The Restigouche area of northern New Brunswick, which includes the communities of Campbellton, Dalhousie and Belledune, saw a significantly higher number of avoidable deaths than the rest of the province.
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In the Restigouche area, the number of deaths a year from avoidable causes was 272.5 per 100,000. (CBC)
When the New Brunswick Health Council released its report this week on avoidable deaths in the province, one area stood out.
Health Zone 5, the Restigouche area, saw a significantly higher number of avoidable deaths than the rest of the province.
The report released Tuesday says that from 2019 to 2022, an average of 202.5 per 100,000 New Brunswickers died each year from a cause that “could have been avoided … with the prevention and care options that exist.”
But for Zone 5, which includes the communities of Campbellton, Dalhousie and Atholville, this number climbs to 272.5 per 100,000.
The area also had higher rates of both preventable and treatable deaths.
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