2022 Deaths – All Causes – Male – Ages 75-79 | Saskatchewan, Canada

2022 vs New Normal™ for elderly men aged 75-79 in Saskatchewan

1. 614 of 614 total deaths were from All Causes
2. 100.00% of all deaths were from All Causes
3. This is down 24% compared to Old Normal rates.
4. 809 of 809 total deaths would have been expected under Old Normal conditions.
5. 195 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes in 2022.
6. 1,102 fewer than expected deaths from All Causes (2015-2022)

1. To show this year’s deaths from All Causes are down 24% 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 75-79 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, 614 of 16,794 elderly men aged 75-79 living in Saskatchewan died from All Causes.

614 ÷ 16,794 = 0.03656 (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 9,009 deaths from All Causes among 187,083 elderly men aged 75-79 living in Saskatchewan in the 14 years immediately prior to the New Normal™.

9,009 ÷ 187,083 = 0.04816 (Old Normal CDR)

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

2022 pop X Old Normal CDR = expected deaths

16,794 X 0.04816 = 809 expected deaths

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

614 – 809 = -195

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

614 ÷ 809 = 0.7591

This reveals 195 lives saved and is 75.91% of what we expected (a decrease of 24%) in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 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):

3,856 ÷ 98,916 = 0.03898 (5-yr CDR)

16,794(2022 pop) X 0.03898 = 655 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

614 – 655 = -41 or 41 lives saved

Divide actual deaths by expected deaths:

614 ÷ 655 = 0.9376 or a decrease of 6%

for deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 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

115,710 X 0.04816 = 5,572 expected deaths

The difference between actual and expected deaths:

4470 – 5,572 = -1,102 or 1,102 lives saved

Dividing the actual deaths by the expected deaths:

4,470 ÷ 5,572 = 0.8021 or a decrease of 20%

in deaths from All Causes among elderly men aged 75-79 living in Saskatchewan in the New Normal™, as compared to the Old Normal.