Table 2 
Contribution of selected causes of death to the change in life expectancy at birth from 2016 to 2017, in Canada, by sex 

Contribution of selected causes of death to the change in life expectancy at birth from 2016 to 2017, in Canada, by sex
  Males Females
  contribution to change in life expectancycontribution to change in life expectancy
Accidental drowning -0.002 0.001
Accidental drug poisoning -0.122 -0.027
Alzheimer's disease 0.000 0.007
Assault (homicide) 0.000 0.001
Cancers 0.069 0.054
Dementia -0.020 -0.036
Diabetes mellitus 0.008 0.013
Falls 0.006 0.007
Circulatory disease 0.055 0.062
Infectious and parasitic diseases 0.019 0.010
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 0.007 0.002
Parkinson's disease -0.006 -0.004
Respiratory diseases 0.011 -0.007
Transport accidents 0.017 0.003
Unknown cause -0.052 -0.060
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics: Death Database (3233) and population estimates (3604).
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