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

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  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 , 5 226,584 114,513 112,071 708.6 723.2 694.4 571.9 710.0 465.6
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03, A06) 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections (A04, A07-A09) 1,022 424 598 3.2 2.7 3.7 2.5 2.7 2.3
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 70 42 28 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 59 36 23 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 11 6 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Whooping cough (A37) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scarlet fever and erysipelas (A38, A46) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningococcal infection (A39) 14 6 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 1,608 737 871 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.0 4.6 3.6
Syphilis (A50-A53) 1 0 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) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Viral hepatitis (B15-B19) 409 267 142 1.3 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.7
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) 420 345 75 1.3 2.2 0.5 1.2 1.9 0.4
Malaria (B50-B54) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae 6 443 207 236 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.0
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 66,947 35,156 31,791 209.4 222.0 197.0 173.7 212.1 147.0
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 1,067 699 368 3.3 4.4 2.3 2.8 4.1 1.7
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 1,488 1,112 376 4.7 7.0 2.3 3.9 6.5 1.7
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 1,919 1,163 756 6.0 7.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 3.3
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21) 7,319 3,882 3,437 22.9 24.5 21.3 18.7 23.5 15.0
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 1,510 974 536 4.7 6.2 3.3 4.0 5.7 2.5
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 3,577 1,751 1,826 11.2 11.1 11.3 9.3 10.4 8.2
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 446 360 86 1.4 2.3 0.5 1.2 2.2 0.4
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34) 17,653 10,136 7,517 55.2 64.0 46.6 46.6 60.6 36.2
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 790 489 301 2.5 3.1 1.9 2.1 2.9 1.5
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 4,998 34 4,964 15.6 0.2 30.8 12.8 0.2 23.1
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) ... ... 388 ... ... 2.4 ... ... 2.0
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55) ... ... 734 ... ... 4.5 ... ... 3.4
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) ... ... 1,590 ... ... 9.9 ... ... 7.5
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) ... 3,685 ... ... 23.3 ... ... 23.4 ...
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65) 1,486 937 549 4.6 5.9 3.4 3.8 5.5 2.5
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 1,634 1,131 503 5.1 7.1 3.1 4.1 7.1 2.1
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72) 1,609 925 684 5.0 5.8 4.2 4.4 5.4 3.5
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 6,287 3,449 2,838 19.7 21.8 17.6 16.4 20.8 13.0
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 127 73 54 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 2,650 1,394 1,256 8.3 8.8 7.8 6.9 8.3 5.8
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 2,256 1,309 947 7.1 8.3 5.9 5.9 8.1 4.3
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (C88, C90) 1,244 668 576 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.2 4.0 2.6
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96) 10 5 5 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) 8,767 4,429 4,338 27.4 28.0 26.9 22.6 26.9 19.3
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48) 1,375 708 667 4.3 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.4 2.8
Anaemias (D50-D64) 417 145 272 1.3 0.9 1.7 1.0 0.9 1.0
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 7,823 4,020 3,803 24.5 25.4 23.6 19.6 24.8 15.8
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 246 97 149 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 213 83 130 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5
Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 33 14 19 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 53 29 24 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 1,657 917 740 5.2 5.8 4.6 4.0 5.8 2.8
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5,536 1,596 3,940 17.3 10.1 24.4 12.7 10.5 13.7
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 72,338 35,847 36,491 226.2 226.4 226.1 175.6 223.7 137.9
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 52,000 27,076 24,924 162.6 171.0 154.4 126.8 168.1 94.6
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09) 429 145 284 1.3 0.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.2
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 662 260 402 2.1 1.6 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.4
Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 103 42 61 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 39,311 21,571 17,740 122.9 136.2 109.9 96.2 133.3 67.6
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 18,125 10,232 7,893 56.7 64.6 48.9 44.7 62.7 30.9
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) 699 380 319 2.2 2.4 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.2
Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25) 20,487 10,959 9,528 64.1 69.2 59.0 49.8 68.3 35.5
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0) 1,493 875 618 4.7 5.5 3.8 3.8 5.3 2.5
All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9) 18,994 10,084 8,910 59.4 63.7 55.2 46.0 62.9 33.0
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 11,495 5,058 6,437 36.0 31.9 39.9 27.7 32.0 24.1
Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 71 38 33 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis (I30-I31, I40) 100 58 42 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 4,430 1,766 2,664 13.9 11.2 16.5 10.2 11.7 9.2
All other forms of heart disease (I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51) 6,894 3,196 3,698 21.6 20.2 22.9 17.0 19.8 14.5
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) 1,356 490 866 4.2 3.1 5.4 3.2 3.2 3.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 14,626 5,959 8,667 45.7 37.6 53.7 34.9 37.9 32.4
