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Mortality, summary list of causes
2000

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Table 1-1
Deaths by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Canada1


                                                        Number of deaths Crude mortality rate per 100,000 population 2 Age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population 2 
  Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) 3 , 4 , 5 218,062 111,742 106,320 708.7 733.5 684.4 615.5 778.3 493.2
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03, A06) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections (A04, A07-A09) 245 92 153 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 81 52 29 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 62 42 20 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 19 10 9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Whooping cough (A37) 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scarlet fever and erysipelas (A38, A46) 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningococcal infection (A39) 24 9 15 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 1,357 655 702 4.4 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.6 3.3
Syphilis (A50-A53) 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Acute poliomyelitis (A80) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis (A83-A84, A85.2) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Measles (B05) 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Viral hepatitis (B15-B19) 138 96 42 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) 511 429 82 1.7 2.8 0.5 1.6 2.6 0.5
Malaria (B50-B54) 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectiousand parasitic diseases and their sequelae 6 745 392 353 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.6 1.8
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 62,672 33,360 29,312 203.7 219.0 188.7 180.4 225.3 149.4
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 901 594 307 2.9 3.9 2.0 2.6 3.9 1.6
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 1,392 1,052 340 4.5 6.9 2.2 4.0 6.9 1.7
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 1,988 1,195 793 6.5 7.8 5.1 5.7 8.1 3.9
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21) 6,643 3,549 3,094 21.6 23.3 19.9 19.0 24.0 15.1
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 1,291 816 475 4.2 5.4 3.1 3.7 5.4 2.4
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 3,092 1,510 1,582 10.0 9.9 10.2 8.9 10.1 7.8
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 506 416 90 1.6 2.7 0.6 1.5 2.8 0.5
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34) 16,134 9,650 6,484 52.4 63.3 41.7 47.1 64.3 34.4
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 709 432 277 2.3 2.8 1.8 2.1 2.8 1.5
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 4,901 44 4,857 15.9 0.3 31.3 13.9 0.3 25.0
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) ... ... 398 ... ... 2.6 ... ... 2.2
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55) ... ... 640 ... ... 4.1 ... ... 3.2
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) ... ... 1,390 ... ... 8.9 ... ... 7.3
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) ... 3,718 ... ... 24.4 ... ... 26.7 ...
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65) 1,259 763 496 4.1 5.0 3.2 3.6 5.0 2.5
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 1,519 1,082 437 4.9 7.1 2.8 4.3 7.6 2.0
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72) 1,533 897 636 5.0 5.9 4.1 4.5 5.7 3.5
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 5,823 3,198 2,625 18.9 21.0 16.9 16.9 21.5 13.3
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 128 78 50 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 2,537 1,348 1,189 8.2 8.8 7.7 7.3 9.0 6.1
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 2,048 1,190 858 6.7 7.8 5.5 5.9 8.1 4.3
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (C88, C90) 1,105 580 525 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.2 4.0 2.6
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96) 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All other and unspecified malignant neoplasms (C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C37-C41, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C97) 8,835 4,444 4,391 28.7 29.2 28.3 25.3 30.2 21.7
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48) 1,439 736 703 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.1 5.2 3.4
Anaemias (D50-D64) 446 183 263 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.1
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 6,714 3,322 3,392 21.8 21.8 21.8 18.9 22.9 15.7
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 220 64 156 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.7
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 180 51 129 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5
Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 40 13 27 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 56 33 23 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 1,480 811 669 4.8 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.9 2.9
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5,007 1,548 3,459 16.3 10.2 22.3 13.2 11.7 13.8
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 76,046 37,914 38,132 247.1 248.9 245.5 209.1 268.3 164.0
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 55,070 28,855 26,215 179.0 189.4 168.7 152.0 202.9 113.4
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09) 426 122 304 1.4 0.8 2.0 1.2 0.8 1.5
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 526 182 344 1.7 1.2 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.4
Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 132 50 82 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 42,417 23,354 19,063 137.9 153.3 122.7 117.5 163.1 82.9
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 19,944 11,306 8,638 64.8 74.2 55.6 55.7 78.1 38.6
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) 651 351 300 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.4 1.3
Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25) 21,822 11,697 10,125 70.9 76.8 65.2 60.0 82.7 42.9
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0) 1,201 710 491 3.9 4.7 3.2 3.4 4.9 2.2
All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9) 20,621 10,987 9,634 67.0 72.1 62.0 56.6 77.8 40.7
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 11,569 5,147 6,422 37.6 33.8 41.3 31.6 37.3 27.3
Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 56 37 19 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis (I30-I31, I40) 83 41 42 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 4,835 2,005 2,830 15.7 13.2 18.2 12.9 15.2 11.3
All other forms of heart disease (I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51) 6,595 3,064 3,531 21.4 20.1 22.7 18.3 21.6 15.7
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) 1,034 360 674 3.4 2.4 4.3 2.8 2.6 2.8
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 15,576 6,421 9,155 50.6 42.1 58.9 42.2 46.4 38.8
Atherosclerosis (I70) 1,313 519 794 4.3 3.4 5.1 3.5 3.9 3.1
Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 3,053 1,759 1,294 9.9 11.5 8.3 8.5 12.5 5.8
Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 2,028 1,251 777 6.6 8.2 5.0 5.7 8.8 3.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I72-I78) 1,025 508 517 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.8 3.7 2.2
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 380 166 214 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0
Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 4,966 2,238 2,728 16.1 14.7 17.6 13.2 17.0 11.0
Influenza (J10-J11) 567 209 358 1.8 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 4,399 2,029 2,370 14.3 13.3 15.3 11.7 15.4 9.6
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 122 53 69 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 73 31 42 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 49 22 27 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 9,813 5,511 4,302 31.9 36.2 27.7 27.2 39.8 19.8
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 184 83 101 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4
Emphysema (J43) 832 507 325 2.7 3.3 2.1 2.4 3.5 1.6
Asthma (J45-J46) 306 114 192 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47) 8,491 4,807 3,684 27.6 31.6 23.7 23.5 34.9 16.8
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68) 60 54 6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 711 379 332 2.3 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.9 1.4
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98) 2,073 1,104 969 6.7 7.2 6.2 5.8 7.8 4.5
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 439 239 200 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.7 0.9
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 40 19 21 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 205 94 111 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 2,206 1,481 725 7.2 9.7 4.7 6.5 9.4 3.9
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 1,104 838 266 3.6 5.5 1.7 3.3 5.2 1.5
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 1,102 643 459 3.6 4.2 3.0 3.2 4.2 2.4
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82) 320 134 186 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 3,136 1,583 1,553 10.2 10.4 10.0 8.6 11.5 6.9
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04) 18 11 7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26) 44 16 28 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 3,070 1,555 1,515 10.0 10.2 9.8 8.4 11.3 6.7
Other disorders of kidney (N25, N27) 4 1 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1) 117 34 83 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) ... 51 ... ... 0.3 ... ... 0.4 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76) ... ... 13 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.1
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) ... ... 11 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.1
Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) ... ... 1 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99) ... ... 10 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.1
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) 898 507 391 2.9 3.3 2.5 3.9 4.3 3.5
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 920 494 426 3.0 3.2 2.7 3.4 3.7 3.1
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) 2,737 1,392 1,345 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.0 9.6 6.3
All other diseases (residual) 7 18,404 7,695 10,709 59.8 50.5 68.9 50.9 54.7 47.4
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 8,589 5,286 3,303 27.9 34.7 21.3 25.8 35.8 16.6
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) 3,151 2,218 933 10.2 14.6 6.0 10.2 14.7 5.8
Motor vehicle accidents 8 2,672 1,856 816 8.7 12.2 5.3 8.6 12.4 5.0
Other land transport accidents 9 318 223 95 1.0 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.6
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85) 161 139 22 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59, Y86) 5,438 3,068 2,370 17.7 20.1 15.3 15.7 21.1 10.8
Falls (W00-W19) 1,562 827 735 5.1 5.4 4.7 4.3 5.9 3.1
Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 20 20 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 287 229 58 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.5 0.4
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) 242 150 92 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.5
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) 960 679 281 3.1 4.5 1.8 3.0 4.3 1.7
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86) 2,367 1,163 1,204 7.7 7.6 7.8 6.6 8.2 5.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 3,606 2,798 808 11.7 18.4 5.2 11.4 18.0 5.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74) 685 648 37 2.2 4.3 0.2 2.1 4.1 0.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0) 2,921 2,150 771 9.5 14.1 5.0 9.3 13.9 4.8
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 467 339 128 1.5 2.2 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.8
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95) 156 126 30 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1) 311 213 98 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.7
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 11 11 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 407 295 112 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.7
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent (Y22-Y24) 9 9 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 398 286 112 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.7
Operations of war and their sequelae (Y36, Y89.1) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Complications of medical and surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88) 169 85 84 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4

