Age-adjusted mortality rates per 1000 population and rate ratios for all-cause, premature and avoidable mortality, by immigrant status and sex, Ontario, Canada, 2002–2012
| Sex; cause of death | Immigrants | Long-term residents | RR (95% CI)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths | AAMR (95% CI) | Number of deaths | AAMR (95% CI) | ||
| Males | |||||
| All-cause | 20 514 | 17.2 (16.0 to 18.5) | 446 909 | 43.7 (40.8 to 46.7) | 0.40 (0.38 to 0.43) |
| Premature mortality | 11 908 | 7.7 (7.0 to 8.5) | 201 961 | 19.3 (17.7 to 21.1) | 0.41 (0.39 to 0.44) |
| Amenable to medical care and public health | 1795 | 3.0 (2.6 to 3.5) | 34 400 | 8.2 (7.2 to 9.4) | 0.37 (0.35 to 0.39) |
| Amenable to medical care | 1544 | 0.8 (0.7 to 1.0) | 25 412 | 2.3 (2.0 to 2.6) | 0.38 (0.33 to 0.43) |
| Amenable to public health | 1926 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) | 37 711 | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) | 0.37 (0.35 to 0.41) |
| Females | |||||
| All-cause | 19 501 | 11.7 (11.0 to 12.5) | 447 841 | 27.9 (26.4 to 29.5) | 0.43 (0.40 to 0.45) |
| Premature mortality | 8546 | 4.8 (4.5 to 5.3) | 134 418 | 11.6 (10.8 to 12.5) | 0.42 (0.40 to 0.45) |
| Amenable to medical care and public health | 645 | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) | 12 227 | 2.4 (2.0 to 2.9) | 0.34 (0.29 to 0.38) |
| Amenable to medical care | 2490 | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.3) | 32 501 | 2.7 (2.5 to 2.9) | 0.49 (0.47 to 0.52) |
| Amenable to public health | 936 | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 25 946 | 1.6 (1.5 to 1.8) | 0.29 (0.26 to 0.34) |
Premature mortality is defined as death before the age of 75.
*Reference category is long-term residents.
AAMR, age adjusted mortality rate; CI, confidence interval; RR, rate ratio.