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Table C.1
Age–standardized mortality rates1 for the 10 leading causes of death, Canada, 2000 to 2004
Age–standardized mortality rates1 for the 10 leading causes of death, Canada, 2000 to 2004
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| Cause of death | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Standardized rate1 | Rank | Standardized rate1 | Rank | Standardized rate1 | Rank | Standardized rate1 | Rank | Standardized rate1 | |
| All causes of death | ... | 615.5 | ... | 600.8 | ... | 598.2 | ... | 586.9 | ... | 571.9 |
| Males | ... | 778.3 | ... | 756.4 | ... | 747.8 | ... | 733.5 | ... | 710.0 |
| Females | ... | 493.2 | ... | 483.3 | ... | 485.7 | ... | 475.4 | ... | 465.6 |
| Malignant neoplasms (cancer) | 1 | 180.4 | 1 | 178.7 | 1 | 178.2 | 1 | 175.6 | 1 | 173.7 |
| Diseases of heart (heart disease) | 2 | 152.0 | 2 | 143.1 | 2 | 138.6 | 2 | 133.3 | 2 | 126.8 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 3 | 42.2 | 3 | 40.4 | 3 | 39.5 | 3 | 37.7 | 3 | 34.9 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4 | 27.2 | 4 | 26.3 | 4 | 25.9 | 4 | 25.8 | 4 | 24.8 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 5 | 25.8 | 5 | 25.1 | 5 | 26.0 | 5 | 25.5 | 5 | 24.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) | 6 | 18.9 | 6 | 19.3 | 6 | 20.9 | 6 | 20.5 | 6 | 19.6 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 8 | 13.2 | 8 | 12.2 | 8 | 11.9 | 8 | 12.0 | 7 | 13.4 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 7 | 13.2 | 7 | 13.9 | 7 | 13.7 | 7 | 13.1 | 8 | 12.7 |
| Intentional self–harm (suicide) | 9 | 11.4 | 9 | 11.4 | 9 | 11.2 | 9 | 11.3 | 9 | 10.8 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) | 10 | 8.6 | 10 | 8.5 | 10 | 8.8 | 10 | 8.7 | 10 | 8.5 |
| 1. Age–standardized mortality rate per 100,000 standard population. Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking according to the number of deaths of these causes in 2004. Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of Deaths in Canada, 2000 to 2004, CANSIM Table 102-0563. |
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