Table 1-4
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Nova Scotia1

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Nova Scotia


Table summary
This table displays the results of nova scotia 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
8,227 4,117 4,110 874.9 901.9 849.5 566.2 705.2 456.1
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)
30 10 20 3.2 2.2 4.1 1.8 1.7 1.9
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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) 3 2 1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 66 34 32 7.0 7.4 6.6 4.7 5.9 3.8
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) 9 8 1 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.1
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
5 4 1 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.1
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
17 9 8 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.0 1.5 0.7
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 2,466 1,278 1,188 262.3 280.0 245.5 177.5 213.6 151.3
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
32 21 11 3.4 4.6 2.3 2.3 3.5 1.3
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
78 51 27 8.3 11.2 5.6 5.5 8.2 3.1
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
46 27 19 4.9 5.9 3.9 3.3 4.5 2.3
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
270 153 117 28.7 33.5 24.2 19.7 26.0 14.8
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
54 33 21 5.7 7.2 4.3 4.0 5.5 2.7
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
136 67 69 14.5 14.7 14.3 9.8 11.1 8.8
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
11 10 1 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.9 1.7 0.1
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
657 348 309 69.9 76.2 63.9 48.2 57.6 41.5
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 42 30 12 4.5 6.6 2.5 3.3 5.0 1.9
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
155 1 154 16.5 0.2 31.8 11.1 0.2 20.0
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 10 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.3
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 39 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.1
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 43 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.2
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 124 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 27.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 21.0 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
46 27 19 4.9 5.9 3.9 3.0 4.2 2.0
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
56 36 20 6.0 7.9 4.1 3.8 6.0 2.4
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
72 43 29 7.7 9.4 6.0 5.6 7.4 4.2
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
218 132 86 23.2 28.9 17.8 15.8 22.4 10.4
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 7 4 3 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 96 56 40 10.2 12.3 8.3 7.2 9.7 4.9
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 77 43 34 8.2 9.4 7.0 5.4 7.2 4.0
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
37 29 8 3.9 6.4 1.7 2.7 4.8 1.0
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
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)
377 175 202 40.1 38.3 41.8 26.6 29.4 24.1
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
38 16 22 4.0 3.5 4.5 2.6 2.7 2.5
Anaemias (D50-D64) 10 3 7 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.7
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 220 117 103 23.4 25.6 21.3 15.5 19.7 12.4
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 3 1 2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 6 4 2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 57 32 25 6.1 7.0 5.2 3.9 5.4 2.7
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 275 77 198 29.2 16.9 40.9 16.0 13.1 17.3
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
2,376 1,171 1,205 252.7 256.5 249.1 153.3 196.4 119.4
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
1,676 887 789 178.2 194.3 163.1 108.7 148.0 78.5
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
15 5 10 1.6 1.1 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.9
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 63 22 41 6.7 4.8 8.5 4.1 3.7 4.2
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
8 2 6 0.9 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.5
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 1,172 672 500 124.6 147.2 103.3 76.8 111.5 50.4
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 459 257 202 48.8 56.3 41.8 29.9 42.7 20.0
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
22 13 9 2.3 2.8 1.9 1.4 2.2 1.1
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
691 402 289 73.5 88.1 59.7 45.5 66.6 29.3
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
36 24 12 3.8 5.3 2.5 2.5 3.9 1.4
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
655 378 277 69.7 82.8 57.3 43.1 62.7 27.9
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 418 186 232 44.5 40.7 48.0 26.4 31.6 22.5
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
1 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Heart failure (I50) 150 67 83 16.0 14.7 17.2 9.1 11.3 7.8
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
265 117 148 28.2 25.6 30.6 17.1 19.8 14.6
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
82 26 56 8.7 5.7 11.6 4.7 4.3 4.9
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 507 204 303 53.9 44.7 62.6 32.5 34.7 30.4
Atherosclerosis (I70) 22 4 18 2.3 0.9 3.7 1.2 0.7 1.4
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
89 50 39 9.5 11.0 8.1 6.3 8.7 4.3
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
61 37 24 6.5 8.1 5.0 4.3 6.5 2.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
28 13 15 3.0 2.8 3.1 1.9 2.2 1.7
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
18 8 10 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.5
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 183 87 96 19.5 19.1 19.8 11.5 14.9 9.6
Influenza (J09-J11) 9 4 5 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 174 83 91 18.5 18.2 18.8 10.8 14.1 8.8
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
3 1 2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
454 241 213 48.3 52.8 44.0 30.5 41.0 23.9
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
8 2 6 0.9 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.4
Emphysema (J43) 26 20 6 2.8 4.4 1.2 1.9 3.4 0.8
Asthma (J45-J46) 2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
418 218 200 44.5 47.8 41.3 28.1 37.1 22.6
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
3 3 0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
22 15 7 2.3 3.3 1.4 1.5 2.6 0.7
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
83 45 38 8.8 9.9 7.9 5.9 7.9 4.3
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 14 5 9 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.0
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 4 3 1 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 12 8 4 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.4
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
75 60 15 8.0 13.1 3.1 5.7 9.7 2.1
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 44 35 9 4.7 7.7 1.9 3.3 5.5 1.2
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
31 25 6 3.3 5.5 1.2 2.4 4.2 0.9
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
16 11 5 1.7 2.4 1.0 1.1 1.8 0.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
142 70 72 15.1 15.3 14.9 8.7 11.8 7.1
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)
3 1 2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 139 69 70 14.8 15.1 14.5 8.5 11.6 6.9
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)
1 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.4 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 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.3
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 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.3
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
19 11 8 2.0 2.4 1.7 3.0 3.4 2.6
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
17 10 7 1.8 2.2 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.9
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
43 22 21 4.6 4.8 4.3 3.3 4.2 2.7
All other diseases (residual)  Note 7 929 375 554 98.8 82.2 114.5 59.7 63.7 54.2
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
436 247 189 46.4 54.1 39.1 33.1 46.4 21.0
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
87 64 23 9.3 14.0 4.8 8.0 12.4 3.9
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 8 78 58 20 8.3 12.7 4.1 7.4 11.5 3.5
Other land transport accidents  Note 9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
9 6 3 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.4
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
349 183 166 37.1 40.1 34.3 25.1 34.0 17.1
Falls (W00-W19) 221 94 127 23.5 20.6 26.2 13.6 16.2 11.6
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 8 1 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.2
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
12 8 4 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.5
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
66 50 16 7.0 11.0 3.3 6.9 11.3 2.8
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
41 23 18 4.4 5.0 3.7 2.9 3.9 1.9
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
131 99 32 13.9 21.7 6.6 13.0 20.4 6.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
20 20 0 2.1 4.4 0.0 1.8 3.9 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
111 79 32 11.8 17.3 6.6 11.2 16.5 6.1
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
18 13 5 1.9 2.8 1.0 2.1 3.3 1.1
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
6 6 0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.0
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
12 7 5 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.1
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)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified events
of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
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)
19 14 5 2.0 3.1 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.8
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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