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Table 2
Sex ratio, ranking, number and percentage of male and female deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2004 

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  Males Females Sex ratio1
Cause of death rank number % rank number %  
All causes of death ... 114,513  100.0 ... 112,071  100.0 102
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 35,156 30.7 1 31,791 28.4 111
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 27,076 23.6 2 24,924 22.2 109
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 3 5,959 5.2 3 8,667 7.7 69
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 4 5,416 4.7 7 3,570 3.2 152
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5 5,324 4.6 4 4,717 4.2 113
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 4,020 3.5 6 3,803 3.4 106
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 7 2,734 2.4 10 879 0.8 311
Influenza and pneumonia 8 2,557 2.2 8 3,172 2.8 81
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 9 1,816 1.6 9 1,725 1.5 105
Alzheimer's disease 10 1,596 1.4 5 3,940 3.5 41
All other causes ... 22,859 20.0 ... 24,883 22.2 92
...not applicable
1.Number of males per 100 females.
Note:The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes for males.

Date Modified: 2008-12-04

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