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Table 2 Match Results in the ORG-VSD Data, January 1, 1990 to March 31, 2013

From: Describing the linkages of the immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada permanent resident data and vital statistics death registry to Ontario’s administrative health database

 

Linked

Unlinked

Standardized Difference

Linkage Rate (%)

 

N

%

N

%

Overall

1833354

 

73373

  

96.2

Age at Death

 0–14

19483

1.1

6293

8.6

0.36

75.6

 15–24

15204

0.8

1517

2.1

0.10

90.9

 25–44

70023

3.8

5497

7.5

0.16

92.7

 45–64

293856

16.0

14126

19.3

0.08

95.4

 65–84

909667

49.6

32052

43.7

0.12

96.6

 85+

525085

28.6

13787

18.8

0.23

97.4

 Missing

36

0

101

0.1

0.05

26.3

Sex

 Female

906234

49.4

31261

42.6

0.14

96.7

 Male

927110

50.6

42077

57.3

0.14

95.7

 Missing

10

0

35

0

0.03

22.2

Cause of death (ICD-9)a

 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (001–139)

32456

1.8

1222

1.7

0.01

96.4

 Neoplasms (140–239)

536603

29.3

15780

21.5

0.18

97.1

 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders (240–279)

74205

4.0

2352

3.2

0.05

96.9

 Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (280–289)

5940

0.3

248

0.3

0

96.0

 Mental Disorders (290–319)

62774

3.4

1301

1.8

0.10

98.0

 Diseases of the Nervous System (320–359)

70297

3.8

1676

2.3

0.09

97.7

 Diseases of the Sense Organs (360–389)

100

0

6

0

0

94.3

 Diseases of the Circulatory System (390–459)

621713

33.9

26744

36.4

0.05

95.9

 Diseases of the Respiratory System (460–519)

153350

8.4

5466

7.4

0.03

96.6

 Diseases of the Digestive System (520–579)

72477

4

2644

3.6

0.02

96.5

 Diseases of the Genitourinary System (580–629)

35042

1.9

968

1.3

0.05

97.3

 Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (630–679)

134

0

13

0

0.01

91.2

 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (680–709)

3008

0.2

97

0.1

0.01

96.9

 Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (710–739)

10094

0.6

246

0.3

0.03

97.6

 Congenital Anomalies (740–759)

7246

0.4

1671

2.3

0.16

81.3

 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (760–779)

5846

0.3

3688

5.0

0.30

61.3

 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions (780–799)

20624

1.1

1942

2.6

0.11

91.4

 External Causes of Injury and Poisoning (E000-E999)

105662

5.8

7014

9.6

0.14

93.8

 Missingb

15783

0.9

295

0.4

0.06

98.2

Fiscal Year of Deathc

 1990–1994d

346805

18.9

45885

62.5

0.99

88.3

 1995–1999

392282

21.4

9234

12.6

0.24

97.7

 2000–2004

406196

22.2

8406

11.5

0.29

98.0

 2005–2009

428974

23.4

6207

8.5

0.42

98.6

 2010–2012

259097

14.1

3616

4.9

0.32

98.6

 Missing

0

0

25

0

0.03

0

  1. aICD-9, International Classification of Diseases – Ninth Revision
  2. bcause of death is only available until December 31, 2012. Only 1088 records among the linked file and 113 records among the unlinked file were missing prior to January 1st 2013
  3. cFiscal years: April 1 to March 31. Death date is available until March 31, 2013
  4. dFirst period 1990–1994 started in January 1, 1990