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First Peoples lost: Determining the state of status First Nations mortality in Canada using administrative data

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  • Donna Feir
  • Randall Akee

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We present the most comprehensive set of estimates to date for status First Nations mortality in Canada. We use administrative data from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to establish a set of stylized facts regarding status First Nations mortality rates. Between 2010 to 2013, the mortality rates of status First Nations men and boys are highest in nearly all age groups of status First Nations considered, with the exception of status girls between the ages of 10 to 14. On reserve, status boys between the ages of 15 to 19 have mortality rates nearly four times that in the general population, while status girls between the ages of 15 to 19 have mortality rates five times that in the general population. We demonstrate substantial regional variation in mortality rates. Finally, we document that there has been no improvement in mortality among status women and girls living on reserve in the last 30 years and relative mortality rates for all status people on reserve has not changed in 40 years. Premières Nations perdues : évaluation du taux de mortalité des membres des Premières Nations inscrits au Canada basée sur des données administratives. Nous présentons l’ensemble de données le plus complet relativement à la mortalité des membres des Premières Nations inscrits au Canada. Nous avons utilisé les données administratives des Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada pour établir un ensemble de faits stylisés concernant le taux de mortalité des membres des Premières Nations inscrits. Entre 2010 et 2013, les taux de mortalité parmi les hommes et jeunes garçons membres des Premières Nations inscrits étaient les plus élevés dans presque tous les groupes d’âge visés, à l’exception des filles membres des Premières Nations inscrits âgées de 10 à 14 ans. Dans les réserves, les taux de mortalité concernant les jeunes hommes membres des Premières Nations inscrits âgés de 15 à 19 ans sont presque quatre fois supérieurs à ceux de la population générale; ces taux de mortalité sont presque cinq fois supérieurs à ceux de la population générale pour les filles membres des Premières Nations inscrits âgées de 15 à 19 ans. Nous montrons des disparités régionales importantes concernant les taux de mortalité. Enfin, nous expliquons qu’en matière de mortalité, il n’y a pas eu d’amélioration pour les femmes et les jeunes filles membres des Premières Nations inscrits vivant dans des réserves au cours des 30 dernières années, et que les taux de mortalité relatifs pour tous les membres des Premières Nations inscrits n’ont pas évolué depuis 40 ans.

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  • Donna Feir & Randall Akee, 2019. "First Peoples lost: Determining the state of status First Nations mortality in Canada using administrative data," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 52(2), pages 490-525, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:52:y:2019:i:2:p:490-525
    DOI: 10.1111/caje.12387
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