2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – 85-89 | Nova Scotia, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men aged 85-89 in Nova Scotia

1. 788 of 788 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is up 4% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 760 of 760 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 28 excess deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 134 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are up 4% 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 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, 788 of 5,954 elderly men aged 85-89 living in Nova Scotia died from All Causes.

788 ÷ 5,954 = 0.13235 (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 7,160 deaths from All Causes among 56,075 elderly men aged 85-89 living in Nova Scotia in the 14 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

7,160 ÷ 56,075 = 0.12769 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

5,954 X 0.12769 = 760 expected deaths

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

788 – 760 = 28

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

788 ÷ 760 = 1.0364

This reveals 28 lives lost and is 103.64% of what we expected (an increase of 4%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 85-89 living in Nova Scotia 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):

4,470 ÷ 36,278 = 0.12322 (5-yr CDR)

5,954(2022 pop) X 0.12322 = 734 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

788 – 734 = 54 or 54 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

788 ÷ 734 = 1.0740 or an increase of 7%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 85-89 living in Nova Scotia 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

42,232 X 0.12769 = 5,392 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

5258 – 5,392 = -134 or 134 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

5,258 ÷ 5,392 = 0.9750 or a decrease of 3%

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