Table 1-6
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Quebec1

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Quebec


Table summary
This table displays the results of quebec 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
57,769 28,586 29,183 738.1 737.1 739.1 514.2 630.7 424.9
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.1 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)
445 182 263 5.7 4.7 6.7 3.6 4.1 3.4
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 6 3 3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 4 1 3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 2 2 0 0.0 0.1 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) 4 1 3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 523 245 278 6.7 6.3 7.0 4.5 5.5 3.8
Syphilis (A50-A53) 2 1 1 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) 71 45 26 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.4
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
95 77 18 1.2 2.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 0.4
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
119 58 61 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.9
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 19,094 9,998 9,096 244.0 257.8 230.4 174.7 213.0 148.0
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
261 173 88 3.3 4.5 2.2 2.4 3.5 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
307 228 79 3.9 5.9 2.0 2.8 4.7 1.3
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
523 308 215 6.7 7.9 5.4 4.7 6.4 3.2
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
2,191 1,156 1,035 28.0 29.8 26.2 19.8 24.6 15.9
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
471 312 159 6.0 8.0 4.0 4.3 6.6 2.5
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
1,039 504 535 13.3 13.0 13.5 9.5 10.7 8.5
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
150 123 27 1.9 3.2 0.7 1.4 2.6 0.4
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
5,919 3,385 2,534 75.6 87.3 64.2 54.7 71.2 43.0
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 212 132 80 2.7 3.4 2.0 2.0 2.7 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
1,360 16 1,344 17.4 0.4 34.0 12.4 0.3 22.3
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 78 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.4
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 224 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.6
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 386 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 9.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.3
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 776 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 20.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 17.3 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
392 242 150 5.0 6.2 3.8 3.5 5.0 2.4
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
483 332 151 6.2 8.6 3.8 4.2 7.3 2.2
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
483 271 212 6.2 7.0 5.4 4.7 5.6 3.9
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
1,669 919 750 21.3 23.7 19.0 15.5 19.9 12.1
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 36 20 16 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 643 345 298 8.2 8.9 7.5 5.9 7.5 4.7
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 635 366 269 8.1 9.4 6.8 5.9 8.0 4.4
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
349 184 165 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.2 3.9 2.7
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
6 4 2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 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)
2,170 1,121 1,049 27.7 28.9 26.6 19.6 24.4 16.1
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
274 133 141 3.5 3.4 3.6 2.4 3.0 2.0
Anaemias (D50-D64) 166 78 88 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.4 1.8 1.1
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 1,415 707 708 18.1 18.2 17.9 12.4 15.3 10.2
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 104 43 61 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.8
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 93 37 56 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.7
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
11 6 5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 17 8 9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 473 265 208 6.0 6.8 5.3 4.0 5.9 2.7
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 2,078 602 1,476 26.5 15.5 37.4 16.4 14.0 17.5
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
14,698 7,278 7,420 187.8 187.7 187.9 125.4 160.0 98.3
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
10,974 5,639 5,335 140.2 145.4 135.1 93.7 123.4 70.3
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
126 32 94 1.6 0.8 2.4 1.1 0.7 1.4
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 51 23 28 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.3
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
32 11 21 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 7,751 4,209 3,542 99.0 108.5 89.7 66.3 91.2 46.8
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 4,428 2,514 1,914 56.6 64.8 48.5 38.4 53.6 26.0
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
432 217 215 5.5 5.6 5.4 3.7 4.8 2.9
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
2,891 1,478 1,413 36.9 38.1 35.8 24.2 32.8 17.8
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
34 11 23 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
2,857 1,467 1,390 36.5 37.8 35.2 24.0 32.6 17.6
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 3,014 1,364 1,650 38.5 35.2 41.8 25.6 30.7 21.6
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
23 16 7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
21 8 13 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 1,040 465 575 13.3 12.0 14.6 8.5 10.7 7.0
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
1,930 875 1,055 24.7 22.6 26.7 16.6 19.5 14.2
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
229 80 149 2.9 2.1 3.8 1.9 1.8 1.8
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 2,785 1,161 1,624 35.6 29.9 41.1 23.6 26.0 21.9
Atherosclerosis (I70) 108 56 52 1.4 1.4 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.7
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
602 342 260 7.7 8.8 6.6 5.3 7.7 3.7
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
399 253 146 5.1 6.5 3.7 3.5 5.7 2.1
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
203 89 114 2.6 2.3 2.9 1.8 2.0 1.6
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
87 43 44 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.6
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 1,420 627 793 18.1 16.2 20.1 11.8 14.4 10.2
Influenza (J09-J11) 155 71 84 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.6 1.4
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 1,265 556 709 16.2 14.3 18.0 10.4 12.8 8.9
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
53 24 29 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
52 23 29 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
2,839 1,434 1,405 36.3 37.0 35.6 24.5 32.3 20.1
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
55 21 34 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.4
Emphysema (J43) 135 81 54 1.7 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.9
Asthma (J45-J46) 40 9 31 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.4
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
2,609 1,323 1,286 33.3 34.1 32.6 22.5 29.8 18.4
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
16 16 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
518 260 258 6.6 6.7 6.5 4.3 6.0 3.3
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
701 375 326 9.0 9.7 8.3 6.2 8.3 4.6
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 58 24 34 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 13 7 6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 67 30 37 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
629 417 212 8.0 10.8 5.4 5.8 8.4 3.5
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 265 204 61 3.4 5.3 1.5 2.5 4.1 1.1
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
364 213 151 4.7 5.5 3.8 3.3 4.3 2.4
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
104 46 58 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.7
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
989 448 541 12.6 11.6 13.7 8.2 10.0 7.0
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.1 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)
11 4 7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 974 444 530 12.4 11.4 13.4 8.1 10.0 6.8
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
50 14 36 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.5
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 13 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.3 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Pregnancy, childbirth and
the puerperium (O00-O99)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8 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 1 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 7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
255 134 121 3.3 3.5 3.1 4.1 4.2 4.0
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
184 81 103 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.9
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
334 151 183 4.3 3.9 4.6 3.0 3.4 2.6
All other diseases (residual)  Note 7 6,564 2,616 3,948 83.9 67.5 100.0 55.9 59.0 52.7
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
2,028 1,162 866 25.9 30.0 21.9 20.4 27.5 13.5
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
555 405 150 7.1 10.4 3.8 6.9 10.2 3.6
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 8 507 360 147 6.5 9.3 3.7 6.3 9.2 3.5
Other land transport accidents  Note 9 7 7 0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
41 38 3 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
1,473 757 716 18.8 19.5 18.1 13.5 17.3 9.9
Falls (W00-W19) 416 233 183 5.3 6.0 4.6 3.6 5.2 2.4
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
4 4 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
52 45 7 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.2
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
36 24 12 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
226 158 68 2.9 4.1 1.7 2.6 3.6 1.5
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
739 293 446 9.4 7.6 11.3 6.3 6.9 5.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
1,082 835 247 13.8 21.5 6.3 12.5 19.6 5.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
131 125 6 1.7 3.2 0.2 1.5 2.9 0.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
951 710 241 12.2 18.3 6.1 11.1 16.7 5.5
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
81 51 30 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.4 0.8
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
24 19 5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
57 32 25 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.7
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 6 6 0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
67 42 25 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.5
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
2 1 1 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)
65 41 24 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.5
Operations of war and their sequelae
(Y36, Y89.1)
1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Complications of medical and
surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88)
14 5 9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
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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