2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – 75-79 | British Columbia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men aged 75-79 in British Columbia

1. 2,961 of 2,961 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 22% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 3,813 of 3,813 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 852 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 5,342 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 22% 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 men aged 75-79 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, 2,961 of 94,743 elderly men aged 75-79 living in British Columbia died from All Causes.

2,961 ÷ 94,743 = 0.03125 (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 33,925 deaths from All Causes among 842,972 elderly men aged 75-79 living in British Columbia in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

33,925 ÷ 842,972 = 0.04024 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

94,743 X 0.04024 = 3,813 expected deaths

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

2,961 – 3,813 = -852

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

2,961 ÷ 3,813 = 0.7764

This reveals 852 lives saved and is 77.64% of what we expected (a decrease of 22%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 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):

16,835 ÷ 529,895 = 0.03177 (5-yr CDR)

94,743(2022 pop) X 0.03177 = 3,010 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2,961 – 3,010 = -49 or 49 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

2,961 ÷ 3,010 = 0.9834 or a decrease of 2%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 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

624,638 X 0.04024 = 25,138 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

19796 – 25,138 = -5,342 or 5,342 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

19,796 ÷ 25,138 = 0.7873 or a decrease of 21%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 living in British Columbia in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.