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Table 3 Crude death and emergency department admission rates, by health region (HR) and study period

From: Health impacts of the July 2010 heat wave in Québec, Canada

HR (population 2010)

Period

Deaths

Emergency dept. admissions

  

n*

Crude rates per 100,000 person-days (95% CI)

n*

Crude rates per 100,000 person-days (95% CI)

All HRs (5 985 001)

2005-2009

760

1.77 (1.71–1.83)

47 635

110.89 (110.45–111.34)

 

2010

1 039

2.35 (2.222.50)

51 054

115.70 (114.70–116.70)

Capitale Nationale (687 950)

2005-2009

107

1.98 (1.82–2.16)

9 219

171.09 (169.54–172.66)

 

2010

114

2.07 (1.72–2.49)

9 704

176.32 (172.85–179.86)

Chaudière-Appalaches (405 576)

2005-2009

58

1.81 (1.61–2.03)

3 676

115.17 (113.52–116.85)

 

2010

53

1.63 (1.25–2.14)

5 058

155.89 (151.65–160.25)

Estrie (308 335)

2005-2009

47

1.96 (1.72–2.22)

4 032

166.45 (164.17–168.77)

 

2010

54

2.19 (1.68–2.86)

4 080

165.40 (160.41–170.56)

Lanaudière (468 381)

2005-2009

55

1.56 (1.39–1.76)

2 308

65.24 (64.06–66.44)

 

2010

77

2.05 (1.64–2.57)

2 425

64.72 (62.19–67.35)

Laval (396 186)

2005-2009

42

1.58 (1.38–1.81)

1 264

47.70 (46.54–48.89)

 

2010

62

2.24 (1.74–2.87)

1 500

54.09 (51.42–56.89)

Montérégie (1 444 047)

2005-2009

165

1.69 (1.58–1.81)

7 889

80.65 (79.85–81.45)

 

2010

233

2.31 (2.03–2.62)

8 299

82.10 (80.35–83.89)

Montréal (1 912 388)

2005-2009

240

1.82 (1.72–1.93)

15 498

117.50 (116.67–118.33)

 

2010

376

2.81 (2.543.11)

16 233

121.19 (119.34–123.07)

Outaouais (362 138)

2005-2009

46

1.63 (1.43–1.86)

3 747

134.24 (132.33–136.17)

 

2010

70

2.42 (1.91–3.05)

3 765

129.96 (125.87–134.18)

  1. The 2010 rates, statistically different from the comparison rates (2005–2009) based on the confidence intervals (CI), are shown in bold.
  2. * Average numbers for the 2005–2009 period.