Does the recent evolution of Canadian mortality agree with the epidemiologic transition theory?

After studying the epidemiologic transition’s situation in Canada, it is determined that the delimitation of temporal stages within the epidemiologic transition as put forward by Omran (1971, 1998), Olshansky and Ault (1986), Rogers and Hackenberg (1987) and Olshansky et al. (1998) does not suit the Canadian evolution. Many of the researchers’ postulates on the epidemiologic transition were not confirmed, which leads us to assert that, since 1958, the epidemiologic transition in Canada is best described as an evolution process rather than specific stages confined within time limits. 1 Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. 2 Department of Demography, Université de Montréal. E-mail: [email protected]. 3 Institut National de santé publique du Québec. E-mail: [email protected]. Lussier, Bourbeau & Choinière: The epidemiologic transition theory applied to Canadian mortality 532 http://www.demographic-research.org