Table 4
Unweighted and weighted percentage distribution of deaths among those aged 12 or older identified in Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) linked cohort, compared with Canadian Mortality Database (CMDB), by province/territory, sex, age group and cause of death, 2000/2001 to 2011

Table 4
Unweighted and weighted percentage distribution of deaths among those aged 12 or older identifed in Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) linked cohort, compared with Canadian Mortality Database (CMDB), by province/territory, sex, age group and cause of death, 2000/2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Unweighted and weighted percentage distribution of deaths among those aged 12 or older identifed in Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) linked cohort CCHS respondents who linked to CMDB, CMDB , Unweighted and Weighted, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  CCHS respondents who linked to CMDB CMDB
Unweighted Weighted
%
Province/Territory  
Newfoundland 2.9 1.9 1.9
Prince Edward Island 2.3 0.5 0.5
Nova Scotia 4.9 3.8 3.6
New Brunswick 4.2 2.7 2.7
Quebec 18.4 24.9 24.3
Ontario 31.6 36.5 37.0
Manitoba 6.8 4.0 4.3
Saskatchewan 7.3 3.6 3.9
Alberta 8.0 8.2 8.4
British Columbia 12.6 13.6 13.2
Yukon 0.4 0.1 0.1
Northwest Territories 0.4 0.1 0.1
Nunavut 0.3 0.0 0.0
Sex  
Male 50 53.8 50.5
Female 50 46.2 49.5
Age group  
12 to 24 0.9 1.1 1.2
25 to 34 1.1 1.4 1.2
35 to 44 2.8 3.6 2.6
45 to 54 6.8 9.2 6.0
55 to 64 13.6 15.3 10.6
65 to 74 25.0 24.0 17.7
75 or older 49.0 45.4 60.7
Cause of death  
Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving immune system 0.4 0.5 0.4
Cancers 33.9 36.1 30.2
Diseases of circulatory system 31.0 28.9 31.2
Diseases of digestive system 4.0 3.8 3.9
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 4.1 3.9 4.2
External causes of morbidity and mortality 5.5 5.7 6.4
Diseases of genitourinary system 2.3 2.4 2.2
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 1.7 2.0 1.8
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 0.1 0.2 0.2
Mental and behavioural disorders 3.0 3.0 4.0
Diseases of musculoskeleteral system and connective tissue 0.7 0.7 0.7
Diseases of nervous system 3.4 3.7 4.8
Diseases of respiratory system 8.6 8.3 8.6
Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.1 0.2
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings and chromosomal abnormalities 1.0 0.9 1.1
Other causes 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sources: 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey; Canadian Mortality Database.

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