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
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
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
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
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
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
* 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.