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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Sex/Cause of death | 1994 to 1998 | 2004 to 2008 | ||||
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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. |
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