Table 1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada 2000 and 2008

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Table 1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada 2000 and 2008
Cause of death 2008 2000
rank number percentage rank number percentage
All causes of death ... 238,617 100.0 ... 218,062 100.0
Total, ten leading causes of death ... 183,338 76.8 ... 175,149 80.3
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 70,558 29.6 1 62,672 28.7
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 50,722 21.3 2 55,070 25.3
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 3 13,870 5.8 3 15,576 7.1
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4 10,923 4.6 4 9,813 4.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 5 10,234 4.3 5 8,589 3.9
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 7,521 3.2 6 6,714 3.1
Alzheimer's disease 7 6,573 2.8 7 5,007 2.3
Influenza and pneumonia 8 5,386 2.3 8 4,966 2.3
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 9 3,846 1.6 10 3,136 1.4
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 10 3,705 1.6 9 3,606 1.7
All other causes ... 55,279 23.2 ... 42,913 19.7