2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 85-89 | Newfoundland, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly women aged 85-89 in Newfoundland

1. 517 of 517 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 20% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 431 of 431 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 86 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 194 excess deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 20% 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 women aged 85-89 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, 517 of 4,015 elderly women aged 85-89 living in Newfoundland died from All Causes.

517 ÷ 4,015 = 0.12877 (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 5,504 deaths from All Causes among 51,223 elderly women aged 85-89 living in Newfoundland in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

5,504 ÷ 51,223 = 0.10745 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

4,015 X 0.10745 = 431 expected deaths

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

517 – 431 = 86

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

517 ÷ 431 = 1.1983

This reveals 86 lives lost and is 119.83% of what we expected (an increase of 20%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 85-89 living in Newfoundland 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):

3,000 ÷ 26,914 = 0.11147 (5-yr CDR)

4,015(2022 pop) X 0.11147 = 448 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

517 – 448 = 69 or 69 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

517 ÷ 448 = 1.1551 or an increase of 16%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 85-89 living in Newfoundland 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

30,929 X 0.10745 = 3,323 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

3517 – 3,323 = 194 or 194 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

3,517 ÷ 3,323 = 1.0582 or an increase of 6%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 85-89 living in Newfoundland in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.