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Table 1-2Deaths by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Newfoundland and Labrador1

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Newfoundland and Labrador
  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 4,308 2,300 2,008 832.8 904.3 763.6 687.4 884.0 540.0
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 0 0 0 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) 3 1 2 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 7 4 3 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.8
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 5 2 3 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.6 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) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 21 11 10 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.3 4.4 2.6
Syphilis (A50-A53) 0 0 0 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) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) 4 4 0 0.8 1.6 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.0
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 4 2 2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.5
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1,131 630 501 218.6 247.7 190.5 181.2 231.1 146.0
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 11 8 3 2.1 3.1 1.1 1.7 3.1 0.8
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 19 13 6 3.7 5.1 2.3 2.8 3.9 1.8
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 57 28 29 11.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 10.1 7.9
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21) 173 96 77 33.4 37.7 29.3 27.5 35.0 22.2
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 25 13 12 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.1 4.7 3.3
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 43 23 20 8.3 9.0 7.6 6.9 8.6 5.5
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 6 5 1 1.2 2.0 0.4 1.0 1.9 0.3
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34) 274 169 105 53.0 66.4 39.9 44.5 62.0 31.3
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 9 7 2 1.7 2.8 0.8 1.4 2.5 0.6
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 64 0 64 12.4 0.0 24.3 10.1 0.0 18.8
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) ... ... 12 ... ... 4.6 ... ... 3.7
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55) ... ... 8 ... ... 3.0 ... ... 2.4
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) ... ... 20 ... ... 7.6 ... ... 6.2
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) ... 76 ... ... 29.9 ... ... 30.5 ...
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65) 35 22 13 6.8 8.7 4.9 5.5 8.4 3.5
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 16 13 3 3.1 5.1 1.1 2.5 4.8 0.9
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72) 19 12 7 3.7 4.7 2.7 2.9 3.9 1.9
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 70 41 29 13.5 16.1 11.0 11.4 14.2 8.9
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 27 14 13 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.3 4.6 4.1
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 24 17 7 4.6 6.7 2.7 4.0 6.1 2.2
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (C88, C90) 16 9 7 3.1 3.5 2.7 2.5 3.1 1.9
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96) 1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4
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) 194 104 90 37.5 40.9 34.2 31.0 37.3 25.8
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48) 20 12 8 3.9 4.7 3.0 3.1 4.3 2.0
Anaemias (D50-D64) 6 3 3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.7
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 256 124 132 49.5 48.8 50.2 40.2 47.9 34.0
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0
Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 23 16 7 4.4 6.3 2.7 3.6 6.6 2.0
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 133 40 93 25.7 15.7 35.4 20.6 16.2 23.1
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 1,629 861 768 314.9 338.5 292.1 254.5 330.0 195.4
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 1,153 635 518 222.9 249.7 197.0 180.1 239.6 132.0
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09) 6 1 5 1.2 0.4 1.9 1.1 0.4 1.7
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 25 11 14 4.8 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.1 3.0
Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 3 0 3 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.8
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 903 519 384 174.6 204.1 146.0 141.3 194.1 99.2
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 343 193 150 66.3 75.9 57.0 54.1 72.9 39.8
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) 6 5 1 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.9 1.7 0.2
Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25) 554 321 233 107.1 126.2 88.6 86.2 119.6 59.2
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0) 151 96 55 29.2 37.7 20.9 23.8 34.6 15.0
All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9) 403 225 178 77.9 88.5 67.7 62.4 85.0 44.1
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 216 104 112 41.8 40.9 42.6 33.6 41.0 27.4
Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis (I30-I31, I40) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heart failure (I50) 93 36 57 18.0 14.2 21.7 14.3 14.9 13.3
All other forms of heart disease (I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51) 123 68 55 23.8 26.7 20.9 19.3 26.1 14.1
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) 63 28 35 12.2 11.0 13.3 9.6 11.8 8.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 308 135 173 59.5 53.1 65.8 48.1 53.6 44.1
Atherosclerosis (I70) 24 13 11 4.6 5.1 4.2 3.7 5.1 2.8
Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 81 50 31 15.7 19.7 11.8 12.9 19.9 8.3
Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 57 36 21 11.0 14.2 8.0 9.2 13.9 5.9
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I72-I78) 24 14 10 4.6 5.5 3.8 3.7 6.0 2.3
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 11 5 6 2.1 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.1
Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 82 44 38 15.9 17.3 14.5 12.7 19.3 9.3
Influenza (J10-J11) 2 0 2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.5
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 80 44 36 15.5 17.3 13.7 12.4 19.3 8.8
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 8 6 2 1.5 2.4 0.8 1.3 2.2 0.4
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 6 5 1 1.2 2.0 0.4 1.0 1.9 0.2
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 181 115 66 35.0 45.2 25.1 28.6 46.7 18.2
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emphysema (J43) 9 3 6 1.7 1.2 2.3 1.4 1.1 1.7
Asthma (J45-J46) 7 3 4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47) 165 109 56 31.9 42.9 21.3 26.1 44.4 15.5
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 16 10 6 3.1 3.9 2.3 2.5 3.9 1.7
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98) 44 19 25 8.5 7.5 9.5 6.7 6.7 6.6
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 5 3 2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hernia (K40-K46) 3 0 3 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.0
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 25 20 5 4.8 7.9 1.9 4.2 7.2 1.5
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 10 9 1 1.9 3.5 0.4 1.7 3.0 0.4
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 15 11 4 2.9 4.3 1.5 2.6 4.2 1.1
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82) 8 3 5 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.5
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 91 43 48 17.6 16.9 18.3 14.1 17.1 12.3
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04) 1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26) 1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Renal failure (N17-N19) 89 43 46 17.2 16.9 17.5 13.8 17.1 11.8
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) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) ... 0 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76) ... ... 0 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) ... ... 1 ... ... 0.4 ... ... 0.4
Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) ... ... 0 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99) ... ... 1 ... ... 0.4 ... ... 0.4
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) 11 5 6 2.1 2.0 2.3 3.5 3.1 4.0
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 17 7 10 3.3 2.8 3.8 3.4 2.4 4.5
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) 52 21 31 10.1 8.3 11.8 8.8 10.8 7.1
All other diseases (residual) 7 322 150 172 62.2 59.0 65.4 52.0 59.5 45.2
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 127 88 39 24.6 34.6 14.8 22.2 34.4 10.9
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) 42 33 9 8.1 13.0 3.4 8.1 13.1 3.3
Motor vehicle accidents 8 39 30 9 7.5 11.8 3.4 7.6 12.1 3.3
Other land transport accidents 9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85) 3 3 0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59, Y86) 85 55 30 16.4 21.6 11.4 14.0 21.3 7.7
Falls (W00-W19) 18 13 5 3.5 5.1 1.9 2.9 4.9 1.3
Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 9 9 0 1.7 3.5 0.0 1.6 3.3 0.0
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) 8 7 1 1.5 2.8 0.4 1.4 2.7 0.4
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86) 49 25 24 9.5 9.8 9.1 7.9 9.9 6.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 53 41 12 10.2 16.1 4.6 9.7 15.4 4.4
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74) 15 14 1 2.9 5.5 0.4 2.8 5.1 0.5
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0) 38 27 11 7.3 10.6 4.2 7.0 10.3 3.8
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 3 3 0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 0.0
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent (Y22-Y24) 0 0 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) 3 3 0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 0.0
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) 6 4 2 1.2 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 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).