Regional variation of premature mortality in Ontario, Canada: a spatial analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Premature mortality is a meaningful indicator of both population health and health system performance, which varies by geography in Ontario. We used the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) sub-regions to conduct a spatial analysis of premature mortality, adjusting for key population-level demographic and behavioural characteristics.

Methods

We used linked vital statistics data to identify 163,920 adult premature deaths (deaths between ages 18 and 74) registered in Ontario between 2011 and 2015. We compared premature mortality rates, population demographics, and prevalence of health-relevant behaviours across 76 LHIN sub-regions. We used Bayesian hierarchical spatial models to quantify the contribution of these population characteristics to geographic dispariti

SUBMITTER: Buajitti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670187 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature