Mortality from preventable causes (Age-standardized rate)

Table

Unit Rate per 100,000 population

Years 2021 to 2023 Years 2020 to 2022 Years 2019 to 2021 Years 2018 to 2020 Years 2017 to 2019 Years 2016 to 2018 Years 2015 to 2017
Province
New Brunswick
158.1
157.4
135.2
134.6
136.7
142.3
143.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
145.5
144.4
121.4
119.8
123.7
129.4
130.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
160.9
162.6
142.9
143.0
142.6
151.6
155.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
168.4
168.1
141.5
138.5
139.9
136.2
137.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
195.1
179.5
151.0
156.7
155.0
161.8
157.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
207.2
219.7
192.0
187.2
165.9
171.9
176.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
143.8
138.0
118.3
115.4
124.1
139.7
138.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
146.4
151.7
138.0
142.9
154.5
165.9
158.7
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

Premature deaths that could potentially have been prevented through primary prevention efforts. Mortality from preventable causes is a subset of potentially avoidable mortality.

Source

Statistics Canada, Premature and potentially avoidable mortality, three-year period

Calculations

Not available

Unit

Rate per 100,000 population

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

STATC-U-002

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