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Table 3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, Canada, 2007

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Rank	All Ages	Under 1	1 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to 74	75 to 84	85 and over
1	Cancer 69,595	Congenital abnormalities 408	Accidents 219	Accidents 950	Accidents 853	Cancer 1,380	Cancer 5,567	Cancer 12,001	Cancer 17,556	Cancer 21,123	Heart disease 19,917
2	Heart disease 50,499	Short Gestation 249	Cancer 131	Suicide 475	Suicide 517	Accidents 1,014	Heart disease 2,212	Heart disease 4,606	Heart disease 7,491	Heart disease 15,408	Cancer 11,344
3	Stroke 13,981	Maternal Complications of pregnancy 181	Congenital abnormalities 63	*Cancer	Cancer 330	Suicide 728	Accidents 1,147	Accidents 900	Chronic lower respiratory 1,957	Stroke 4,594	Stroke 6,311
3	Stroke 13,981	Maternal Complications of pregnancy 181	Congenital abnormalities 63	*Homicide 152	Cancer 330	Suicide 728	Accidents 1,147	Accidents 900	Chronic lower respiratory 1,957	Stroke 4,594	Stroke 6,311
4	Chronic lower respiratory 10,659	Sudden Infant death syndrome 113	Suicide 33		Heart disease 132	Heart disease 637	Suicide 896	Diabetes 807	Stroke 1,705	Chronic lower respiratory 4,226	Chronic lower respiratory 3,591
5	Accidents 9,951	Complications of placenta, cord, membranes 107	Heart disease 27	Heart disease 52	Homicide 113	HIV 144	Liver disease 530	Liver disease 775	Diabetes 1,459	Diabetes 2,545	Alzheimer's disease 3,574
6	Diabetes 7,394	Intrauterine hypoxia 70	Homicide 19	Congenital abnormalities 39	Congenital abnormalities 41	Stroke 128	Stroke 425	Stroke 772	Accidents 859	Alzheimer's disease 1,927	Influenza and Pneumonia 3,019
7	Alzheimer's disease 5,903	Neonatal haemorrhages 58	Influenza and Pneumonia 14	Influenza and Pneumonia 21	HIV 34	Liver disease 127	Diabetes 349	Chronic lower respiratory 660	Liver disease 627	Accidents 1,652	Accidents 2,324
8	Influenza and Pneumonia 5,452	*Respiratory distress	Benign neoplasms 12	Diabetes 15	Stroke 26	Diabetes 106	Chronic lower respiratory 169	Suicide 510	Nephritis 486	Influenza and Pneumonia 1,469	Diabetes 2,086
8	Influenza and Pneumonia 5,452	*Bacterial sepsis 38	Benign neoplasms 12	Diabetes 15	Stroke 26	Diabetes 106	Chronic lower respiratory 169	Suicide 510	Nephritis 486	Influenza and Pneumonia 1,469	Diabetes 2,086
9	Nephritis 3,803		Conditions originating in perinatal period 10	Stroke 11	Diabetes 25	Homicide 87	Influenza and Pneumonia 157	Influenza and Pneumonia 235	Influenza and Pneumonia 435	Nephritis 1,299	Nephritis 1,701
10	Suicide 3,611	Necrotizing enterocolitis 35	Septicaemia 8	*Chronic lower respiratory	Influenza and Pneumonia 17	Influenza and Pneumonia 71	*Viral Hepatitis	Nephritis 196	Aortic aneurysm 341	Parkinson's disease 900	Pneumonitis 770
10	Suicide 3,611	Necrotizing enterocolitis 35	Septicaemia 8	*Nephritis 9	Influenza and Pneumonia 17	Influenza and Pneumonia 71	*HIV 148	Nephritis 196	Aortic aneurysm 341	Parkinson's disease 900	Pneumonitis 770
* 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, 2007, CANSIM Tables 102–0561 and 102–0562.