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Goal

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Target

Target 3.4: By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Indicator

Indicator 3.4.1: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

Definition and concepts

This indicator measures the mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease.
Comment and limitations

This is a proxy indicator. Due to data limitations, this indicator measures the mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease per 100,000 persons rather than the probability of dying between the ages of 30 and 70 years from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases as specified in the metadata.
Method of computation

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Goal

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Target

Target 3.4: By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

Indicator

Indicator 3.4.1: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

World Health Organization (WHO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Statistics Canada
Periodicity

Annual
Geographical coverage

Canada
Link to data source Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0394-01 Leading causes of death, total population, by age group opens in a new window
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