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Table 1-1
Deaths and mortality rate, 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 , 5 228,079 115,149 112,930 698.6 712.1 685.3 540.5 666.4 442.4
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 1 0 1 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) 929 385 544 2.8 2.4 3.3 2.1 2.3 1.9
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 90 48 42 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 68 38 30 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 22 10 12 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Whooping cough (A37) 0 0 0 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) 12 4 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 1,852 867 985 5.7 5.4 6.0 4.3 5.0 3.8
Syphilis (A50-A53) 3 0 3 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) 457 295 162 1.4 1.8 1.0 1.1 1.4 0.7
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20-B24) 428 346 82 1.3 2.1 0.5 1.2 1.9 0.5
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 6 455 212 243 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.0
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 67,807 35,624 32,183 207.7 220.3 195.3 166.5 201.8 141.7
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00-C14) 1,022 708 314 3.1 4.4 1.9 2.5 3.9 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus (C15) 1,560 1,182 378 4.8 7.3 2.3 3.9 6.5 1.6
Malignant neoplasm of stomach (C16) 1,976 1,239 737 6.1 7.7 4.5 4.8 7.0 3.2
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus (C18-C21) 7,229 3,902 3,327 22.1 24.1 20.2 17.5 22.0 13.9
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22) 1,697 1,081 616 5.2 6.7 3.7 4.2 5.9 2.7
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25) 3,612 1,756 1,856 11.1 10.9 11.3 8.9 9.8 8.0
Malignant neoplasm of larynx (C32) 420 352 68 1.3 2.2 0.4 1.1 2.0 0.3
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung (C33-C34) 18,232 10,214 8,018 55.8 63.2 48.7 45.7 57.6 36.9
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 878 562 316 2.7 3.5 1.9 2.2 3.2 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of breast (C50) 4,897 55 4,842 15.0 0.3 29.4 11.9 0.3 21.5
Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri (C53) ... ... 375 ... ... 2.3 ... ... 1.8
Malignant neoplasms of corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55) ... ... 724 ... ... 4.4 ... ... 3.2
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) ... ... 1,569 ... ... 9.5 ... ... 7.1
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61) ... 3,564 ... ... 22.0 ... ... 21.0 ...
Malignant neoplasms of kidney and renal pelvis (C64-C65) 1,460 913 547 4.5 5.6 3.3 3.5 5.1 2.3
Malignant neoplasm of bladder (C67) 1,729 1,208 521 5.3 7.5 3.2 4.1 7.0 2.0
Malignant neoplasms of meninges, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72) 1,658 966 692 5.1 6.0 4.2 4.3 5.4 3.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96) 6,122 3,329 2,793 18.8 20.6 16.9 15.2 19.0 12.1
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 127 74 53 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 2,478 1,327 1,151 7.6 8.2 7.0 6.1 7.5 4.9
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 2,281 1,282 999 7.0 7.9 6.1 5.7 7.4 4.4
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasms (C88, C90) 1,221 638 583 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.6 2.5
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96) 15 8 7 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) 9,083 4,593 4,490 27.8 28.4 27.2 22.0 26.3 18.9
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48) 1,415 689 726 4.3 4.3 4.4 3.3 4.0 2.9
Anaemias (D50-D64) 395 154 241 1.2 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.8
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 7,261 3,775 3,486 22.2 23.3 21.2 17.1 21.6 13.5
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 201 75 126 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 170 55 115 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4
Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) 31 20 11 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 66 36 30 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 1,686 955 731 5.2 5.9 4.4 3.8 5.6 2.6
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5,675 1,679 3,996 17.4 10.4 24.2 12.0 10.1 12.9
Major cardiovascular diseases (I00-I78) 68,715 34,214 34,501 210.5 211.6 209.4 155.6 197.9 122.0
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 49,893 26,036 23,857 152.8 161.0 144.8 113.5 150.1 84.5
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09) 443 142 301 1.4 0.9 1.8 1.0 0.8 1.2
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 681 267 414 2.1 1.7 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Hypertensive heart and renal disease (I13) 113 50 63 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 36,966 20,362 16,604 113.2 125.9 100.8 84.4 116.7 59.0
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 16,109 9,071 7,038 49.3 56.1 42.7 37.1 51.7 25.7
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases (I24) 1,007 553 454 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.3 3.1 1.6
Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25) 19,850 10,738 9,112 60.8 66.4 55.3 45.0 61.9 31.7
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (I25.0) 1,588 944 644 4.9 5.8 3.9 3.8 5.3 2.5
All other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9) 18,262 9,794 8,468 55.9 60.6 51.4 41.2 56.6 29.2
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 11,690 5,215 6,475 35.8 32.2 39.3 26.3 30.7 22.8
Acute and subacute endocarditis (I33) 94 56 38 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis (I30-I31, I40) 106 59 47 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 4,495 1,780 2,715 13.8 11.0 16.5 9.6 10.7 8.8
All other forms of heart disease (I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51) 6,995 3,320 3,675 21.4 20.5 22.3 16.1 19.4 13.6
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) 1,284 451 833 3.9 2.8 5.1 2.8 2.7 2.8
