Table 2
Sex ratio, ranking, number and percentage of male and female deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2007
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| Cause of death | Males | Females | Sex ratio1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | number | % | rank | number | % | ||
| All causes of death | ... | 118,681 | 100.0 | ... | 116,536 | 100.0 | 102 |
| Malignant neoplasms (cancer) | 1 | 36,569 | 30.8 | 1 | 33,026 | 28.3 | 111 |
| Diseases of heart (heart disease) | 2 | 26,381 | 22.2 | 2 | 24,118 | 20.7 | 109 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 3 | 6,015 | 5.1 | 6 | 3,936 | 3.4 | 153 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 4 | 5,719 | 4.8 | 3 | 8,262 | 7.1 | 69 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5 | 5,572 | 4.7 | 4 | 5,087 | 4.4 | 110 |
| Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) | 6 | 3,906 | 3.3 | 7 | 3,488 | 3.0 | 112 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 7 | 2,727 | 2.3 | 12 | 884 | 0.8 | 308 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 8 | 2,438 | 2.1 | 8 | 3,014 | 2.6 | 81 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) | 9 | 1,877 | 1.6 | 9 | 1,926 | 1.7 | 97 |
| Chronic Liver disease and cirrhosis (liver disease) | 10 | 1,756 | 1.5 | 11 | 895 | 0.8 | 196 |
| All other causes | ... | 25,721 | 21.7 | ... | 31,900 | 27.4 | 81 |
| 1. Number of males per 100 females. | |||||||
| Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes for males. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of deaths in Canada, 2007, CANSIM Table 102–0561. | |||||||
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