Description of Chart 18 Mortality rates for women and men aged 65 years and over for selected causes, Canada, 1981 and 2007

Chart 18 Mortality rates for women and men aged 65 years and over for selected causes, Canada, 1981 and 2007
Year	Cause of death	Women	Men
Year	deaths per 100,000 population
1981	Heart disease	1,646.1	2,365.2
1981	Cancer	821.5	1,427.7
2007	Heart disease	894.1	1,058.4
2007	Cancer	945.5	1,363.6
Notes: 1981: World Health Organization (WHO). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision (ICD-9). 2007: World Health Organization (WHO). International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division and Demography Division.