Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Table 3-4
Ten leading causes of death, by sex and geography
1, 2007 – New Brunswick

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Standard table symbols

New Brunswick
  Canada 2 New Brunswick
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) ... 235,217 100.0 539.8 ... 6,324 100.0 578.8
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 69,595 29.6 165.8 1 1,808 28.6 172.1
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 50,499 21.5 111.0 2 1,339 21.2 115.5
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 3 13,981 5.9 30.0 3 366 5.8 30.4
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 4 10,659 4.5 23.9 4 312 4.9 27.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 5 9,951 4.2 25.6 5 306 4.8 34.6
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 6 7,394 3.1 16.9 6 213 3.4 19.5
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 7 5,903 2.5 11.9 7 198 3.1 15.8
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 5,452 2.3 11.4 8 130 2.1 10.4
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 3,803 1.6 8.2 9 124 2.0 10.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 10 3,611 1.5 10.2 10 80 1.3 10.1
Males  
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) ... 118,681 100.0 664.8 ... 3,203 100.0 733.1
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 36,569 30.8 200.3 1 961 30.0 214.2
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 26,381 22.2 146.7 2 693 21.6 156.0
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 3 6,015 5.1 35.3 3 193 6.0 48.9
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 4 5,719 4.8 32.2 5 138 4.3 31.3
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 5 5,572 4.7 31.6 4 175 5.5 40.0
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 6 3,906 3.3 21.6 6 122 3.8 27.5
Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60-X84, Y87.0) 7 2,727 2.3 15.7 7 61 1.9 15.0
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 2,438 2.1 14.1 7 61 1.9 14.1
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 1,877 1.6 10.7 7 61 1.9 13.8
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74) 10 1,756 1.5 9.0 11 46 1.4 9.4
Females  
Total, all causes of death (A00-Y89) ... 116,536 100.0 441.3 ... 3,121 100.0 460.7
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1 33,026 28.3 141.0 1 847 27.1 143.6
Diseases of heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) 2 24,118 20.7 82.5 2 646 20.7 84.0
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 3 8,262 7.1 28.1 3 228 7.3 29.0
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J47) 4 5,087 4.4 19.3 5 137 4.4 20.3
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 5 4,164 3.6 12.9 4 142 4.5 17.2
Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01-X59, Y85-Y86) 6 3,936 3.4 16.6 6 113 3.6 22.0
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 7 3,488 3.0 13.2 7 91 2.9 13.1
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 8 3,014 2.6 9.7 8 69 2.2 8.1
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) 9 1,926 1.7 6.6 9 63 2.0 8.7
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 10 1,008 0.9 3.8 13 21 0.7 3.0
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).