Table 1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2008

**Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2008**

Table summary
This table displays the results of ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes rank, number and % (appearing as column headers).
	rank	number	%
All causes of death	Note ...: not applicable	238,617	100
Total, 10 leading causes of death	Note ...: not applicable	183,338	76.8
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)	1	70,558	29.6
Diseases of heart (heart disease)	2	50,722	21.3
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)	3	13,870	5.8
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	4	10,923	4.6
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	5	10,234	4.3
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)	6	7,521	3.2
Alzheimer's disease	7	6,573	2.8
Influenza and pneumonia	8	5,386	2.3
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)	9	3,846	1.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide)	10	3,705	1.6
All other causes	Note ...: not applicable	55,279	23.2
... not applicable Note(s): The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes of death in 2008.