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Table 1-1
Deaths by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Canada
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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 , 5 230,132 116,006 114,126 712.5 725.2 700.0 563.7 696.7 460.7
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 4 2 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) 965 379 586 3.0 2.4 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.2
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 87 48 39 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 72 40 32 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 15 8 7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Whooping cough (A37) 1 0 1 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) 13 7 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 1,690 796 894 5.2 5.0 5.5 4.1 4.8 3.6
Syphilis (A50-A53) 2 2 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) 398 260 138 1.2 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.6
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) 468 370 98 1.4 2.3 0.6 1.3 2.1 0.6
Malaria (B50-B54) 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae 6 523 251 272 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 67,343 35,481 31,862 208.5 221.8 195.4 170.3 207.7 143.8
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 1,053 702 351 3.3 4.4 2.2 2.7 4.0 1.6
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 1,518 1,159 359 4.7 7.2 2.2 3.9 6.6 1.5
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 1,967 1,167 800 6.1 7.3 4.9 4.9 6.8 3.5
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21) 7,478 4,047 3,431 23.2 25.3 21.0 18.6 23.7 14.6
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 1,686 1,107 579 5.2 6.9 3.6 4.3 6.4 2.6
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 3,459 1,697 1,762 10.7 10.6 10.8 8.8 9.8 7.8
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 446 359 87 1.4 2.2 0.5 1.1 2.1 0.4
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34) 17,913 10,284 7,629 55.5 64.3 46.8 46.2 59.8 36.0
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 771 461 310 2.4 2.9 1.9 2.0 2.7 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 5,045 55 4,990 15.6 0.3 30.6 12.5 0.3 22.6
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) ... ... 369 ... ... 2.3 ... ... 1.8
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55) ... ... 678 ... ... 4.2 ... ... 3.0
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) ... ... 1,577 ... ... 9.7 ... ... 7.4
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) ... 3,586 ... ... 22.4 ... ... 21.9 ...
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65) 1,470 925 545 4.6 5.8 3.3 3.7 5.3 2.4
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 1,626 1,125 501 5.0 7.0 3.1 4.0 6.8 2.0
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72) 1,571 898 673 4.9 5.6 4.1 4.2 5.1 3.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 6,166 3,439 2,727 19.1 21.5 16.7 15.7 20.2 12.1
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 137 80 57 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 2,492 1,360 1,132 7.7 8.5 6.9 6.3 7.9 5.0
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 2,255 1,308 947 7.0 8.2 5.8 5.8 7.8 4.2
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (C88, C90) 1,272 687 585 3.9 4.3 3.6 3.2 4.1 2.6
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96) 10 4 6 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) 8,964 4,470 4,494 27.8 27.9 27.6 22.4 26.3 19.6
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48) 1,447 720 727 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 4.4 3.0
Anaemias (D50-D64) 494 185 309 1.5 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.1
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 7,881 3,981 3,900 24.4 24.9 23.9 19.1 23.7 15.6
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 246 78 168 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 209 65 144 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5
Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 37 13 24 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 53 35 18 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 1,890 1,056 834 5.9 6.6 5.1 4.4 6.5 3.0
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5,762 1,691 4,071 17.8 10.6 25.0 12.7 10.7 13.6
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 71,338 35,198 36,140 220.9 220.0 221.7 167.4 212.0 132.4
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 51,574 26,675 24,899 159.7 166.8 152.7 121.5 160.1 91.5
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09) 457 136 321 1.4 0.9 2.0 1.1 0.8 1.4
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 644 225 419 2.0 1.4 2.6 1.5 1.3 1.4
Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 112 35 77 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 38,480 20,955 17,525 119.1 131.0 107.5 91.0 125.1 64.5
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 17,425 9,683 7,742 53.9 60.5 47.5 41.7 57.4 29.3
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) 897 484 413 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.9 1.5
Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25) 20,158 10,788 9,370 62.4 67.4 57.5 47.2 64.8 33.7
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0) 1,284 803 481 4.0 5.0 3.0 3.2 4.7 1.9
All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9) 18,874 9,985 8,889 58.4 62.4 54.5 44.0 60.1 31.7
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 11,881 5,324 6,557 36.8 33.3 40.2 27.7 32.6 23.9
Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 76 42 34 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis (I30-I31, I40) 105 64 41 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 4,495 1,863 2,632 13.9 11.6 16.1 10.0 11.8 8.8
All other forms of heart disease (I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51) 7,205 3,355 3,850 22.3 21.0 23.6 17.2 20.2 14.8
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) 1,456 526 930 4.5 3.3 5.7 3.3 3.2 3.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 14,054 5,767 8,287 43.5 36.1 50.8 32.5 35.2 30.2
