Table 1-4
Ten leading causes of death by selected age groups, by sex, Canada1 — 25 to 34 years
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| Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
| rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | |
| Both sexes | ||||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 2,780 | ... | 2,658 | ... | 2,649 | ... | 2,666 | ... | 2,806 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 815 | 1 | 791 | 1 | 853 | 1 | 821 | 1 | 827 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 556 | 2 | 513 | 2 | 517 | 2 | 480 | 2 | 511 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 337 | 3 | 362 | 3 | 330 | 3 | 339 | 3 | 346 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 144 | 4 | 134 | 4 | 132 | 4 | 166 | 4 | 173 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 133 | 5 | 129 | 5 | 113 | 5 | 114 | 5 | 142 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 58 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 16 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 46 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 32 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 8 | 37 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 39 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 31 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 30 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 10 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 52 | 6 | 51 |
| rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 29.3 | 1 | 29.8 | 1 | 32.2 | 1 | 30.8 | 1 | 29.5 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 19.3 | 2 | 19.5 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 12.1 | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 12.5 | 3 | 12.7 | 3 | 12.3 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 5.2 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 6.2 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 4.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.3 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 2.1 | 8 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.6 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.9 | 8 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 10 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.9 | 7 | 1.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.8 |
| rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 60.4 | ... | 59.0 | ... | 60.0 | ... | 59.7 | ... | 63.4 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 17.6 | 1 | 19.3 | 1 | 18.4 | 1 | 18.7 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 12.1 | 2 | 11.4 | 2 | 11.7 | 2 | 10.8 | 2 | 11.5 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 7.3 | 3 | 8.0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | 7.6 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 3.1 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 10 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
| rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | |
| Males | ||||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 1,852 | ... | 1,789 | ... | 1,832 | ... | 1,845 | ... | 1,963 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 633 | 1 | 627 | 1 | 644 | 1 | 648 | 1 | 643 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 437 | 2 | 395 | 2 | 404 | 2 | 362 | 2 | 415 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 143 | 3 | 167 | 3 | 158 | 3 | 188 | 3 | 176 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 4 | 104 | 4 | 100 | 4 | 88 | 5 | 87 | 5 | 116 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 5 | 90 | 5 | 83 | 5 | 87 | 4 | 113 | 4 | 123 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 7 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 20 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 8 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 21 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 9 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 32 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 10 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 22 |
| rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 34.2 | 1 | 35.0 | 1 | 35.2 | 1 | 35.1 | 1 | 32.8 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 23.6 | 2 | 22.1 | 2 | 22.1 | 2 | 19.6 | 2 | 21.1 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 7.7 | 3 | 9.3 | 3 | 8.6 | 3 | 10.2 | 3 | 9.0 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 4 | 4.8 | 5 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 5 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.6 | 5 | 4.7 | 4 | 6.1 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 7 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.9 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 10 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.1 |
| rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 80.0 | ... | 79.0 | ... | 82.5 | ... | 81.9 | ... | 87.8 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 1 | 27.3 | 1 | 27.7 | 1 | 29.0 | 1 | 28.8 | 1 | 28.8 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 2 | 18.9 | 2 | 17.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 16.1 | 2 | 18.6 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 3 | 6.2 | 3 | 7.4 | 3 | 7.1 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 3.9 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 5 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.9 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.8 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 7 | 1.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 8 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20‑B24) | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 10 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
| rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | rank 2 | number | |
| Females | ||||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 928 | ... | 869 | ... | 817 | ... | 821 | ... | 843 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 194 | 1 | 195 | 2 | 172 | 2 | 151 | 2 | 170 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 2 | 182 | 2 | 164 | 1 | 209 | 1 | 173 | 1 | 184 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 3 | 119 | 3 | 118 | 3 | 113 | 3 | 118 | 3 | 96 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 54 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 50 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 26 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73‑K74) | 8 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00‑O99) | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 15 |
| rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | rank 2 | percent | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 | ... | 100.0 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 22.4 | 2 | 21.1 | 2 | 18.4 | 2 | 20.2 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 2 | 19.6 | 2 | 18.9 | 1 | 25.6 | 1 | 21.1 | 1 | 21.8 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 3 | 12.8 | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 13.8 | 3 | 14.4 | 3 | 11.4 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 5.8 | 4 | 5.9 | 4 | 5.5 | 4 | 6.5 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 3.1 | 5 | 3.3 | 5 | 3.1 | 5 | 3.3 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 2.9 | 8 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.9 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 7 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73‑K74) | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 12 | 1.0 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 12 | 1.0 | 11 | 0.9 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00‑O99) | 10 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.8 |
| rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | rank 2 | age-specific rate 3 | |
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 40.5 | ... | 38.8 | ... | 37.2 | ... | 37.2 | ... | 38.5 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 8.7 | 2 | 7.8 | 2 | 6.8 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 2 | 7.9 | 2 | 7.3 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 7.8 | 1 | 8.4 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 3 | 5.2 | 3 | 5.3 | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.3 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 4 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.3 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.4 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Assault (homicide) (X85‑Y09, Y87.1) | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00‑Q99) | 7 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (K70, K73‑K74) | 8 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 9 | 0.7 | 10 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00‑O99) | 10 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.7 |
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 ranking of the leading causes of death is based on the number of deaths.
The age-specific mortality rates per 100,000 population use the population estimates in the Appendix 3 as denominator.
Note(s):
See "Introduction", "Glossary" and "Definitions, data sources and methods" sections.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database (CANSIM table 102-0561).
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