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2001 Annual Report

TABLE 9

DEATHS FROM CANCER, DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM,
VIOLENCE, POISONINGS, AND ACCIDENTS, WITH RATES NOVA SCOTIA, 1946-2001

YEAR

CANCER

DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

VIOLENCE, POISONINGS
AND ACCIDENTS

NUMBER

RATE**

NUMBER

RATE**

NUMBER

RATE**

Av. 1946-50

836

134.1

1,763

282.6

434

69.6

Av. 1951-55

902

137.5

2,097

319.8

432

65.9

Av. 1956-60

987

137.9

2,294

320.5

465

65.1

Av. 1961-65

1,110

148.2

2,621

330.2

475

53.5

Av. 1966-70

1,216

157.9

2,792

362.6

556

72.2

Av. 1971-75

1,369

170.6***  

3,487

432.6***

613

76.4***

1976

1,428

172.3*** 

3,546

428.0***

578

69.8***

1977

1,558

186.3

3,536

422.7

512

61.2

1978

1,555

184.2

3,327

394.0

593

70.2

1979

1,595

187.2

3,336

391.5

561

65.8

1980

1,672

196.9

3,312

390.1

525

61.8

1981

1,604

189.2*** 

3,290

388.2***

492

58.0***

1982

1,659

194.9

3,208

376.9

530

62.2

1983

1,715

200.6

3,204

374.8

495

57.9

1984

1,795

209.0

3,109

362.0

439

51.1

1985

1,862

215.9

3,225

373.9

476

55.2

1986

1,886

217.9***

3,231

370.0***

409

47.3***

1987

1,843

209.8

3,062

348.6

467

53.2

1988

1,981

224.2

3,052

345.5

475

53.8

1989

2,020

227.3

3,142

353.6

459

51.7

1990

2,105

235.5

2,901

324.5

452

50.6

1991

2,069

229.9

2,855

317.2

434

48.2

1992

2,165

239.2

2,912

321.8

438

48.4

1993

2,197

241.2

2,921

320.6

423

46.4

1994

2,197

239.8

3,050

333.0

388

42.3

1995

2,156

233.8

2,973

322.5

443

48.0

1996

2,243

242.0

2,845

306.9

460

49.6

1997

2,249

240.6

3,002

321.1

435

46.5

1998

2,264

242.2*** 

2,864

306.4***

416

44.5***

1999

2,260

240.6*** 

2,694

286.8***

397

42.3***

2000

2,316

246.1*** 

2,750

292.2***

371

39.4***

2001

2,268

240.6*** 

2,659

282.1***

404

42.9***

* Prior to 1950, total of Class VII, Diseases of the Circulatory System, with the addition of No. 58, Acute Rheumatic Fever, was taken from Class III. From 1950 onward, Class VIII includes Acute Rheumatic Fever.

** Rate per 100,000 estimated population for intercensal years, except where noted as otherwise.

*** Rate per 100,000 census population.

 

 



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