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Table 3-11
Ten leading causes of death, by sex and geography1, 2005 — Yukon
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| Canada 2 | Yukon | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Deaths | |||||||
| rank 3 | number | percent | age-standardized rate 4 | rank 3 | number | percent | age-standardized rate 4 | |
| Both sexes | ||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) | ... | 230,132 | 100.0 | 563.7 | ... | 164 | 100.0 | 745.1 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) | 1 | 67,343 | 29.3 | 170.3 | 1 | 56 | 34.1 | 246.5 |
| Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) | 2 | 51,574 | 22.4 | 121.5 | 2 | 29 | 17.7 | 145.0 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) | 3 | 14,054 | 6.1 | 32.5 | 5 | 7 | 4.3 | 40.1 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) | 4 | 10,515 | 4.6 | 25.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.5 | 51.2 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) | 5 | 9,506 | 4.1 | 25.6 | 3 | 21 | 12.8 | 80.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) | 6 | 7,881 | 3.4 | 19.1 | 7 | 3 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) | 7 | 5,845 | 2.5 | 13.2 | 10 | 2 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 8 | 5,762 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 7 | 3 | 1.8 | 20.4 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) | 9 | 3,743 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.3 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) | 10 | 3,643 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 12 | 1 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Males | ||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) | ... | 116,006 | 100.0 | 696.8 | ... | 105 | 100.0 | 960.5 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) | 1 | 35,481 | 30.6 | 207.7 | 1 | 36 | 34.3 | 322.0 |
| Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) | 2 | 26,675 | 23.0 | 160.1 | 2 | 20 | 19.0 | 196.8 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) | 3 | 5,807 | 5.0 | 35.6 | 3 | 16 | 15.2 | 129.3 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) | 4 | 5,767 | 5.0 | 35.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.8 | 52.2 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) | 5 | 5,563 | 4.8 | 34.1 | 4 | 5 | 4.8 | 74.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) | 6 | 3,981 | 3.4 | 23.7 | 7 | 3 | 2.9 | 16.9 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) | 7 | 2,857 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 5 | 4 | 3.8 | 21.2 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) | 8 | 2,521 | 2.2 | 15.8 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) | 9 | 1,859 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 10 | 1,691 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.7 |
| Females | ||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) | ... | 114,126 | 100.0 | 460.7 | ... | 59 | 100.0 | 537.9 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) | 1 | 31,862 | 27.9 | 143.8 | 1 | 20 | 33.9 | 165.4 |
| Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) | 2 | 24,899 | 21.8 | 91.5 | 2 | 9 | 15.3 | 96.6 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) | 3 | 8,287 | 7.3 | 30.2 | 5 | 3 | 5.1 | 24.5 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) | 4 | 4,952 | 4.3 | 19.8 | 4 | 4 | 6.8 | 43.5 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 5 | 4,071 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 6 | 2 | 3.4 | 26.1 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) | 6 | 3,900 | 3.4 | 15.6 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) | 7 | 3,699 | 3.2 | 16.5 | 3 | 5 | 8.5 | 30.1 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18) | 8 | 3,324 | 2.9 | 11.5 | 6 | 2 | 3.4 | 16.9 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) | 9 | 1,784 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 9 | 1 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease (I10, I12) | 10 | 930 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence. Counts in this table exclude deaths of non-residents of Canada.
The category "Canada" includes deaths with unknown province or territory of residence in Canada.
The ranking of the leading causes of death is based on the number of deaths.
Age standardized mortality rate per 100,000 standard population.
Note(s):
See "Introduction", "Glossary" and "Definitions, data sources and methods" sections.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database (CANSIM table 102-0563).
