sponsored by Indigenous Services Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Health analyzing the mortality of northern Ontario First Nation communities has found 4 out of 10 deaths could potentially have been avoided with access to effective and timely health care.
It found that 53 per cent of all deaths studied “occurred before retirement age compared to 22 per cent for Ontario overall.”46 per cent of deaths among women in the communities studied occurred before the age of 65 Infections accounted for 3 deaths per 1000 community members – 1.7 times the rate for Ontario overallIntentional and Unintentional Injuries accounted for 16 deaths per 1000 community members – 2.3 times the rate for Ontario overall.
The reports findings posit that this could be due to the community members dying much younger and therefore not contracting the many common chronic illnesses that can affect elderly. The data paints a complex portrait of health among northern Ontario First Nation communities, and a closer examination of the data sets also allows a comparison of deaths among men and women in the communities and to Ontario overall.
So sad. We need to do something about this!
I have a feeling this is all going to be 'whitey's' fault. Always ends up that way.