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Table B.1
Ranking, number and percentage of deaths for the 10 leading causes, by sex, Canada, 2004

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Cause of death Males Females
Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage
All causes of death ... 114,513 100.0 ... 112,071 100.0
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 35,156 30.7 1 31,791 28.4
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 27,076 23.6 2 24,924 22.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 3 5,959 5.2 3 8,667 7.7
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 4 5,416 4.7 7 3,570 3.2
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5 5,324 4.6 4 4,717 4.2
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 4,020 3.5 6 3,803 3.4
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 7 2,734 2.4 10 879 0.8
Influenza and pneumonia 8 2,557 2.2 8 3,172 2.8
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 9 1,816 1.6 9 1,725 1.5
Alzheimer's disease 10 1,596 1.4 5 3,940 3.5
All other causes ... 22,859 20.0 ... 24,883 22.2
Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes for males.
Source:
Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of Deaths in Canada, 2000 to 2004, CANSIM Table 102-0561.