2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – All Ages | Nova Scotia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for men of all ages in Nova Scotia

1. 5,522 of 5,522 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 23% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 4,491 of 4,491 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 1,031 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 5,245 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 23% 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 men of all ages 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, 5,522 of 500,620 men of all ages living in Nova Scotia died from All Causes.

5,522 ÷ 500,620 = 0.01103 (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 57,606 deaths from All Causes among 6,421,309 men of all ages living in Nova Scotia in the 14 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

57,606 ÷ 6,421,309 = 0.00897 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

500,620 X 0.00897 = 4,491 expected deaths

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

5,522 – 4,491 = 1,031

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

5,522 ÷ 4,491 = 1.2282

This reveals 1,031 lives lost and is 122.82% of what we expected (an increase of 23%) in deaths from All Causes among men of all ages living in Nova Scotia 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):

33,754 ÷ 3,292,830 = 0.01025 (5-yr CDR)

500,620(2022 pop) X 0.01025 = 5,132 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

5,522 – 5,132 = 390 or 390 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

5,522 ÷ 5,132 = 1.0750 or an increase of 8%

for deaths from All Causes among men of all ages living in Nova Scotia 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

3,793,450 X 0.00897 = 34,031 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

39276 – 34,031 = 5,245 or 5,245 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

39,276 ÷ 34,031 = 1.1528 or an increase of 15%

in deaths from All Causes among men of all ages living in Nova Scotia in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.