Atherosclerosis (I70) 1,454 678 776 4.5 4.3 4.8 3.5 4.4 2.8
Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 2,902 1,644 1,258 9.1 10.4 7.8 7.2 10.2 5.0
Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 1,861 1,131 730 5.8 7.1 4.5 4.7 7.0 3.0
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I72-I78) 1,041 513 528 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.5 3.3 2.0
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 405 201 204 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.9
Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 5,729 2,557 3,172 17.9 16.1 19.7 13.4 17.0 11.3
Influenza (J10-J11) 296 115 181 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.6
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 5,433 2,442 2,991 17.0 15.4 18.5 12.7 16.2 10.6
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 98 36 62 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 62 21 41 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 36 15 21 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 10,041 5,324 4,717 31.4 33.6 29.2 24.8 33.8 19.4
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 159 69 90 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3
Emphysema (J43) 643 375 268 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.6 2.3 1.2
Asthma (J45-J46) 268 109 159 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47) 8,971 4,771 4,200 28.1 30.1 26.0 22.1 30.4 17.2
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68) 78 73 5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 1,209 670 539 3.8 4.2 3.3 2.9 4.4 2.0
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98) 2,452 1,325 1,127 7.7 8.4 7.0 6.1 8.2 4.7
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 436 229 207 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.9
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 52 29 23 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 268 120 148 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 2,269 1,476 793 7.1 9.3 4.9 6.0 8.4 3.9
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 1,116 811 305 3.5 5.1 1.9 3.0 4.5 1.6
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 1,153 665 488 3.6 4.2 3.0 3.0 3.9 2.3
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82) 337 157 180 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.7
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 3,541 1,816 1,725 11.1 11.5 10.7 8.5 11.8 6.6
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04) 17 9 8 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) 49 24 25 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 3,475 1,783 1,692 10.9 11.3 10.5 8.3 11.6 6.5
Other disorders of kidney (N25, N27) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1) 123 42 81 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) ... 70 ... ... 0.4 ... ... 0.5 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76) ... ... 11 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.0
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) ... ... 20 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.2
Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) ... ... 1 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99) ... ... 19 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.1
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) 1,024 543 481 3.2 3.4 3.0 4.3 4.5 4.2
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 865 424 441 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) 2,685 1,392 1,293 8.4 8.8 8.0 7.2 8.8 5.6
All other diseases (residual) 7 20,545 8,462 12,083 64.3 53.4 74.9 50.4 52.9 47.3
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 8,986 5,416 3,570 28.1 34.2 22.1 24.7 33.8 16.0
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) 3,084 2,228 856 9.6 14.1 5.3 9.4 14.0 5.0
Motor vehicle accidents 8 2,834 2,006 828 8.9 12.7 5.1 8.7 12.7 4.9
Other land transport accidents 9 62 56 6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85) 188 166 22 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.1
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59, Y86) 5,902 3,188 2,714 18.5 20.1 16.8 15.2 19.9 11.0
Falls (W00-W19) 2,229 1,080 1,149 7.0 6.8 7.1 5.4 6.8 4.3
Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 23 21 2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 251 201 50 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.3
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) 235 139 96 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) 954 681 273 3.0 4.3 1.7 2.8 4.1 1.6
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86) 2,210 1,066 1,144 6.9 6.7 7.1 5.5 6.7 4.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 3,613 2,734 879 11.3 17.3 5.4 10.8 16.6 5.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74) 568 541 27 1.8 3.4 0.2 1.6 3.2 0.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0) 3,045 2,193 852 9.5 13.8 5.3 9.2 13.4 5.0
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 515 367 148 1.6 2.3 0.9 1.7 2.4 0.9
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95) 149 125 24 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1) 366 242 124 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.2 1.5 0.8
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 13 13 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 637 406 231 2.0 2.6 1.4 1.9 2.4 1.3
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent (Y22-Y24) 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified events of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 634 403 231 2.0 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.3
Operations of war and their sequelae (Y36, Y89.1) 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Complications of medical and surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88) 176 83 93 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.
The population estimates used for the 2004 mortality rate calculations are July 1, 2004 updated postcensal estimates, adjusted for net census undercoverage and include non-permanent residents. These population estimates appear in the publication "Annual Demographic Statistics, 2005" (catalogue number 91-213-XIB/XPB).
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.
World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases and Demography Division (population estimates) (CANSIM tables 102-0551 and 102-0552).