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Table 2
Ten leading causes of death, males, Canada, 2004 and 2005

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Cause of death 2005 2004 2004–2005
Rank Number % Rank Number % % change
Total, All causes of death ... 116,006 100.0 ... 114,513 100.0 1.3
10 leading causes of death  ... 92,202 79.5 ... 91,654 80.0 0.6
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 35,481 30.6 1 35,156 30.7 0.9
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 26,675 23.0 2 27,076 23.6 -1.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 3 5,807 5.0 4 5,416 4.7 7.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 4 5,767 5.0 3 5,959 5.2 -3.2
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5 5,563 4.8 5 5,324 4.6 4.5
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 3,981 3.4 6 4,020 3.5 -1.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 7 2,857 2.5 7 2,734 2.4 4.5
Influenza and pneumonia 8 2,521 2.2 8 2,557 2.2 -1.4
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 9 1,859 1.6 9 1,816 1.6 2.4
Alzheimer's disease 10 1,691 1.5 10 1,596 1.4 6.0
Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes in 2005.
Source:
Statistics Canada. CANSIM Table 102-0561.