte and McKee 2004 (N&M) and Tobias and Yeh 2009 (T&Y), British Columbia, 2002–9

Health Service Delivery Area 2009 Average Annual Number of Deaths
Females Population All causes Premature N&M T&Y
East Kootenay 39,996 274 87 16 39
Kootenay Boundary 39,775 348 103 16 42
Okanagan 179,430 1,533 408 81 182
Thompson Cariboo 111,678 788 299 56 112
Fraser East 139,748 949 294 63 132
Fraser North 300,530 1,658 489 113 221
Fraser South 350,060 1,948 602 142 274
Richmond 99,046 443 122 30 58
Vancouver 323,836 1,812 479 105 205
North Shore/Coast Garibaldi 141,671 956 248 56 113
South Vancouver Island 190,157 1,678 384 83 189
Central Vancouver Island 132,621 1,104 347 74 151
North Vancouver Island 60,371 396 141 27 58
Northwest 36,610 180 88 18 30
Northern Interior 70,006 368 167 31 60
Northeast 32,658 133 59 13 23
British Columbia 2,248,193 14,567 4,317 923 1,889
Males Population All causes Premature N&M T&Y
East Kootenay 40,118 309 146 19 46
Kootenay Boundary 39,633 374 171 25 56
Okanagan 172,008 1,677 655 92 230
Thompson Cariboo 111,653 937 496 71 154
Fraser East 140,612 1,033 472 70 162
Fraser North 296,897 1,646 742 119 247
Fraser South 346,836 1,960 880 149 288
Richmond 94,459 422 180 30 60
Vancouver 319,425 1,881 903 142 274
North Shore/Coast Garibaldi 136,667 909 370 60 123
South Vancouver Island 177,888 1,544 548 79 193
Central Vancouver Island 129,190 1,205 526 77 168
North Vancouver Island 60,104 467 244 33 72
Northwest 38,548 257 158 23 41
Northern Interior 72,757 485 293 42 83
Northeast 35,304 184 113 17 32
British Columbia 2,212,099 15,289 6,896 1,047 2,230