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Table E.1
Ranking and number of deaths for the five leading causes by region, Canada, 2004

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Rank Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Colombia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
1 Cancer
66,947
Heart disease
1,153
Cancer
334
Cancer
2,436
Cancer
1,714
Cancer
17,871
Cancer
24,690
Cancer
2,714
Cancer
2,236
Cancer
5,256
Cancer
8,450
Cancer
46
Cancer
39
Cancer
28
2 Heart disease
52,000
Cancer
1,131
Heart disease
333
Heart disease
1,852
Heart disease
1,624
Heart disease
11,640
Heart disease
19,508
Heart disease
2,418
Heart disease
2,189
Heart disease
4,649
Heart disease
6,562
Heart disease
27
Heart disease
28
Suicide
24
3 Cerebro–
vascular
14,626
Cerebro–
vascular
308
Cerebro–
vascular
103
Cerebro–
vascular
588
Cerebro–
vascular
377
Chronic lower respiratory
2,928
Cerebro–
vascular
5,698
Cerebro–
vascular
670
Cerebro–
vascular
597
Cerebro–
vascular
1,266
Cerebro–
vascular
2,294
Unintentional injuries
25
Suicide
11
Heart disease1
14
Unintentional injuries1
14
4 Chronic lower respiratory
10,041
Diabetes mellitus
256
Unintentional injuries
73
Chronic lower respiratory
464
Diabetes mellitus
273
Cerebro–
vascular
2,703
Chronic lower respiratory
3,289
Diabetes mellitus
452
Unintentional injuries
399
Unintentional injuries
801
Chronic lower respiratory
1,305
Cerebro-
vascular
8
Cerebro–
vascular1
9
...
Unintentional injuries1
9
5 Unintentional injuries
8,986
Chronic lower respiratory
181
Influenza and pneumonia
66
Unintentional injuries
328
Chronic lower respiratory
272
Unintentional injuries
2,059
Unintentional injuries
3,251
Unintentional injuries
449
Chronic lower respiratory
371
Chronic lower respiratory
786
Influenza and pneumonia
1,262
Chronic lower respiratory1
7
... Conditions from perinatal period
7
Homicide1
7
1. Indicates a tie in the number of deaths. The next rank is incremented by an equivalent number of equal ranks.
Source:
Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of Deaths in Canada, 2000 to 2004, CANSIM Table 102-0563.