2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 80-84 | British Columbia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly women aged 80-84 in British Columbia

1. 2,623 of 2,623 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 18% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 3,209 of 3,209 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 586 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 3,713 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 18% compared to Old Normal rates, we need to calculate the rates for both 2022 and for the Old Normal.

Remember, death rates are calculated to answer these questions:

• “How many elderly women aged 80-84 were there?” and
• “How many of them died from All Causes?”

The following 2 charts provide this information:

From the charts, we can see that in 2022, 2,623 of 67,075 elderly women aged 80-84 living in British Columbia died from All Causes.

2,623 ÷ 67,075 = 0.03911 (2022 CDR)

We’ll use the table below to calculate our Old Normal rate for deaths from All Causes

The table shows there were a total of 37,025 deaths from All Causes among 773,885 elderly women aged 80-84 living in British Columbia in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

37,025 ÷ 773,885 = 0.04784 (Old Normal CDR)

We can use the Old Normal rate to predict this year’s deaths:

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

67,075 X 0.04784 = 3,209 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths shows lives saved or lost:

2,623 – 3,209 = -586

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths gives us the comparative rates:

2,623 ÷ 3,209 = 0.8172

This reveals 586 lives saved and is 81.72% of what we expected (a decrease of 18%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 80-84 living in British Columbia in 2022, as compared to the Old Normal.

This is the same method used by Public Health to calculate the 5-yr CDR (Cumulative Death Rate):

16,647 ÷ 413,306 = 0.04028 (5-yr CDR)

67,075(2022 pop) X 0.04028 = 2,702 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2,623 – 2,702 = -79 or 79 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

2,623 ÷ 2,702 = 0.9707 or a decrease of 3%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 80-84 living in British Columbia in 2022, as compared to the previous 5 years.

Compare our Old Normal to the 5yr CDR. Does it tell the same story your TV does?

Finally, the same method can also be used to compare our Old Normal rate to the New Normal™ rate:

New Normal™ population X Old Normal rate = expected deaths

480,381 X 0.04784 = 22,983 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

19270 – 22,983 = -3,713 or 3,713 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

19,270 ÷ 22,983 = 0.8383 or a decrease of 16%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 80-84 living in British Columbia in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.