2022 Deaths – All Causes – Teen-aged – Ages 15-19 | British Columbia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for teens aged 15-19 in British Columbia

1. 118 of 118 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 99.99% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 7% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 124 of 124 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 6 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 88 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 7% 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 teens aged 15-19 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, 118 of 273,659 teens aged 15-19 living in British Columbia died from All Causes.

118 ÷ 273,659 = 0.00043 (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 1,896 deaths from All Causes among 4,183,104 teens aged 15-19 living in British Columbia in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

1,896 ÷ 4,183,104 = 0.00045 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

273,659 X 0.00045 = 124 expected deaths

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

118 – 124 = -6

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

118 ÷ 124 = 0.9308

This reveals 6 lives saved and is 93.08% of what we expected (a decrease of 7%) in deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 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):

784 ÷ 1,909,870 = 0.00041 (5-yr CDR)

273,659(2022 pop) X 0.00041 = 112 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

118 – 112 = 6 or 6 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

118 ÷ 112 = 1.0254 or an increase of 3%

for deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 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

2,183,529 X 0.00045 = 990 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

902 – 990 = -88 or 88 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

902 ÷ 990 = 0.8917 or a decrease of 11%

in deaths from All Causes among teens aged 15-19 living in British Columbia in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.