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Table 5 Crude death rates during the 60 days following the 2010 heat waves, by health region (HR) and study period

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

HR (2010 population)

Period

Deaths

  

n*

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

All HRs (4 908 952)

2005-2009

5 189

1.81 (1.79–1.83)

 

2010

5 397

1.83 (1.78–1.88)

Capitale Nationale (687 950)

2005-2009

805

1.99 (1.93–2.05)

 

2010

804

1.95 (1.82–2.09)

Lanaudière (468 381)

2005-2009

431

1.62 (1.56–1.69)

 

2010

436

1.55 (1.41–1.70)

Laval (396 186)

2005-2009

370

1.63 (1.56–1.71)

 

2010

428

1.80 (1.64–1.98)

Montérégie (1 444 047)

2005-2009

1 390

1.66 (1.62–1.70)

 

2010

1 483

1.71 (1.63–1.80)

Montréal (1 912 388)

2005-2009

2 193

1.94 (1.90–1.98)

 

2010

2 246

1.96 (1.88–2.04)

  1. CI = confidence intervals.
  2. * Average numbers for the 2005–2009 period.