Atherosclerosis (I70) 1,306 571 735 4.0 3.6 4.5 3.0 3.5 2.5
Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 2,948 1,659 1,289 9.1 10.4 7.9 7.1 9.9 5.0
Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 1,902 1,159 743 5.9 7.2 4.6 4.6 6.9 3.0
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I72-I78) 1,046 500 546 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.5 3.0 2.0
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 411 183 228 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.9
Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) 5,845 2,521 3,324 18.1 15.8 20.4 13.2 15.8 11.5
Influenza (J10-J11) 678 248 430 2.1 1.6 2.6 1.5 1.6 1.5
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 5,167 2,273 2,894 16.0 14.2 17.8 11.7 14.3 10.1
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 103 39 64 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 62 24 38 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 41 15 26 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 10,515 5,563 4,952 32.6 34.8 30.4 25.1 34.1 19.8
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 184 79 105 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4
Emphysema (J43) 674 387 287 2.1 2.4 1.8 1.7 2.3 1.2
Asthma (J45-J46) 265 81 184 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47) 9,392 5,016 4,376 29.1 31.4 26.8 22.4 30.8 17.4
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68) 74 66 8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 1,366 724 642 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.1 4.5 2.3
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98) 2,582 1,365 1,217 8.0 8.5 7.5 6.2 8.2 4.9
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 390 202 188 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.7
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 38 17 21 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 273 116 157 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.6
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 2,348 1,547 801 7.3 9.7 4.9 6.1 8.5 3.9
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 1,171 856 315 3.6 5.4 1.9 3.0 4.6 1.6
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 1,177 691 486 3.6 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.9 2.3
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82) 372 171 201 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.8
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 3,643 1,859 1,784 11.3 11.6 10.9 8.5 11.5 6.6
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04) 14 7 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26) 53 28 25 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 3,574 1,822 1,752 11.1 11.4 10.7 8.3 11.3 6.5
Other disorders of kidney (N25, N27) 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1) 126 42 84 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) ... 60 ... ... 0.4 ... ... 0.4 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76) ... ... 11 ... ... 0.1 ... ... 0.1
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) ... ... 30 ... ... 0.2 ... ... 0.2
Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) ... ... 2 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99) ... ... 28 ... ... 0.2 ... ... 0.2
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) 1,044 575 469 3.2 3.6 2.9 4.4 4.7 4.0
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 917 485 432 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.1
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) 2,461 1,231 1,230 7.6 7.7 7.5 6.4 7.8 5.0
All other diseases (residual) 7 22,176 9,021 13,155 68.7 56.4 80.7 52.5 54.9 49.9
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 9,506 5,807 3,699 29.4 36.3 22.7 25.6 35.6 16.5
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) 3,293 2,332 961 10.2 14.6 5.9 10.0 14.4 5.7
Motor vehicle accidents 8 3,022 2,102 920 9.4 13.1 5.6 9.2 13.1 5.4
Other land transport accidents 9 80 63 17 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85) 191 167 24 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.1
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59, Y86) 6,213 3,475 2,738 19.2 21.7 16.8 15.6 21.1 10.8
Falls (W00-W19) 2,305 1,192 1,113 7.1 7.5 6.8 5.4 7.2 4.0
Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 17 15 2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 267 208 59 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.4
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) 213 134 79 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.4
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) 1,021 705 316 3.2 4.4 1.9 3.0 4.2 1.8
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86) 2,390 1,221 1,169 7.4 7.6 7.2 5.8 7.5 4.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 3,743 2,857 886 11.6 17.9 5.4 10.9 16.9 5.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74) 593 567 26 1.8 3.5 0.2 1.7 3.3 0.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0) 3,150 2,290 860 9.8 14.3 5.3 9.2 13.6 4.9
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 576 429 147 1.8 2.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.9
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95) 202 170 32 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1) 374 259 115 1.2 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.6 0.7
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 16 16 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 693 461 232 2.1 2.9 1.4 2.0 2.8 1.3
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent (Y22-Y24) 6 3 3 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) 687 458 229 2.1 2.9 1.4 2.0 2.7 1.3
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) 205 107 98 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.
Starting in 2005, the population estimates used to calculate the mortality rates are presented in the Appendix II of the publication "Mortality Summary List of Causes" (catalogue number  84F0209XIE).
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 (CANSIM table 102-0552) and Appendix II.