Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Types of Potentially Avoidable Deaths
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2020-04-28
Definition:
This indicator sub-divides
potentially avoidable deaths
into three categories:
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Deaths due to diseases that are preventable (e.g., vaccine-preventable diseases and skin cancer)
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Deaths due to diseases that are treatable (e.g., hypertension and asthma)
- Deaths due to diseases considered 50% preventable and 50% treatable (e.g., ischemic heart disease)
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References
- Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
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