Table 3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes by age group, Canada, 2007
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Rank | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 to 84 | 85 and over |
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1 | Cancer 69,595 |
Congenital abnormalities 408 |
Accidents 219 |
Accidents 950 |
Accidents 853 |
Cancer 1,380 |
Cancer 5,567 |
Cancer 12,001 |
Cancer 17,556 |
Cancer 21,123 |
Heart disease 19,917 |
2 | Heart disease 50,499 |
Short Gestation 249 |
Cancer 131 |
Suicide 475 |
Suicide 517 |
Accidents 1,014 |
Heart disease 2,212 |
Heart disease 4,606 |
Heart disease 7,491 |
Heart disease 15,408 |
Cancer 11,344 |
3 | Stroke 13,981 |
Maternal Complications of pregnancy 181 |
Congenital abnormalities 63 |
*Cancer |
Cancer 330 |
Suicide 728 |
Accidents 1,147 |
Accidents 900 |
Chronic lower respiratory 1,957 |
Stroke 4,594 |
Stroke 6,311 |
*Homicide 152 |
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4 | Chronic lower respiratory 10,659 |
Sudden Infant death syndrome 113 |
Suicide 33 |
Heart disease 132 |
Heart disease 637 |
Suicide 896 |
Diabetes 807 |
Stroke 1,705 |
Chronic lower respiratory 4,226 |
Chronic lower respiratory 3,591 |
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5 | Accidents 9,951 |
Complications of placenta, cord, membranes 107 |
Heart disease 27 |
Heart disease 52 |
Homicide 113 |
HIV
144 |
Liver disease 530 |
Liver disease 775 |
Diabetes 1,459 |
Diabetes 2,545 |
Alzheimer's disease 3,574 |
6 | Diabetes 7,394 |
Intrauterine hypoxia 70 |
Homicide 19 |
Congenital abnormalities 39 |
Congenital abnormalities 41 |
Stroke 128 |
Stroke 425 |
Stroke 772 |
Accidents 859 |
Alzheimer's disease 1,927 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 3,019 |
7 | Alzheimer's disease 5,903 |
Neonatal haemorrhages 58 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 14 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 21 |
HIV
34 |
Liver disease 127 |
Diabetes 349 |
Chronic lower respiratory 660 |
Liver disease 627 |
Accidents 1,652 |
Accidents 2,324 |
8 | Influenza and Pneumonia 5,452 |
*Respiratory distress | Benign neoplasms 12 |
Diabetes 15 |
Stroke 26 |
Diabetes 106 |
Chronic lower respiratory 169 |
Suicide 510 |
Nephritis 486 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 1,469 |
Diabetes 2,086 |
*Bacterial sepsis 38 |
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9 | Nephritis 3,803 |
Conditions originating in perinatal period 10 |
Stroke 11 |
Diabetes 25 |
Homicide 87 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 157 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 235 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 435 |
Nephritis 1,299 |
Nephritis 1,701 |
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10 | Suicide 3,611 |
Necrotizing enterocolitis 35 |
Septicaemia 8 |
*Chronic lower respiratory | Influenza and Pneumonia 17 |
Influenza and Pneumonia 71 |
*Viral Hepatitis | Nephritis 196 |
Aortic aneurysm 341 |
Parkinson's disease 900 |
Pneumonitis 770 |
*Nephritis 9 |
*HIV 148 |
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* 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, 2007, CANSIM Tables 102–0561 and 102–0562. |
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