Table 1-2
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Newfoundland and Labrador1

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Newfoundland and Labrador


Table summary
This table displays the results of newfoundland and labrador number of deaths, crude mortality rate per 100,000 population  and age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population , calculated using both sexes, males and females units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Number of deaths Crude mortality rate per 100,000 population  Note 2 Age-standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population  Note 2
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Total, all causes of death
(A00-Y89)  Note 3  Note 3Note 4Note 5
4,391 2,316 2,075 862.9 927.7 800.5 630.9 785.5 503.7
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03,
A06)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections
(A04, A07-A09)
7 3 4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.0
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Whooping cough (A37) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scarlet fever and erysipelas
(A38, A46)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningococcal infection (A39) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 26 13 13 5.1 5.2 5.0 3.8 3.9 3.5
Syphilis (A50-A53) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Acute poliomyelitis (A80) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis
(A83-A84, A85.2)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Measles (B05) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Viral hepatitis (B15-B19) 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Malaria (B50-B54) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious
and parasitic diseases and their sequelae  Note 6
4 3 1 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 1,380 767 613 271.2 307.2 236.5 196.6 243.8 160.4
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
12 11 1 2.4 4.4 0.4 1.6 3.0 0.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
30 21 9 5.9 8.4 3.5 4.1 6.9 2.1
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
59 46 13 11.6 18.4 5.0 8.5 14.6 3.5
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
191 115 76 37.5 46.1 29.3 27.0 35.9 19.8
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
33 18 15 6.5 7.2 5.8 5.0 5.6 4.3
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
58 26 32 11.4 10.4 12.3 8.1 8.0 8.1
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
15 14 1 2.9 5.6 0.4 2.1 4.7 0.2
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
375 234 141 73.7 93.7 54.4 53.8 73.5 37.8
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 22 14 8 4.3 5.6 3.1 3.3 4.6 2.1
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
76 0 76 14.9 0.0 29.3 10.6 0.0 19.3
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.2
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 12 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.4
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 27 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 10.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 7.5
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 64 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 25.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 21.9 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
40 25 15 7.9 10.0 5.8 5.8 8.0 4.3
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
30 19 11 5.9 7.6 4.2 4.3 6.3 2.7
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
33 17 16 6.5 6.8 6.2 4.9 5.2 4.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
87 45 42 17.1 18.0 16.2 12.6 13.9 11.0
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 33 19 14 6.5 7.6 5.4 4.7 5.7 3.5
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 29 12 17 5.7 4.8 6.6 4.3 3.6 4.7
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
24 13 11 4.7 5.2 4.2 3.5 4.3 2.9
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
All other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms (C17, C23-C24, C26-C31, C37-C41, C44-C49, C51-C52, C57-C60, C62-C63, C66, C68-C69, C73-C80, C97)
208 98 110 40.9 39.3 42.4 29.1 31.6 27.4
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
33 15 18 6.5 6.0 6.9 4.9 5.3 4.5
Anaemias (D50-D64) 7 3 4 1.4 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.4 0.9
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 199 94 105 39.1 37.7 40.5 27.8 32.5 25.7
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Meningitis (G00, G03) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 28 14 14 5.5 5.6 5.4 4.2 5.2 3.7
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 89 24 65 17.5 9.6 25.1 12.1 8.7 13.6
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
1,392 718 674 273.6 287.6 260.0 193.3 243.5 150.8
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
987 529 458 194.0 211.9 176.7 137.3 177.0 103.4
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
3 0 3 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.9
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 28 8 20 5.5 3.2 7.7 3.7 2.8 4.0
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
4 1 3 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.5
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 759 430 329 149.2 172.2 126.9 105.2 142.4 73.8
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 254 140 114 49.9 56.1 44.0 35.4 44.7 27.1
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
19 14 5 3.7 5.6 1.9 2.8 4.8 1.0
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
486 276 210 95.5 110.6 81.0 67.0 92.9 45.7
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
120 73 47 23.6 29.2 18.1 16.1 22.7 10.5
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
366 203 163 71.9 81.3 62.9 50.9 70.2 35.3
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 193 90 103 37.9 36.1 39.7 27.3 31.5 24.3
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heart failure (I50) 68 27 41 13.4 10.8 15.8 9.2 10.5 9.0
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
123 61 62 24.2 24.4 23.9 17.8 20.4 15.2
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
56 21 35 11.0 8.4 13.5 7.6 8.5 7.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 305 143 162 59.9 57.3 62.5 42.4 49.5 36.0
Atherosclerosis (I70) 8 4 4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.6 0.7
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
36 21 15 7.1 8.4 5.8 5.0 6.9 3.6
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
20 14 6 3.9 5.6 2.3 2.8 4.6 1.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
16 7 9 3.1 2.8 3.5 2.2 2.3 1.9
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 75 30 45 14.7 12.0 17.4 10.6 10.4 10.6
Influenza (J09-J11) 12 4 8 2.4 1.6 3.1 2.0 1.4 2.6
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 63 26 37 12.4 10.4 14.3 8.7 9.0 8.0
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
3 2 1 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
218 123 95 42.8 49.3 36.6 31.0 42.1 23.0
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emphysema (J43) 10 8 2 2.0 3.2 0.8 1.4 2.6 0.4
Asthma (J45-J46) 3 0 3 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.9
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
205 115 90 40.3 46.1 34.7 29.1 39.5 21.7
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
17 11 6 3.3 4.4 2.3 2.4 3.9 1.5
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
51 25 26 10.0 10.0 10.0 7.3 8.2 6.2
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 3 3 0 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.0
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0
Hernia (K40-K46) 8 6 2 1.6 2.4 0.8 1.2 2.4 0.4
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
32 20 12 6.3 8.0 4.6 4.5 6.0 3.0
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 11 9 2 2.2 3.6 0.8 1.5 2.5 0.4
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
21 11 10 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.1 3.5 2.5
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
10 7 3 2.0 2.8 1.2 1.4 2.3 0.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
95 45 50 18.7 18.0 19.3 13.2 15.4 10.8
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
6 2 4 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.8
Renal failure (N17-N19) 89 43 46 17.5 17.2 17.7 12.4 14.8 10.0
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.9 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Pregnancy, childbirth and
the puerperium (O00-O99)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Pregnancy with abortive outcome
(O00-O07)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Other complications of pregnancy,
childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O99)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
17 10 7 3.3 4.0 2.7 5.0 5.6 4.3
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
22 13 9 4.3 5.2 3.5 5.1 6.2 3.8
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
47 26 21 9.2 10.4 8.1 8.5 10.3 6.8
All other diseases (residual)  Note 7 416 187 229 81.8 74.9 88.3 59.3 65.1 52.6
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
145 99 46 28.5 39.7 17.7 23.8 37.8 12.5
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
61 50 11 12.0 20.0 4.2 11.8 20.2 4.1
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 8 37 28 9 7.3 11.2 3.5 7.0 11.4 3.1
Other land transport accidents  Note 9 2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
22 21 1 4.3 8.4 0.4 4.5 8.6 0.6
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
84 49 35 16.5 19.6 13.5 12.0 17.6 8.4
Falls (W00-W19) 19 10 9 3.7 4.0 3.5 2.6 3.2 2.2
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
9 7 2 1.8 2.8 0.8 1.5 2.2 0.7
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
2 2 0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.0
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
3 2 1 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.4
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
51 28 23 10.0 11.2 8.9 7.0 10.8 5.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
48 44 4 9.4 17.6 1.5 8.9 16.7 1.3
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
11 11 0 2.2 4.4 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
37 33 4 7.3 13.2 1.5 6.9 12.7 1.3
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
2 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
1 1 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0
Other and unspecified events
of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
1 0 1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Operations of war and their sequelae
(Y36, Y89.1)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Complications of medical and
surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88)
3 1 2 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.                  
Starting in 2005, the population estimates used to calculate the mortality rates are presented in the Appendix II of the publication "Mortality Summary List of Causes" (catalogue number                   
The cause of death tabulated is the underlying cause of death. This is defined as (a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. The underlying cause is selected from the conditions listed on the medical certificate of cause of death.                  
World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)                  
National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics".                  
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae A00, A05, A20 to A36, A42 to A44, A48 to A49, A54 to A79, A81 to A82, A85.0 to A85.1, A85.8, A86 to B04, B06 to B09, B25 to B49, B55 to B99.                  
All other diseases (residual) D65 to E07, E15 to E34, E65 to F99, G04 to G12, G23 to G25, G31 to H93, K00 to K22, K29 to K31, K50 to K66, K71 to K72, K75 to K76, K83 to M99, N13.0 to N13.5, N13.7 to N13.9, N14, N15.0, N15.8 to N15.9, N20 to N23, N28 to N39, N41 to N64, N80 to N98. As of 2003, also includes U04.                  
Motor vehicle accidents V02 to V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12 to V14, V19.0 to V19.2, V19.4 to V19.6, V20 to V79, V80.3 to V80.5, V81.0 to V81.1, V82.0 to V82.1, V83 to V86, V87.0 to V87.8, V88.0 to V88.8, V89.0, V89.2.                  
Other land transport accidents V01, V05 to V06, V09.1, V09.3 to V09.9, V10 to V11, V15 to V18, V19.3, V19.8 to V19.9, V80.0 to V80.2, V80.6 to V80.9, V81.2 to V81.9, V82.2 to V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9.                  
Note(s): See Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables                  
                   
