Table 2.
Population counts, premature death counts, crude premature death rates a and associated 95% confidence interval by geographic areas b , quintiles of social and material deprivation, and major causes of mortality, Nova Scotia 1995-2005
| Cancer | Circulatory system | External causes | Other causes | All causes | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | |||||||||||||||||
| Geographic area | Population c Count | Count | Rate | from | to | Count | Rate | from | to | Count | Rate | from | to | Count | Rate | from | to | Count | Rate | from | to |
| NS | 742,580 | 14,054 | 172.1 | 169.2 | 174.9 | 9,793 | 119.9 | 117.5 | 122.3 | 2,646 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 33.7 | 8,773 | 107.4 | 105.2 | 109.7 | 35,266 | 431.7 | 427.2 | 436.3 |
| Urban | 309,660 | 5,880 | 172.6 | 168.2 | 177.1 | 3,991 | 117.2 | 113.6 | 120.9 | 1,060 | 31.1 | 29.3 | 33.1 | 3,821 | 112.2 | 108.6 | 115.8 | 14,752 | 433.1 | 426.1 | 440.1 |
| Rural | 432,920 | 8,174 | 171.6 | 167.9 | 175.4 | 5,797 | 121.7 | 118.6 | 124.9 | 1,585 | 33.3 | 31.7 | 35 | 4,950 | 103.9 | 101.1 | 106.9 | 20,506 | 430.6 | 424.7 | 436.5 |
| Material | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | 148,290 | 2,403 | 147.3 | 141.5 | 153.3 | 1,504 | 92.2 | 87.6 | 97.0 | 398 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 26.9 | 1,522 | 93.3 | 88.7 | 98.1 | 5,827 | 357.2 | 348.1 | 366.5 |
| Q2 | 148,365 | 2,577 | 157.9 | 151.9 | 164.1 | 1,712 | 104.9 | 100.0 | 110.0 | 427 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 28.8 | 1,575 | 96.5 | 91.8 | 101.4 | 6,291 | 385.5 | 376.0 | 395.1 |
| Q3 | 148,535 | 2,838 | 173.7 | 167.4 | 180.2 | 1,879 | 115.0 | 109.9 | 120.3 | 551 | 33.7 | 31.0 | 36.7 | 1,713 | 104.8 | 99.9 | 109.9 | 6,981 | 427.3 | 417.3 | 437.4 |
| Q4 | 148,685 | 2,959 | 180.9 | 174.5 | 187.6 | 2,184 | 133.5 | 128.0 | 139.3 | 577 | 35.3 | 32.5 | 38.3 | 1,893 | 115.7 | 110.6 | 121.1 | 7,613 | 465.5 | 455.1 | 476.1 |
| Q5 | 148,705 | 3,277 | 200.3 | 193.5 | 207.3 | 2,514 | 153.7 | 147.7 | 159.8 | 693 | 42.4 | 39.3 | 45.6 | 2,070 | 126.5 | 121.2 | 132.1 | 8,554 | 522.9 | 511.9 | 534.1 |
| Social | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | 147,870 | 2,221 | 136.5 | 130.9 | 142.3 | 1,343 | 82.6 | 78.2 | 87.1 | 351 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 24.0 | 1,154 | 70.9 | 66.9 | 75.2 | 5,069 | 311.6 | 303.1 | 320.3 |
| Q2 | 148,755 | 2,684 | 164.0 | 157.9 | 170.4 | 1,727 | 105.5 | 100.6 | 110.6 | 509 | 31.1 | 28.5 | 33.9 | 1,489 | 91.0 | 86.4 | 95.7 | 6,409 | 391.7 | 382.1 | 401.4 |
| Q3 | 148,250 | 2,893 | 177.4 | 171.0 | 184.0 | 2,017 | 123.7 | 118.3 | 129.2 | 486 | 29.8 | 27.2 | 32.6 | 1,643 | 100.8 | 95.9 | 105.7 | 7,039 | 431.6 | 421.6 | 441.8 |
| Q4 | 148,805 | 3,283 | 200.6 | 193.8 | 207.5 | 2,344 | 143.2 | 137.5 | 149.1 | 601 | 36.7 | 33.8 | 39.8 | 2,153 | 131.5 | 126.0 | 137.2 | 8,381 | 512.0 | 501.1 | 523.1 |
| Q5 | 148,900 | 2,973 | 181.5 | 175.0 | 188.2 | 2,362 | 144.2 | 138.5 | 150.1 | 699 | 42.7 | 39.6 | 46.0 | 2,334 | 142.5 | 136.8 | 148.4 | 8,368 | 510.9 | 500.0 | 522.0 |
| Material and Social | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 & Q1 | 51,985 | 678 | 118.6 | 109.8 | 127.8 | 358 | 62.6 | 56.3 | 69.4 | 79 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 17.2 | 307 | 53.7 | 47.8 | 60 | 1,422 | 248.7 | 235.9 | 261.9 |
| Q5 & Q5 | 31,830 | 777 | 221.9 | 206.6 | 238.1 | 645 | 184.2 | 170.3 | 199 | 198 | 56.6 | 48.9 | 65 | 574 | 163.9 | 150.8 | 177.9 | 3,194 | 626.6 | 600.7 | 653.4 |
aRates per 100,000 people.
bA total of 8 deaths could not be assigned to a specific urban or rural area.
c2001 Canadian census population, 15 years and older.