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Text table 3Annual number of deaths and age-standardized mortality rates1 for two main cancer deaths, by sex, Canada, 2000 to 2004
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| Causes of deaths | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2000 to 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | ||
| Both sexes | |||||||||||
| All cancers | 62,672 | 180.4 | 63,774 | 178.7 | 65,103 | 178.2 | 65,990 | 175.6 | 66,947 | 173.7 | 324,486 |
| Cancer of trachea, bronchus and lung | 16,134 | 47.1 | 16,572 | 47.3 | 17,188 | 47.8 | 17,374 | 47.0 | 17,653 | 46.6 | 84,921 |
| Cancer of colon, rectum and anus | 6,643 | 19.0 | 6,631 | 18.4 | 7,023 | 19.1 | 6,938 | 18.3 | 7,319 | 18.7 | 34,554 |
| Males | |||||||||||
| All cancers | 33,360 | 225.3 | 34,023 | 223.8 | 34,415 | 220.5 | 34,701 | 215.3 | 35,156 | 212.1 | 171,655 |
| Cancer of trachea, bronchus and lung | 9,650 | 64.3 | 9,931 | 64.6 | 10,195 | 64.5 | 10,203 | 62.7 | 10,136 | 60.6 | 50,115 |
| Cancer of colon, rectum and anus | 3,549 | 24.0 | 3,465 | 22.8 | 3,754 | 24.1 | 3,711 | 23.0 | 3,882 | 23.5 | 18,361 |
| Females | |||||||||||
| All cancers | 29,312 | 149.4 | 29,751 | 147.6 | 30,688 | 149.3 | 31,289 | 148.1 | 31,791 | 147.0 | 152,831 |
| Cancer of trachea, bronchus and lung | 6,484 | 34.4 | 6,641 | 34.4 | 6,993 | 35.3 | 7,171 | 35.4 | 7,517 | 36.2 | 34,806 |
| Cancer of colon, rectum and anus | 3,094 | 15.1 | 3,166 | 14.9 | 3,269 | 15.2 | 3,227 | 14.6 | 3,437 | 15.0 | 16,193 |
Age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population.
