Table 1
Ranking, number and percentage of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2000 and 2009

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Ranking, number and percentage of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2000 and 2009
  2000 2009
rank number % rank number %
All causes of death 218,062 100.0 ... 238,418 100.0
Total, 10 leading causes of death ... 175,149 80.3 ... 182,139 76.4
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 62,672 28.7 1 71,125 29.8
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 55,070 25.3 2 49,271 20.7
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 3 15,576 7.1 3 14,105 5.9
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4 9,813 4.5 4 10,859 4.6
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 5 8,589 3.9 5 10,250 4.3
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 6,714 3.1 6 6,923 2.9
Alzheimer's disease 7 5,007 2.3 7 6,281 2.6
Influenza and pneumonia 8 4,966 2.3 8 5,826 2.4
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 9 3,606 1.7 9 3,890 1.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 10 3,136 1.4 10 3,609 1.5
All other causes ... 42,913 19.7 56,279 23.6
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