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Table 5.4 Deaths and death rates of children and youth, by age group, 1998, 2003 and 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 5.4 deaths and death rates of children and youth 1998, 2003 and 2008, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1998 2003 2008
  number rate number rate number rate
Less than 1 year 1,811 5.3 1,765 5.3 1,911 5.1
Males 1,002 5.7 983 5.7 1,057 5.5
Females 809 4.8 782 4.8 854 4.6
1 to 4 years 388 0.3 312 0.2 265 0.2
Males 217 0.3 174 0.2 153 0.2
Females 171 0.2 138 0.2 112 0.2
5 to 9 years 285 0.1 204 0.1 201 0.1
Males 154 0.1 128 0.1 117 0.1
Females 131 0.1 76 0.1 84 0.1
10 to 14 years 344 0.2 295 0.1 246 0.1
Males 209 0.2 181 0.2 160 0.2
Females 135 0.1 114 0.1 86 0.1
15 to 19 years 1,040 0.5 985 0.5 894 0.4
Males 730 0.7 699 0.6 607 0.5
Females 310 0.3 286 0.3 287 0.3
Note: Rate per 1,000 population. For "less than 1 year," mortality rate calculation uses live births in calendar year instead of the under one year of age population estimate.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0504.
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