Table 4
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, males, 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
36,569
Congenital abnormalities
224
Accidents
125
Accidents
721
Accidents
644
Accidents
792
Cancer
2,650
Cancer
6,522
Cancer
9,914
Cancer
11,586
Heart disease
7,022
2 Heart disease
26,381
Short Gestation
125
Cancer
70
Suicide
359
Suicide
404
Cancer
595
Heart disease
1,705
Heart disease
3,498
Heart disease
5,044
Heart disease
8,481
Cancer
4,973
3 Accidents
6,015
Maternal Complications of pregnancy
116
Congenital abnormalities
34
Homicide
128
Cancer
158
Suicide
548
Accidents
846
Accidents
648
Chronic lower respiratory
1,075
Chronic lower respiratory
2,301
Stroke
1,889
4 Stroke
5,719
Sudden Infant death syndrome
65
Suicide
18
Cancer
97
Homicide
88
Heart disease
488
Suicide
676
Liver disease
546
Diabetes
929
Stroke
2,121
Chronic lower respiratory
1,739
5 Chronic lower respiratory
5,572
Complications of placenta, cord, membranes
53
Homicide
13
Heart disease
36
Heart disease
87
HIV
108
Liver disease
371
Diabetes
530
Stroke
928
Diabetes
1,321
Influenza and Pneumonia
1,099
6 Diabetes
3,906
Intrauterine hypoxia
45
Heart disease
12
Congenital abnormalities
18
HIV
22
Diabetes
81
Stroke
234
Stroke
454
Accidents
544
Accidents
865
Alzheimer's disease
845
7 Suicide
2,727
Neonatal haemorrhages
33
Influenza and Pneumonia
7
Influenza and Pneumonia
10
Congenital abnormalities
21
Liver disease
77
Diabetes
223
Suicide
375
Liver disease
432
Influenza and Pneumonia
764
Accidents
810
8 Influenza and Pneumonia
2,438
Respiratory distress
24
*Septicaemia Diabetes
9
*Diabetes
*Stroke
HIV
124
Chronic lower respiratory
341
Nephritis
297
Alzheimer's disease
716
Diabetes
796
*Benign neoplasms
5
*Stroke
16
*Homicide
63
9 Nephritis
1,877
*Bacterial sepsis
  *Anaemias
    Viral Hepatitis
106
Influenza and Pneumonia
145
Influenza and Pneumonia
250
Nephritis
691
Nephritis
700
*Accidents
20
*Stroke
7
10 Liver disease
1,756
  *Stroke
  Influenza and Pneumonia
12
Influenza and Pneumonia
49
Influenza and Pneumonia
92
Aortic aneurysm
130
Aortic aneurysm
234
Parkinson's disease
564
Pneumonitis
351
*Chronic lower respiratory
*Conditions originating in perinatal period
4
* 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.