2022 Deaths – Unknown Causes – Both Sexes – Ages 55-59 | Alberta, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for people aged 55-59 in Alberta

1. 177 of 1,481 total deaths were from Unknown Causes
2. 11.95% of all deaths were from Unknown Causes
3. This is up 755% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 18 of 1,384 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 159 excess deaths from Unknown Causes in 2022.
6. 97 excess All Cause deaths in 2022.
7. 827 excess deaths from Unknown Causes (2015-2022)
8. 74 fewer than expected All Cause deaths over the first 8 years of Alberta’s New Normal™.

1. To show this year’s deaths from Unknown Causes are up 755% 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 people aged 55-59 were there?” and
• “How many of them died from Unknown Causes?”

The following 2 charts provide this information:

From the charts, we can see that in 2022, 177 of 273,025 people aged 55-59 living in Alberta died from Unknown Causes.

177 ÷ 273,025 = 0.00065 (2022 CDR)

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

The table shows there were a total of 188 deaths from Unknown Causes among 2,855,041 people aged 55-59 living in Alberta in the 14 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

188 ÷ 2,855,041 = 0.00007 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

273,025 X 0.00007 = 18 expected deaths

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

177 – 18 = 159

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

177 ÷ 18 = 8.5472

This reveals 159 lives lost and is 854.72% of what we expected (an increase of 755%) in deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 55-59 living in Alberta 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):

798 ÷ 1,968,770 = 0.00041 (5-yr CDR)

273,025(2022 pop) X 0.00041 = 111 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

177 – 111 = 66 or 66 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

177 ÷ 111 = 1.5609 or an increase of 56%

for deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 55-59 living in Alberta 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

2,241,795 X 0.00007 = 148 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

975 – 148 = 827 or 827 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

975 ÷ 148 = 5.7341 or an increase of 473%

in deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 55-59 living in Alberta in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.