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 13,805 5,722 8,083 42.3 35.4 49.1 30.7 33.5 28.4
Atherosclerosis (I70) 960 433 527 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.1 2.6 1.7
Other diseases of circulatory system (I71-I78) 2,773 1,572 1,201 8.5 9.7 7.3 6.5 9.1 4.5
Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71) 1,791 1,116 675 5.5 6.9 4.1 4.2 6.4 2.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I72-I78) 982 456 526 3.0 2.8 3.2 2.2 2.7 1.9
Other disorders of circulatory system (I80-I99) 304 144 160 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.6
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 5,152 2,320 2,832 15.8 14.3 17.2 11.2 13.9 9.5
Influenza (J09-J11) 141 48 93 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 5,011 2,272 2,739 15.3 14.1 16.6 10.9 13.6 9.2
Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22) 94 39 55 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (J20-J21) 50 24 26 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) 44 15 29 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 9,786 5,127 4,659 30.0 31.7 28.3 22.7 30.1 18.3
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified (J40-J42) 126 53 73 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
Emphysema (J43) 568 351 217 1.7 2.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 1.0
Asthma (J45-J46) 240 91 149 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (J44, J47) 8,852 4,632 4,220 27.1 28.6 25.6 20.4 27.2 16.5
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects (J60-J66, J68) 80 78 2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids (J69) 1,465 787 678 4.5 4.9 4.1 3.2 4.7 2.4
Other diseases of respiratory system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98) 2,492 1,345 1,147 7.6 8.3 7.0 5.9 7.8 4.5
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 380 173 207 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 63 30 33 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 228 110 118 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 2,413 1,592 821 7.4 9.8 5.0 6.0 8.4 3.8
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 1,196 865 331 3.7 5.3 2.0 3.0 4.5 1.6
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K73-K74) 1,217 727 490 3.7 4.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 2.2
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder (K80-K82) 342 154 188 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 3,686 1,857 1,829 11.3 11.5 11.1 8.3 11.0 6.6
Acute and rapidly progressive nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04) 16 8 8 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) 58 34 24 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 3,608 1,813 1,795 11.1 11.2 10.9 8.1 10.8 6.4
Other disorders of kidney (N25, N27) 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12, N13.6, N15.1) 129 42 87 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) ... 74 ... ... 0.5 ... ... 0.4 ...
Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N76) ... ... 8 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99) ... ... 28 ... ... 0.2 ... ... 0.2
Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O07) ... ... 1 ... ... 0.0 ... ... 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99) ... ... 27 ... ... 0.2 ... ... 0.2
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) 1,013 556 457 3.1 3.4 2.8 4.1 4.4 3.8
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) 865 472 393 2.6 2.9 2.4 3.0 3.2 2.7
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) 3,092 1,647 1,445 9.5 10.2 8.8 7.9 9.7 6.0
All other diseases (residual) 7 24,460 9,954 14,506 74.9 61.6 88.0 55.4 58.1 52.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 9,640 5,749 3,891 29.5 35.6 23.6 25.3 34.5 16.7
Transport accidents (V01-V99, Y85) 3,160 2,199 961 9.7 13.6 5.8 9.5 13.5 5.6
Motor vehicle accidents 8 2,926 2,004 922 9.0 12.4 5.6 8.8 12.4 5.3
Other land transport accidents 9 55 43 12 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1
Water, air and space, and other and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85) 179 152 27 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.2
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59, Y86) 6,480 3,550 2,930 19.8 22.0 17.8 15.7 20.9 11.1
Falls (W00-W19) 2,580 1,253 1,327 7.9 7.7 8.1 5.8 7.4 4.6
Accidental discharge of firearms (W32-W34) 17 17 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion (W65-W74) 287 235 52 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 0.3
Accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames (X00-X09) 197 130 67 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.3
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances (X40-X49) 1,086 757 329 3.3 4.7 2.0 3.1 4.4 1.8
Other and unspecified nontransport accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86) 2,313 1,158 1,155 7.1 7.2 7.0 5.4 6.9 4.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 3,512 2,695 817 10.8 16.7 5.0 10.0 15.6 4.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by discharge of firearms (X72-X74) 586 567 19 1.8 3.5 0.1 1.6 3.2 0.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0) 2,926 2,128 798 9.0 13.2 4.8 8.4 12.4 4.5
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09, Y87.1) 487 362 125 1.5 2.2 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.8
Assault (homicide) by discharge of firearms (X93-X95) 166 133 33 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1) 321 229 92 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.6
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 9 8 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9) 615 377 238 1.9 2.3 1.4 1.7 2.2 1.3
Discharge of firearms, undetermined intent (Y22-Y24) 5 5 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) 610 372 238 1.9 2.3 1.4 1.7 2.2 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) 212 98 114 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5
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.