| 1. |
Data sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital
Statistics, Birth and Death Databases, and Demography Division (population
estimates) |
| 2. |
Life expectancy is the number of years a person
would be expected to live, starting at birth (for life expectancy at birth)
or at age 65 (for life expectancy at age 65) if the age- and
sex-specific mortality rates for a given observation period (such as a calendar
year) were held constant over the estimated life span. |
| 3. |
Life expectancy is calculated by Greville’s
method for abridged life tables, using annual mortality rates with five-year
age groupings of population and mortality rates. See “Life Tables, Canada,
provinces and territories, 1995-1997” (catalogue no.
84-537-XIE) for a complete explanation of the methodology used to
produce abridged life tables. |
| 4. |
Rates used in this table for the calculation
of life expectancy are calculated with data that exclude: births to mothers
not resident in Canada; births to mothers resident in Canada, province or
territory of residence unknown; deaths of non-residents of Canada; deaths
of residents of Canada whose province or territory of residence was unknown;
deaths for which age or sex of decedent was unknown. |
| 5. |
Rates used in this table for the calculation
of life expectancy are based on data tabulated by place of residence. |
| 6. |
The low and high 95% confidence intervals
show the range of values within which there is a 95% probability that
the true life expectancy value lies. |
| 7. |
The coefficient of variation is a measure of
the variation of an estimated value for a variable (such as life expectancy).
It is calculated by dividing the standard deviation by the mean of the variable.
The coefficient of variation is a measure of variability that can be compared
across variables measured in different units. The coefficients of variation
in this table are expressed in percentages. |
| 8. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6%
to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
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| 9. |
Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater
than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme variability. |
| 10. |
Life expectancy for the Yukon Territory, the
Northwest Territories and Nunavut should be interpreted with caution due to
small underlying counts. |
| 11. |
Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut. |
| 12. |
The following standard symbols are used in
Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific
reference period, (…) for figures not applicable, and (x) for figures
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
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| 13. |
The population estimates used for the 2000 life
expectancy calculations are July 1, 2000 final intercensal
estimates, adjusted for net census undercoverage and include non-permanent
residents. These population estimates appear in the publication “Annual
Demographic Statistics, 2003” (catalogue no. 91-213-X
IB/XPB). |
| 14. |
The population estimates used for the 2001 life
expectancy calculations are July 1, 2001 final postcensal estimates,
adjusted for net census undercoverage and include non-permanent residents.
These population estimates appear in the publication “Annual Demographic
Statistics, 2003” (catalogue no. 91-213-XIB/XPB).
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| 15. |
CANSIM table number 01020125. |