Interactive Map
How To Use
The purpose of this interactive map is to help you compare and provide a spatial representation of the average life expectancy at birth and cause-specific mortality rates of Metro Vancouver residents at the census tract level.
Step 1: Data is organized into two major categories: LIFE EXPECTANCY and CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY. Use the menu at the top to select the category of interest.
![](https://med-fom-envhealth.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/10/How-to-use-Figure-1-940x506.png)
Step 2: Use the first drop-down menu to select the year of interest.
![](https://med-fom-envhealth.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/10/How-to-use-Figure-2-940x496.png)
Step 3: LIFE EXPECTANCY data is organized by sex. Use the drop-down menu to change your selection.
![](https://med-fom-envhealth.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/10/How-to-use-Figure-3-940x504.png)
CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY data is organized by disease types. Use the drop-down boxes to change your selection. Use the drop0down menu to change your selection to the cause of interest.
![](https://med-fom-envhealth.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/10/How-to-use-Figure-4-940x496.png)
By hovering over the map, you can see either the average life expectancy or death/100,000 for each census tract depending on the category of interest currently selected.
![](https://med-fom-envhealth.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2021/10/How-to-use-Figure-5-940x502.png)
All data files used in the generation of these maps can be downloaded here. Note that all use of these data should cite:
Yu J, Dwyer-Lindgren L, Bennett J, Ezzati M, Gustafson P, Tran M, Brauer M. A spatiotemporal analysis of inequalities in life expectancy and 20 causes of mortality in sub-neighbourhoods of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1990–2016. Health and Place In press.