Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (CVSD)

Age of person, number

Age refers to the age of a person (or subject) of interest at last birthday (or relative to a specified, well-defined reference date).

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• 'Age' is expressed in individual years of age ranging from 0 (less than one year) to the maximum number on the file.