Premature mortality

• 8.1 - Premature mortality
• 8.1.1 - Potentially avoidable mortality

8.1.1.2 - Mortality from treatable causes

Refers to premature deaths that could potentially have been avoided through secondary or tertiary prevention. Mortality from treatable causes is a subset of potentially avoidable mortality. Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Indicators 2012 (Ottawa, Ont.: CIHI, 2012).