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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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7 | Diabetes 3,488 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 11 |
*HIV |
HIV
36 |
Diabetes 126 |
Liver disease 229 |
Liver disease 195 |
Accidents 787 |
Accidents 1,514 |
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*Pregnancy and Childbirth 12 |
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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 |
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*Necrotizing enterocolitis 18 |
*Homicide 6 |
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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 |
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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 |
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* 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. |
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