Table 3-12
Ten leading causes of death, by sex and geography1, 2009 — Northwest Territories
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| Canada 2 | Northwest Territories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ... | 238,418 | 100.0 | 515.0 | ... | 186 | 100.0 | 700.2 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 71,125 | 29.8 | 160.3 | 1 | 45 | 24.2 | 171.6 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 2 | 49,271 | 20.7 | 101.4 | 2 | 35 | 18.8 | 149.3 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 5 | 10,250 | 4.3 | 24.5 | 3 | 21 | 11.3 | 57.9 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40‑J47) | 4 | 10,859 | 4.6 | 22.9 | 4 | 9 | 4.8 | 50.1 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 3 | 14,105 | 5.9 | 28.4 | 6 | 7 | 3.8 | 37.1 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 9 | 3,890 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 6 | 7 | 3.8 | 14.9 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 8 | 5,826 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 8 | 4 | 2.2 | 18.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 6 | 6,923 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 11 | 2 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00‑N07, N17‑N19, N25‑N27) | 10 | 3,609 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 7 | 6,281 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Males | ||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 120,311 | 100.0 | 629.9 | ... | 113 | 100.0 | 837.0 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 2 | 25,950 | 21.6 | 134.2 | 1 | 27 | 23.9 | 222.0 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 37,452 | 31.1 | 192.5 | 2 | 24 | 21.2 | 172.9 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 3 | 6,045 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 3 | 13 | 11.5 | 62.6 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40‑J47) | 5 | 5,525 | 4.6 | 29.1 | 4 | 8 | 7.1 | 95.9 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 4 | 5,823 | 4.8 | 30.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 | 52.9 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) (X60‑X84, Y87.0) | 7 | 2,989 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 | 19.9 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 8 | 2,694 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 8 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.3 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 6 | 3,616 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 10 | 1 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 9 | 1,932 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00‑N07, N17‑N19, N25‑N27) | 10 | 1,775 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Females | ||||||||
| Total, all causes of death (A00‑Y89) | ... | 118,107 | 100.0 | 423.5 | ... | 73 | 100.0 | 551.9 |
| Malignant neoplasms (C00‑C97) | 1 | 33,673 | 28.5 | 136.8 | 1 | 21 | 28.8 | 164.1 |
| Diseases of heart (I00‑I09, I11, I13, I20‑I51) | 2 | 23,321 | 19.7 | 74.9 | 2 | 8 | 11.0 | 78.3 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) (V01‑X59, Y85‑Y86) | 6 | 4,205 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 2 | 8 | 11.0 | 50.9 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (I60‑I69) | 3 | 8,282 | 7.0 | 26.4 | 5 | 2 | 2.7 | 16.9 |
| Influenza and pneumonia (J09‑J18) | 8 | 3,132 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus (E10‑E14) | 7 | 3,307 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 10 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases (J40‑J47) | 4 | 5,334 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 10 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00‑N07, N17‑N19, N25‑N27) | 9 | 1,834 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| Septicaemia (A40‑A41) | 10 | 1,185 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer's disease (G30) | 5 | 4,349 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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).
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