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Table 3-8
Ten leading causes of death, by sex and geography
1, 2007 – Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan
  Canada 2 Saskatchewan
Deaths Deaths
  rank 3 number percent age-standardized rate 4 rank 3 number percent age-standardized rate 4
Both sexes  
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) ... 235,217 100.0 539.8 ... 9,062 100.0 584.4
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 69,595 29.6 165.8 1 2,271 25.1 161.3
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 50,499 21.5 111.0 2 2,115 23.3 126.1
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 3 13,981 5.9 30.0 3 595 6.6 33.2
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 4 10,659 4.5 23.9 5 414 4.6 25.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 5 9,951 4.2 25.6 4 422 4.7 35.2
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 6 7,394 3.1 16.9 6 322 3.6 21.1
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 7 5,903 2.5 11.9 8 221 2.4 10.6
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 5,452 2.3 11.4 7 249 2.7 12.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 3,803 1.6 8.2 9 212 2.3 12.3
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 10 3,611 1.5 10.2 10 130 1.4 12.5
Males  
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) ... 118,681 100.0 664.8 ... 4,504 100.0 718.7
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 36,569 30.8 200.3 1 1,206 26.8 194.2
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 26,381 22.2 146.7 2 1,057 23.5 164.1
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 6,015 5.1 35.3 3 258 5.7 49.3
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 4 5,719 4.8 32.2 4 234 5.2 35.2
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 5 5,572 4.7 31.6 4 234 5.2 35.0
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 6 3,906 3.3 21.6 6 170 3.8 27.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 7 2,727 2.3 15.7 8 93 2.1 18.0
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 2,438 2.1 14.1 7 112 2.5 16.1
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 1,877 1.6 10.7 9 92 2.0 14.2
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 10 1,756 1.5 9.0 11 57 1.3 9.5
Females  
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) ... 116,536 100.0 441.3 ... 4,558 100.0 475.9
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 33,026 28.3 141.0 1 1,065 23.4 138.4
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 24,118 20.7 82.5 2 1,058 23.2 93.4
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 3 8,262 7.1 28.1 3 361 7.9 30.9
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 4 5,087 4.4 19.3 4 180 3.9 19.6
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5 4,164 3.6 12.9 7 150 3.3 11.0
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 6 3,936 3.4 16.6 5 164 3.6 21.3
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 7 3,488 3.0 13.2 6 152 3.3 16.7
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 3,014 2.6 9.7 8 137 3.0 10.7
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 1,926 1.7 6.6 9 120 2.6 10.7
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 10 1,008 0.9 3.8 11 42 0.9 4.6
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence. Counts in this table exclude deaths of non-residents of Canada.
The category "Canada" includes deaths with unknown province or territory of residence in Canada.
The ranking of the leading causes of death is based on the number of deaths.
Age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 standard population.
Note(s):
See "Introduction", "Glossary" and "Definitions, data sources and methods" sections.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database (CANSIM table 102-0563).