2022 Deaths – Unknown Causes – Male – Ages 55-59 | Quebec, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for men aged 55-59 in Quebec

1. 175 of 1,554 total deaths were from Unknown Causes
2. 11.26% of all deaths were from Unknown Causes
3. This is up 385% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 33 of 2,019 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 142 excess deaths from Unknown Causes in 2022.
6. 465 fewer than expected All Cause deaths in 2022.
7. 370 excess deaths from Unknown Causes (2015-2022)
8. 3,664 fewer than expected All Cause deaths over the first 8 years of Quebec’s New Normal™.

1. To show this year’s deaths from Unknown Causes are up 385% 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 men 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, 175 of 302,513 men aged 55-59 living in Quebec died from Unknown Causes.

175 ÷ 302,513 = 0.00058 (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 427 deaths from Unknown Causes among 3,910,415 men aged 55-59 living in Quebec in the 15 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

427 ÷ 3,910,415 = 0.00011 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

302,513 X 0.00011 = 33 expected deaths

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

175 – 33 = 142

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

175 ÷ 33 = 4.8533

This reveals 142 lives lost and is 485.33% of what we expected (an increase of 385%) in deaths from Unknown Causes among men aged 55-59 living in Quebec 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):

472 ÷ 2,236,985 = 0.00021 (5-yr CDR)

302,513(2022 pop) X 0.00021 = 64 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

175 – 64 = 111 or 111 lives lost

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

175 ÷ 64 = 2.6176 or an increase of 162%

for deaths from Unknown Causes among men aged 55-59 living in Quebec 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

2,539,498 X 0.00011 = 277 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

647 – 277 = 370 or 370 lives lost

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

647 ÷ 277 = 2.1375 or an increase of 114%

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