Table 5
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, females, Canada, 2007

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Rank All Ages Under 1 1 to14 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
33,026
Congenital abnormalities
184
Accidents
94
Accidents
229
Accidents
209
Cancer
785
Cancer
2,917
Cancer
5,479
Cancer
7,642
Cancer
9,537
Heart disease
12,895
2 Heart disease
24,118
Short Gestation
124
Cancer
61
Suicide
116
Cancer
172
Accidents
222
Heart disease
507
Heart disease
1,108
Heart disease
2,447
Heart disease
6,927
Cancer
6,371
3 Stroke
8,262
Maternal Complications of pregnancy
65
Congenital abnormalities
29
Cancer
55
Suicide
113
Suicide
180
Accidents
301
Chronic lower respiratory
319
Chronic lower respiratory
882
Stroke
2,473
Stroke
4,422
4 Chronic lower respiratory
5,087
Complications of placenta, cord, membranes
54
*Heart disease
Homicide
24
Heart disease
45
Heart disease
149
Suicide
220
Stroke
318
Stroke
777
Chronic lower respiratory
1,925
Alzheimer's disease
2,729
*Suicide
15
5 Alzheimer's disease
4,164
Sudden Infant death syndrome
48
  Congenital abnormalities
21
Homicide
25
Stroke
65
Stroke
191
Diabetes
277
Diabetes
530
Diabetes
1,224
Influenza and Pneumonia
1,920
6 Accidents
3,936
*Intrauterine hypoxia *Benign neoplasms Heart disease
16
Congenital abnormalities
20
Liver disease
50
Liver disease
159
Accidents
252
Accidents
315
Alzheimer's disease
1,211
Chronic lower respiratory
1,852
*Neonatal haemorrhages
25
*Influenza and Pneumonia
7
7 Diabetes
3,488
    Influenza and Pneumonia
11
*HIV HIV
36
Diabetes
126
Liver disease
229
Liver disease
195
Accidents
787
Accidents
1,514
*Pregnancy and Childbirth
12
8 Influenza and Pneumonia
3,014
*Bacterial sepsis
*Conditions originating in the perinatal period
Diabetes
6
  Diabetes
25
Chronic lower respiratory
85
Suicide
135
Nephritis
189
Influenza and Pneumonia
705
Diabetes
1,290
*Necrotizing enterocolitis
18
*Homicide
6
9 Nephritis
1,926
    Benign neoplasms
5
Stroke 10 Homicide
24
Influenza and Pneumonia
65
Influenza and Pneumonia
90
Influenza and Pneumonia
185
Nephritis
608
Nephritis
1,001
10 Septicaemia
1,008
Respiratory distress 14 Septicaemia
3
*Stroke Diabetes
9
*Influenza and Pneumonia Congenital abnormalities
46
Nephritis
77
Alzheimer's disease
180
Parkinson's
336
Essential hypertension
564
*Nephritis
*Pregnancy and Childbirth
4
*Congenital abnormalities
22
* 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.