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

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

1. 178 of 1,844 total deaths were from Unknown Causes
2. 9.65% of all deaths were from Unknown Causes
3. This is up 501% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 26 of 1,802 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 152 excess deaths from Unknown Causes in 2022.
6. 42 excess All Cause deaths in 2022.
7. 387 excess deaths from Unknown Causes (2015-2022)
8. 806 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 501% 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, 178 of 364,071 people aged 55-59 living in British Columbia died from Unknown Causes.

178 ÷ 364,071 = 0.00049 (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 306 deaths from Unknown Causes among 4,288,689 people aged 55-59 living in British Columbia in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

306 ÷ 4,288,689 = 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

364,071 X 0.00007 = 26 expected deaths

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

178 – 26 = 152

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

178 ÷ 26 = 6.0100

This reveals 152 lives lost and is 601.00% of what we expected (an increase of 501%) in deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 55-59 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):

421 ÷ 2,603,203 = 0.00016 (5-yr CDR)

364,071(2022 pop) X 0.00016 = 59 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

178 – 59 = 119 or 119 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

178 ÷ 59 = 2.8471 or an increase of 185%

for deaths from Unknown Causes among people aged 55-59 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

2,967,274 X 0.00007 = 212 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

599 – 212 = 387 or 387 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

599 ÷ 212 = 2.4815 or an increase of 148%

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