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Table F.3
Ranking of the 10 infant leading causes of death by sex, Canada, 2000 to 2004
Ranking of the 10 infant leading causes of death by sex, Canada, 2000 to 2004
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| Cause of infant death | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (congenital abnormalities) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified (short gestation) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (maternal complications of pregnancy) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes (complications of placenta, cord and membranes) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (intrauterine hypoxia) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Newborn affected by other complications of labour and delivery (complications of labour and delivery) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Neonatal haemorrhages | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Respiratory distress of newborn (respiratory distress) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (necrotizing enterocolitis) | 18 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Bacterial sepsis of newborn (bacterial sepsis) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Note: The order of the causes of infant death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 infant leading causes for males in 2004. Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of Deaths in Canada, 2000 to 2004, CANSIM Table 102-0562. |
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