Evolution of Life Expectancy and Health Equity in Canadian Health Regions from 1986 to 2007

Feng Wang; Howard Morrison; Peter Walsh; Frank Mo

Authors

Feng Wang
Howard Morrison
Peter Walsh
Frank Mo

Keywords:

life expectancy, age, sex, mortality, health status, risk factors, biostatistics, canada

Abstract

Background: Life expectancy (LE) analysis was conducted in this study to explore time trends for Canadian mortality rates from 1986 to 2007 by age and sex and compare these trends to socio-demographic characteristics. Objective: To measure Canadian's LE by age, sex, provinces/territories and health regions, detect lower LE in Canada due to variant lifestyle and socioeconomic status, compare the difference of Canadian LE among these areas over time. Results: Canadians' LE at birth has increased 3.2 years in 1986-2007 in women, and 5.2 years in men. LE in British Columbia and Ontario were 81.2 and 81.0, higher than the average in Canada (80.7) in 2007. Regions with the highest LE were Richmond Health Service Delivery Area (BC), York Regional Health Unit (ON), and Peel Regional Health Unit (ON) in compared to the three regions with lowest LE: Région du Nunavik (QC), Burntwood/Churchill (MB), and Nunavut Territory in both sexes. Conclusion: LE is lower for males than females, and shorter in the North than in the South consistent with limited primary health care, higher rates of smoking, heavy drinking and obesity, higher levels of long-term unemployment, fewer high school and university graduates, a relatively larger Aboriginal population and being generally rural and remote.

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Evolution of Life Expectancy and Health Equity in Canadian Health Regions from 1986 to 2007. (2013). Global Journal of Medical Research, 13(26), 31-36. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/

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Author Biographies

Feng Wang

Frank Mo, PhD, MB, is a Research Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada's Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch in Ottawa, Canada, and also affiliated with the University of Ottawa. His research focuses on health equity and life expectancy, as demonstrated by his work on the evolution of life expectancy and health equity in Canadian health regions. With 18 publications and over 250 citations, his contributions have advanced public health knowledge. He holds an h-index of 9 and an i10-index of 8.

Frank Mo

Frank Mo, PhD, MB, is a Research Scientist at the Public Health Agency of Canada's Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch in Ottawa, Canada, and also affiliated with the University of Ottawa. His research focuses on health equity and life expectancy, as demonstrated by his work on the evolution of life expectancy and health equity in Canadian health regions. With 18 publications and over 250 citations, his contributions have advanced public health knowledge. He holds an h-index of 9 and an i10-index of 8.

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