Table 1
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada 2000 and 2007
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| Cause of death | 2007 | 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | number | percentage | rank | number | percentage | |
| All causes of death | ... | 235,217 | 100.0 | ... | 218,062 | 100.0 |
| Total, ten leading causes of death | ... | 180,848 | 76.9 | ... | 175,149 | 80.3 |
| Malignant neoplasms (cancer) | 1 | 69,595 | 29.6 | 1 | 62,672 | 28.7 |
| Diseases of heart (heart disease) | 2 | 50,499 | 21.5 | 2 | 55,070 | 25.3 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 3 | 13,981 | 5.9 | 3 | 15,576 | 7.1 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4 | 10,659 | 4.5 | 4 | 9,813 | 4.5 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 5 | 9,951 | 4.2 | 5 | 8,589 | 3.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) | 6 | 7,394 | 3.1 | 6 | 6,714 | 3.1 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 7 | 5,903 | 2.5 | 7 | 5,007 | 2.3 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 8 | 5,452 | 2.3 | 8 | 4,966 | 2.3 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) | 9 | 3,803 | 1.6 | 10 | 3,136 | 1.4 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 10 | 3,611 | 1.5 | 9 | 3,606 | 1.7 |
| All other causes | ... | 54,369 | 23.1 | ... | 42,913 | 19.7 |
| Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes of death in 2007. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of deaths in Canada, 2007, CANSIM Table 102–0561. | ||||||
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