1.
The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.
2.
Starting in 2005, the population estimates used to calculate the mortality rates are presented in the Appendix II of the publication "Mortality Summary List of Causes" (catalogue number  84F0209XIE).
3.
The cause of death tabulated is the underlying cause of death. This is defined as (a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. The underlying cause is selected from the conditions listed on the medical certificate of cause of death.
4.
World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
5.
National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics".
6.
Other and unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases and their sequelae A00, A05, A20 to A36, A42 to A44, A48 to A49, A54 to A79, A81 to A82, A85.0 to A85.1, A85.8, A86 to B04, B06 to B09, B25 to B49, B55 to B99.
7.
All other diseases (residual) D65 to E07, E15 to E34, E65 to F99, G04 to G12, G23 to G25, G31 to H93, K00 to K22, K29 to K31, K50 to K66, K71 to K72, K75 to K76, K83 to M99, N13.0 to N13.5, N13.7 to N13.9, N14, N15.0, N15.8 to N15.9, N20 to N23, N28 to N39, N41 to N64, N80 to N98. As of 2003, also includes U04.
8.
Motor vehicle accidents V02 to V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12 to V14, V19.0 to V19.2, V19.4 to V19.6, V20 to V79, V80.3 to V80.5, V81.0 to V81.1, V82.0 to V82.1, V83 to V86, V87.0 to V87.8, V88.0 to V88.8, V89.0, V89.2.
9.
Other land transport accidents V01, V05 to V06, V09.1, V09.3 to V09.9, V10 to V11, V15 to V18, V19.3, V19.8 to V19.9, V80.0 to V80.2, V80.6 to V80.9, V81.2 to V81.9, V82.2 to V82.9, V87.9, V88.9, V89.1, V89.3, V89.9.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases (CANSIM table 102-0552) and Appendix II.
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