November recorded 17,385 deaths across Canada, a 5% decline from October and roughly 6% below November 2024. The decrease reverses last month’s uptick and aligns with a typical early-winter plateau. The average age at death eased slightly to 77.9 years, and the national mortality rate dipped to 43.1 deaths per 100,000 population.
📍 Provincial Highlights
- 7,030 deaths (↓ 2% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 44.4 per 100K
- Average age at death: 78.3 years
Ontario remains the largest contributor to national mortality volume, with a mild decrease following October’s rise.
Quebec
- 4,424 deaths (↓ 9% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 49.3 per 100K
- Average age: 79.4 years
Quebec posted one of the sharper declines this month after leading October’s increase.
British Columbia
- 1,207 deaths (↓ 17% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 21.6 per 100K
- Average age: 78.8 years
B.C. continues to maintain the lowest mortality rate in Canada despite seasonal fluctuations.
Alberta
- 1,477 deaths (↓ 7% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 31.0 per 100K
- Average age: 76.8 years
Alberta’s decline mirrors late-fall cooling in previous years.
Manitoba
- 733 deaths (↓ 5% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 50.1 per 100K
- Average age: 75.9 years
Manitoba remained elevated relative to its 12-month trend.
Saskatchewan
- 687 deaths (↓ 3% MoM)
- Mortality rate: 56.4 per 100K
- Average age: 74.6 years
Saskatchewan continues to record one of the highest mortality rates in the country.
Atlantic Canada
- Nova Scotia: 736 deaths (↑ 3% MoM), rate 72.0 per 100K, avg age 77.4
- New Brunswick: 647 deaths (↓ 4% MoM), rate 81.5 per 100K, avg age 78.5
- Newfoundland & Labrador: 338 deaths (↓ 7% MoM), rate 65.1 per 100K, avg age 78.0
- Prince Edward Island: 106 deaths (↓ 2% MoM), rate 60.4 per 100K, avg age 80.2
Atlantic provinces continue to show some of the highest mortality rates nationally due to older population structures.
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