Excess deaths continued to grow in 2022, reaching its highest point in the past 20 years, according to a study conducted by the Alberta government. .Alberta had 5,833 excess deaths in 2022, according to the study. The Alberta government found there were 4,797 of these deaths in 2021. .These 10,630 deaths account for 1/400 of Alberta’s population. .The Alberta government said excess deaths began to skyrocket in 2020 (3,276). Prior to 2020, it said no year had more than 1,000 of them. .The year prior to 2020 with the most excess deaths was 2017 (511). .Subsequent to 2017 was 2008 (483). This was followed by 2018 (434), 2003 (386), and 2019 (208). .From 2009 to 2015, the Alberta government said fewer excess deaths than expected were reported. The year with the sharpest decline in them was 2010 (-772). .A statistical analysis shows how unexpected and rare this death rate is. All data forms a bell curve, where it is expected to be one to three standard deviations from the mean. .Any occurrence outside of three standard deviations is considered an anomaly. The standard deviations from the last three years exceed them. .For the standard deviations, 2022 had the largest gap at 15.3. The standard deviation for 2021 was 12.6, and the one for 2020 was 8.6. .Excess deaths continue to be a significant problem in Canada, according to an August 26 study conducted by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). .READ MORE: Study finds excess, unexplained deaths rising in Canada.“More people are dying than statisticians had expected,” said the JCCF. .“And yet, excess deaths no longer occupy the attention of politicians, public health officials, media or the broader Canadian public.”
