Baseline characteristics of decedents from the general population and of Chinese and South Asian ethnicity in Ontario, Canada, between 2004 and 2015
| Characteristic | No. (%) of decedents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General population n = 936 974 | Chinese ethnicity n = 18 959 | South Asian ethnicity n = 11 406 | Total n = 967 339 | |
| Age, yr | ||||
| ≤ 40 | 27 604 (2.9) | 652 (3.4) | 727 (6.4) | 28 983 (3.0) |
| 41–60 | 115 681 (12.3) | 2513 (13.3) | 1892 (16.6) | 120 086 (12.4) |
| 61–80 | 351 690 (37.5) | 6613 (34.9) | 5170 (45.3) | 363 473 (37.6) |
| ≥ 81 | 441 999 (47.2) | 9181 (48.4) | 3617 (31.7) | 454 797 (47.0) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 470 210 (50.2) | 9254 (48.8) | 5138 (45.0) | 484 602 (50.1) |
| Male | 466 764 (49.8) | 9705 (51.2) | 6268 (55.0) | 482 737 (49.9) |
| Income quintile* | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 216 204 (23.1) | 5113 (27.0) | 3098 (27.2) | 224 415 (23.2) |
| 2 | 194 244 (20.7) | 4231 (22.3) | 2882 (25.3) | 201 357 (20.8) |
| 3 | 180 728 (19.3) | 3246 (17.1) | 2470 (21.7) | 186 444 (19.3) |
| 4 | 174 531 (18.6) | 3325 (17.5) | 1696 (14.9) | 179 552 (18.6) |
| 5 (highest) | 165 746 (17.7) | 2625 (13.8) | 1240 (10.9) | 169 611 (17.5) |
| Metropolitan influence zones† | ||||
| No (most rural) | 118 238 (12.6) | 243 (1.3) | 136 (1.2) | 118 617 (12.3) |
| Weak | 293 740 (31.3) | 1183 (6.2) | 818 (7.2) | 295 741 (30.6) |
| Moderate | 181 461 (19.4) | 1250 (6.6) | 770 (6.8) | 183 481 (19.0) |
| Strong (least rural) | 343 076 (36.6) | 16 273 (85.8) | 9676 (84.8) | 369 025 (38.1) |
| Cause of death‡ | ||||
| Cancer | 214 708 (22.9) | 5091 (26.9) | 1964 (17.2) | 221 763 (22.9) |
| Cardiovascular | 233 492 (24.9) | 3776 (19.9) | 2874 (25.2) | 240 142 (24.8) |
| Sepsis | 33 452 (3.6) | 834 (4.4) | 479 (4.2) | 34 765 (3.6) |
| Other | 455 322 (48.6) | 9258 (48.8) | 6089 (53.4) | 470 669 (48.7) |
| Immigration status | ||||
| Long-standing resident | 902 594 (96.3) | 11 432 (60.3) | 5760 (50.5) | 919 786 (95.1) |
| Recently immigrated resident | 34 380 (3.7) | 7527 (39.7) | 5646 (49.5) | 47 553 (4.9) |