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