Mortality from preventable causes (Age-standardized rate)

Table

Unit Rate per 100,000 population

Years 2019 to 2021 Years 2018 to 2020 Years 2017 to 2019 Years 2016 to 2018 Years 2015 to 2017
Province
New Brunswick
135.2
134.6
136.7
142.3
143.4
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
121.4
119.8
123.7
129.4
130.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
142.9
143.0
142.6
151.6
155.7
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
141.5
138.5
139.9
136.2
137.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
151.0
156.7
155.0
161.8
157.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
192.0
187.2
165.9
171.9
176.1
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
118.3
115.4
124.1
139.7
138.2
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
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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