Table 2
Sex ratio, ranking, number and percentage of male and female deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2008

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Table 2
Sex ratio, ranking, number and percentage of male and female deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2008
Cause of death Males Females Sex ratio1
rank number % rank number %
All causes of death ... 120,426 100.0 ... 118,191 100.0 102
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 1 37,077 30.8 1 33,481 28.3 111
Diseases of heart (heart disease) 2 26,688 22.2 2 24,034 20.3 111
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 3 6,105 5.1 6 4,129 3.5 148
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 4 5,742 4.8 4 5,181 4.4 111
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 5 5,650 4.7 3 8,220 7.0 69
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) 6 3,904 3.2 7 3,617 3.1 108
Intentional self-harm (suicide) 7 2,777 2.3 13 928 0.8 299
Influenza and pneumonia 8 2,471 2.1 8 2,915 2.5 85
Alzheimer's disease 9 1,967 1.6 5 4,606 3.9 43
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) 10 1,931 1.6 9 1,915 1.6 101
All other causes ... 26,114 21.7 … 29,165 24.7 90
1. Number of males per 100 females.
Note: The order of the causes of death in this table is based on the ranking of the 10 leading causes for males.
Source: Statistics Canada. Leading Causes of deaths in Canada, 2008, CANSIM Table 102–0561.