Table E.3
Ranking and number of female deaths for the five female leading causes by region, Canada, 2004
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Rank | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Colombia | Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut |
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1 | Cancer 31,791 |
Heart disease 518 |
Cancer 158 |
Cancer 1,136 |
Heart disease 801 |
Cancer 8,420 |
Cancer 11,855 |
Cancer 1,336 |
Heart disease 1,029 |
Cancer 2,509 |
Cancer 4,034 |
Cancer 25 |
Cancer 13 |
Cancer 12 |
2 | Heart disease 24,924 |
Cancer 501 |
Heart disease 155 |
Heart disease 893 |
Cancer 775 |
Heart disease 5,675 |
Heart disease 9,287 |
Heart disease 1,162 |
Cancer 1,017 |
Heart disease 2,188 |
Heart disease 3,194 |
Heart disease 12 |
Heart disease 8 |
Suicide 5 |
3 | Cerebro– vascular 8,667 |
Cerebro– vascular 173 |
Cerebro– vascular 64 |
Cerebro– vascular 374 |
Cerebro– vascular 236 |
Cerebro– vascular 1,595 |
Cerebro– vascular 3,372 |
Cerebro– vascular 394 |
Cerebro– vascular 381 |
Cerebro– vascular 706 |
Cerebro– vascular 1,361 |
Unintentional injuries 10 |
Cerebro- vascular 5 |
Unintentional injuries1 3 |
Chronic lower respiratory1 3 |
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4 | Chronic lower respiratory 4,717 |
Diabetes mellitus 132 |
Influenza and pneumonia 47 |
Chronic lower respiratory 210 |
Alzheimer's disease 146 |
Chronic lower respiratory 1,346 |
Chronic lower respiratory 1,601 |
Diabetes mellitus 210 |
Influenza and pneumonia 151 |
Chronic lower respiratory 380 |
Influenza and pneumonia 711 |
Cerebro– vascular 5 |
Unintentional injuries 3 |
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5 | Unintentional injuries 3,940 |
Alzheimer's disease 93 |
Unintentional injuries 30 |
Alzheimer's disease 156 |
Diabetes mellitus 142 |
Alzheimer's disease 1,281 |
Diabetes mellitus 1,514 |
Chronic lower respiratory 185 |
Unintentional injuries 148 |
Alzheimer's disease 254 |
Chronic lower respiratory 645 |
Chronic lower respiratory 3 |
Influenza and pneumonia1 2 |
Heart disease 2 |
Suicide1 2 |
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1. 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 102-0563. |