2022 Deaths – All Causes – Female – Ages 70-74 | Saskatchewan, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly women aged 70-74 in Saskatchewan

1. 411 of 411 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 11% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 464 of 464 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 53 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 363 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 11% 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 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, 411 of 25,382 elderly women aged 70-74 living in Saskatchewan died from All Causes.

411 ÷ 25,382 = 0.01619 (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 4,614 deaths from All Causes among 252,612 elderly women aged 70-74 living in Saskatchewan in the 14 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

4,614 ÷ 252,612 = 0.01827 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

25,382 X 0.01827 = 464 expected deaths

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

411 – 464 = -53

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

411 ÷ 464 = 0.8860

This reveals 53 lives saved and is 88.60% of what we expected (a decrease of 11%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 70-74 living in Saskatchewan 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):

2,456 ÷ 151,474 = 0.01621 (5-yr CDR)

25,382(2022 pop) X 0.01621 = 412 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

411 – 412 = -1 or 1 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

411 ÷ 412 = 0.9981 or a decrease of 0%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly women aged 70-74 living in Saskatchewan 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

176,856 X 0.01827 = 3,230 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

2867 – 3,230 = -363 or 363 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

2,867 ÷ 3,230 = 0.8870 or a decrease of 11%

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