2022 Deaths – All Causes – Both Sexes – Ages 70-74 | Manitoba, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men and women aged 70-74 in Manitoba

1. 1,345 of 1,345 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 8% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 1,463 of 1,463 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 118 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 1,345 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 8% 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 and women aged 70-74 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, 1,345 of 59,875 elderly men and women aged 70-74 living in Manitoba died from All Causes.

1,345 ÷ 59,875 = 0.02246 (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 13,924 deaths from All Causes among 569,834 elderly men and women aged 70-74 living in Manitoba in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

13,924 ÷ 569,834 = 0.02444 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

59,875 X 0.02444 = 1,463 expected deaths

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

1,345 – 1,463 = -118

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

1,345 ÷ 1,463 = 0.9189

This reveals 118 lives saved and is 91.89% of what we expected (a decrease of 8%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 70-74 living in Manitoba 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):

7,595 ÷ 361,029 = 0.02104 (5-yr CDR)

59,875(2022 pop) X 0.02104 = 1,260 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

1,345 – 1,260 = 85 or 85 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

1,345 ÷ 1,260 = 1.0673 or an increase of 7%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 70-74 living in Manitoba 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

420,904 X 0.02444 = 10,285 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

8940 – 10,285 = -1,345 or 1,345 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

8,940 ÷ 10,285 = 0.8689 or a decrease of 13%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly men and women aged 70-74 living in Manitoba in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.