Table 5
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes of death by age group, females, Canada, 2009

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Table 5
Ranking and number of deaths for the 10 leading causes of death by age group, females, Canada, 2009
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
33,673		 Congenital abnormalities
205		 Cancer
56		 Accidents
207		 Cancer
194		 Cancer
753		 Cancer
2,931		 Cancer
5,629		 Cancer
7,655		 Cancer
9,735		 Heart disease
12,869
2 Heart disease
23,321		 Short Gestation
120		 Accidents
53		 Suicide
130		 Accidents
182		 Accidents
230		 Heart disease
497		 Heart disease
1,121		 Heart disease
2,313		 Heart disease
6,282		 Cancer
6,651
3 Stroke
8,282		 Maternal Complications of pregnancy
96		 Congenital abnormalities
22		 Cancer
65		 Suicide
119		 Suicide
175		 Accidents
303		 Chronic lower respiratory
362		 Chronic lower respiratory
922		 Stroke
2,436		 Stroke
4,555
4 Chronic lower respiratory
5,334		 Complications of placenta, cord, membranes
57		 Influenza and Pneumonia
17		 *Homicide Heart disease
54		 Heart disease
140		 Suicide
227		 Stroke
323		 Stroke
733		 Chronic lower respiratory
1,845		 Alzheimer's disease
2,952
 *Congenital abnormalities
*Heart disease
22
5 Alzheimer's disease
4,349		 Sudden Infant death syndrome
52		 *Homicide   Homicide
29		 Stroke
54		 Liver disease
182		 Accidents
290		 Diabetes
493		 Alzheimer's disease
1,174		 Chronic lower respiratory
2,102
*Heart disease
13
6 Accidents
4,205		 Intrauterine hypoxia
34		     Influenza and Pneumonia
27		 Liver disease
50		 Stroke
161		 Diabetes
261		 Accidents
286		 Diabetes
1,132		 Influenza and Pneumonia
1,849
7 Diabetes
3,307		 Neonatal haemorrhages
21 		Suicide
12		 Influenza and Pneumonia
13		 Congenital abnormalities
25		 Influenza and Pneumonia
49		 Influenza and Pneumonia
105		 Liver disease
219		 Liver disease
203		 Accidents
849		 Accidents
1,791
8 Influenza and Pneumonia
3,132		 Bacterial sepsis
17
 Benign neoplasms
6		 Septicaemia
5		 Liver disease
19		 Diabetes
46		 Diabetes
98		 Suicide
148		 Influenza and Pneumonia
201		 Influenza and Pneumonia
721		 Diabetes
1,260
9 Nephritis
1,834		 Other complications of labour and delivery
16		 *Stroke *HIV Diabetes
16		 Homicide
27 		Chronic lower respiratory
88		 Influenza and Pneumonia
145		 Nephritis
182		 Nephritis
544		 Nephritis
982
*Septicaemia
5		 *Pregnancy and Childbirth
4
10 Septicaemia
1,185		 Accidents
14		     Pregnancy and Childbirth
14 		Congenital abnormalities
22		 Septicaemia
40		 Nephritis
84		 Alzheimer's disease
170		 Septicaemia
379		 Essential hypertension
651
* 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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