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Table E.2
Ranking and number of male deaths for the five male 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
35,156
Heart disease
635
Heart disease
178
Cancer
1,300
Cancer
939
Cancer
9,451
Cancer
12,835
Cancer
1,378
Cancer
1,219
Cancer
2,747
Cancer
4,416
Cancer
21
Cancer
26
Suicide
19
2 Heart disease
27,076
Cancer
630
Cancer
176
Heart disease
959
Heart disease
823
Heart disease
5,965
Heart disease
10,221
Heart disease
1,256
Heart disease
1,160
Heart disease
2,461
Heart disease
3,368
Heart disease1
15
Heart disease
20
Cancer
16
Unintentional injuries1
15
3 Cerebro–
vascular
5,959
Cerebro–
vascular
135
Unintentional injuries
43
Chronic lower respiratory
254
Unintentional injuries
164
Chronic lower respiratory
1,582
Cerebro–
vascular
2,326
Cerebro-
vascular
276
Unintentional injuries
251
Cerebro–
vascular
560
Cerebro–
vascular
933
... Suicide
9
Heart disease
12
4 Unintentional injuries
5,416
Diabetes mellitus
124
Cerebro–
vascular
39
Cerebro–
vascular
214
Chronic lower respiratory
156
Unintentional injuries
1,218
Unintentional injuries
1,831
Unintentional injuries
265
Chronic lower respiratory
227
Unintentional injuries
552
Unintentional injuries
781
Suicide1
6
Unintentional injuries
6
Unintentional injuries
11
Homicide1
6
5 Chronic lower respiratory
5,324
Chronic lower respiratory
115
Chronic lower respiratory
26
Unintentional injuries
188
Cerebro–
vascular
141
Cerebro–
vascular
1,108
Chronic lower respiratory
1,688
Diabetes mellitus
242
Cerebro–
vascular
216
Chronic lower respiratory
406
Chronic lower respiratory
660
... Cerebro–
vascular
4
Conditions from perinatal period
6
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.