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Table D.1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, Canada, 2004

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Rank	All Ages¹	1 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to74	75 to 84	85 and over
1	Cancer 66,947	Unintentional injuries 229	Unintentional injuries 944	Unintentional injuries 766	Cancer 1,606	Cancer 5,448	Cancer 11,317	Cancer 17,451	Cancer 20,891	Heart disease 19,231
2	Heart disease 52,000	Cancer 133	Suicide 480	Suicide 591	Unintentional injuries 954	Heart disease 2,213	Heart disease 4,520	Heart disease 8,263	Heart disease 16,816	Cancer 9,576
3	Cerebro– vascular 14,626	Congenital abnormalities 65	Cancer 159	Cancer 358	Suicide 799	Unintentional injuries 1,002	Diabetes mellitus 851	Chronic lower respiratory 1,943	Cerebro– vascular 5,222	Cerebro– vascular 6,320
4	Chronic lower respiratory 10,041	Suicide 28	Homicide 111	Heart disease 153	Heart disease 700	Suicide 839	Unintentional injuries 755	Cerebro- vascular 1,825	Chronic lower respiratory 4,234	Alzheimer's disease 3,209
5	Unintentional injuries 8,986	Heart disease 26	Heart disease 58	Homicide 118	HIV 164	Liver disease 423	Cerebro– vascular 719	Diabetes mellitus 1,597	Diabetes mellitus 2,833	Influenza and pneumonia 3,199
6	Diabetes mellitus 7,823	Homicide 24	Congenital abnormalities 37	Congenital abnormalities 41	Cerebro- vascular 127	Cerebro- vascular 358	Liver disease 589	Unintentional injuries 774	Alzheimer's disease 1,924	Chronic lower respiratory 3,099
7	Influenza and pneumonia 5,729	Influenza and pneumonia² 9	Cerebro- vascular 15	HIV 35	Liver disease 124	Diabetes mellitus 314	Chronic lower respiratory 582	Liver disease 565	Influenza and pneumonia 1,590	Diabetes mellitus 2,071
7	Influenza and pneumonia 5,729	Benign neoplasms² 9	Cerebro- vascular 15	HIV 35	Liver disease 124	Diabetes mellitus 314	Chronic lower respiratory 582	Liver disease 565	Influenza and pneumonia 1,590	Diabetes mellitus 2,071
8	Alzheimer's disease 5,536	...	Influenza and pneumonia 10	Diabetes mellitus 34	Diabetes mellitus 110	Viral Hepatitis 144	Suicide 449	Influenza and pneumonia 495	Unintentional injuries 1,499	Unintentional injuries 2,042
9	Suicide 3,613	Pneumonitis 7	Diabetes mellitus 9	Cerebro– vascular 33	Homicide 97	Chronic lower respiratory 137	Influenza and pneumonia 225	Nephritis 454	Nephritis 1,271	Nephritis 1,524
10	Nephritis 3,541	Septicaemia 6	Chronic lower respiratory² 6	Influenza and pneumonia 22	Congenital abnormalities 58	HIV 135	Nephritis 173	Aortic aneurysm 421	Parkinson's disease 806	Atherosclerosis 696
10	Nephritis 3,541	Septicaemia 6	Pneumonitis² 6	Influenza and pneumonia 22	Congenital abnormalities 58	HIV 135	Nephritis 173	Aortic aneurysm 421	Parkinson's disease 806	Atherosclerosis 696
1. Includes deaths of infants less than one year old. 2. Indicates a tie in the number of deaths. The next rank is incremented by an equivalent number of equal ranks. Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of Deaths in Canada, 2000 to 2004, CANSIM Table 102-0561.

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Table D.1 Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, Canada, 2004

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Table D.1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, Canada, 2004