2022 Deaths – Unknown Causes – Both Sexes – Ages 50-54 | British Columbia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for people aged 50-54 in British Columbia

1. 149 of 1,089 total deaths were from Unknown Causes
2. 13.68% of all deaths were from Unknown Causes
3. This is up 503% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 21 of 1,134 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 128 excess deaths from Unknown Causes in 2022.
6. 45 fewer than expected All Cause deaths in 2022.
7. 329 excess deaths from Unknown Causes (2015-2022)
8. 642 fewer than expected All Cause deaths over the first 8 years of British Columbia’s New Normal™.

1. To show this year’s deaths from Unknown Causes are up 503% 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 50-54 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, 149 of 345,278 people aged 50-54 living in British Columbia died from Unknown Causes.

149 ÷ 345,278 = 0.00043 (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 303 deaths from Unknown Causes among 4,922,541 people aged 50-54 living in British Columbia in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

303 ÷ 4,922,541 = 0.00006 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

345,278 X 0.00006 = 21 expected deaths

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

149 – 21 = 128

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

149 ÷ 21 = 6.0310

This reveals 128 lives lost and is 603.10% of what we expected (an increase of 503%) in deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 50-54 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):

355 ÷ 2,501,505 = 0.00014 (5-yr CDR)

345,278(2022 pop) X 0.00014 = 49 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

149 – 49 = 100 or 100 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

149 ÷ 49 = 2.8407 or an increase of 184%

for deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 50-54 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

2,846,783 X 0.00006 = 175 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

504 – 175 = 329 or 329 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

504 ÷ 175 = 2.4743 or an increase of 147%

in deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 50-54 living in British Columbia in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.