Table 3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes of death by age group, Canada, 2009

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Table 3
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes of death by age group, Canada, 2009
Table Sumamry
This table contains some blank cells. Blank cells are a result of a tie in ranking of the causes of death in the previous cell.
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
71,125		 Congenital abnormalities
420		 Accidents
145		 Accidents
822		 Accidents
815		 Cancer
1,298		 Cancer
5,531		 Cancer
12,123		 Cancer
17,650		 Cancer
21,698		 Heart disease
20,108
2 Heart disease
49,271		 Short Gestation
250		 Cancer
119		 Suicide
479		 Suicide
556		 Accidents
825		 Heart disease
2,254		 Heart disease
4,548 		Heart disease
7,181		 Heart disease
14,345		 Cancer
12,194
3 Stroke
14,105		 Maternal Complications of pregnancy
184		 Congenital abnormalities
67		 Cancer
165		 Cancer
337		 Suicide
763		 Accidents
1,237		 Accidents
989		 Chronic lower respiratory
1,999		 Stroke
4,593		 Stroke
6,584
4 Chronic lower respiratory
10,859		 Complications of placenta, cord, membranes
121		 Influenza and Pneumonia
29		 Homicide
157		 Heart disease
144		 Heart disease
578		 Suicide
967		 Diabetes
773		 Stroke
1,658		 Chronic lower respiratory
4,055		 Alzheimer's disease
3,906
5 Accidents
10,250		 Sudden Infant death syndrome
114		 Homicide
28		 Heart disease
65		 Homicide
133		 Liver disease
127		 Liver disease
541		 Liver disease
772		 Diabetes
1,319		 Diabetes
2,336		 Chronic lower respiratory
3,871
6 Diabetes
6,923		 Intrauterine hypoxia
59		 *Heart disease
Congenital abnormalities
45		 Influenza and Pneumonia
58		 Diabetes
113		 Stroke
366		 Stroke
736		 Accidents
806		 Alzheimer's disease
1,968		 Influenza and Pneumonia
2,979
*Suicide
25
7 Alzheimer's disease
6,281		 Neonatal haemorrhages
51		   Influenza and Pneumonia
32		 Congenital abnormalities
46		 Stroke
106		 Diabetes
328		 Chronic lower respiratory
728		 Liver disease
641		 Accidents
1,793		 Accidents
2,788
8 Influenza and Pneumonia
5,826		 Bacterial sepsis
42		 Stroke
13 		*Stroke
Stroke
37		 Influenza and Pneumonia
100		 Influenza and Pneumonia
256		 Suicide
612		 Influenza and Pneumonia
496		 Influenza and Pneumonia
1,513		 Diabetes
2,014
*Diabetes
9
9 Suicide
3,890		 Other complications of labour and delivery
34		 *Conditions originating in perinatal period
   Diabetes
31		 Homicide
96		 Chronic lower respiratory
172		 Influenza and Pneumonia
349		 Nephritis
426		 Nephritis
1,198		 Nephritis
1,691
*Septicaemia
9
10 Nephritis
3,609		 Accidents
30		   Benign neoplasms
7		 HIV
27		 HIV
76		 HIV
150		 Nephritis
204		 Septicaemia
358		 Parkinson's disease
866		 Essential hypertension
892
* 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, 2009, CANSIM Tables 102–0561 and 102–0562.
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