Table 4
Rate ratios for age-standardized mortality rates, by sex and cause of death, population aged 1 to 19, Inuit Nunangat compared with Canada, 1994 to 1998 and 2004 to 2008

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Table 4
Rate ratios for age-standardized mortality rates, by sex and cause of death, population aged 1 to 19, Inuit Nunangat compared with Canada,† 1994 to 1998 and 2004 to 2008
Sex/Cause of death 1994 to 1998 2004 to 2008
Rate ratio 95% confidence interval Rate ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Both sexes - All causes 4.7 4.1 5.4 5.3 4.6 6.1
Group I: Communicable diseases 3.7 2.6 5.1 3.6 2.6 5.0
Infectious and parasitic 5.2 2.1 12.5 11.7 6.0 22.8
Group II: Non-communicable diseases 2.3 1.7 3.2 1.9 1.2 2.8
Congenital anomalies 2.4 1.5 3.9 2.4 1.4 4.3
Group III: Injuries 7.1 5.8 8.7 10.6 8.9 12.6
Unintentional 4.2 3.1 5.6 5.2 3.9 7.0
Road traffic 1.5 0.8 2.8 1.8 0.9 3.6
Drownings X ... ... 10.1 5.0 20.5
Intentional 14.9 11.4 19.4 24.1 19.4 29.9
Self-inflicted 17.8 13.5 23.6 32.8 26.2 40.9
Firearm 19.6 11.5 33.4 51.3 27.4 96.1
Hanging/Suffocation 22.5 16.1 31.5 38.0 29.8 48.5
Males - All causes 4.9 4.1 5.8 5.9 5.0 7.0
Group I: Communicable diseases 3.9 2.5 6.0 3.7 2.4 5.7
Infectious and parasitic X ... ... 16.9 7.9 36.0
Group II: Non-communicable diseases 2.4 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.8 2.7
Congenital anomalies 3.0 1.7 5.5 2.6 1.2 5.5
Group III: Injuries 7.0 5.5 9.0 11.3 9.2 13.8
Unintentional 4.6 3.2 6.6 5.6 4.0 8.0
Road traffic 2.0 1.0 4.1 2.1 0.9 4.7
Drownings X ... ... 11.5 5.4 24.4
Intentional 12.9 9.2 18.1 25.0 19.3 32.4
Self-inflicted 15.4 10.9 21.7 35.0 26.9 45.6
Firearm 15.5 8.3 29.2 52.4 28.0 98.2
Hanging/Suffocation 20.6 13.7 31.1 40.9 30.4 55.0
Females - All causes 4.5 3.6 5.7 4.5 3.6 5.7
Group I: Communicable diseases 3.4 2.0 5.8 3.4 2.0 5.7
Infectious and parasitic X ... ... X ... ...
Group II: Non-communicable diseases 2.2 1.3 3.6 2.4 1.4 4.1
Congenital anomalies 1.6 0.7 4.0 2.2 0.9 5.4
Group III: Injuries 7.3 5.2 10.4 9.3 6.7 12.9
Unintentional 3.4 1.9 6.0 4.3 2.4 7.6
Road traffic X ... ... X ... ...
Drownings X ... ... X ... ...
Intentional 20.8 13.3 32.5 22.2 14.8 33.3
Self-inflicted 27.2 16.7 44.3 28.4 18.8 43.1
Firearm ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hanging/Suffocation 28.3 15.8 50.7 33.4 21.8 51.2
excludes residents of Inuit Nunangat
... not applicable
X suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of Statistics Act
Source: Custom population estimates, Demography Division; Vital Statistics Database.