1. The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.
2. The population estimates used for the 2000 mortality rate calculations are July 1, 2000 updated postcensal estimates, adjusted for net census undercoverage and include non-permanent residents. These population estimates appear in the publication "Annual Demographic Statistics, 2001" (catalogue number 91-213-XIB/XPB).
3. The cause of death tabulated is the underlying cause of death. This is defined as (a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. The underlying cause is selected from the conditions listed on the medical certificate of cause of death.
4. World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
5. National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics", available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/im9_2002.pdf.
6. Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases, and their sequelae A00, A05, A20 to A36, A42 to A44, A48 to A49, A54 to A79, A81 to A82, A85.0 to A85.1, A85.8, A86 to B04, B06 to B09, B25 to B49, B55 to B99.
7. All other diseases (residual) D65 to E07, E15 to E34, E65 to F99, G04 to G12, G23 to G25, G31 to H93, K00 to K22, K29 to K31, K50 to K66, K71 to K72, K75 to K76, K83 to M99, N13.0 to N13.5, N13.7 to N13.9, N14, N15.0, N15.8 to N15.9, N20 to N23, N28 to N39, N41 to N64, N80 to N98. As of 2003, also includes U04.
8. Motor vehicle accidents V02 to V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12 to V14, V19.0 to V19.2, V19.4 to V19.6, V20 to V79, V80.3 to V80.5, V81.0 to V81.1, V82.0 to V82.1, V83 to V86, V87.0 to V87.8, V88.0 to V88.8, V89.0, V89.2.
9. Other land transport accidents V01, V05 to V06, V09.1, V09.3 to V09.9, V10 to V11, V15 to V18, V19.3, V19.8 to V19.9, V80.0 to V80.2, V80.6 to V80.9, V81.2 to V81.9, V82.2 to V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9.
Note: See Data quality, concepts and methodology — Footnotes section.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases and Demography Division (population estimates) (CANSIM tables 102-0551 and 102-0552 ).

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