Table 1-7
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — Ontario1

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Ontario


Table summary
This table displays the results of ontario 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
88,468 44,510 43,958 676.7 690.8 663.1 499.7 611.5 412.0
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 2 0 2 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)
543 228 315 4.2 3.5 4.8 2.8 3.2 2.7
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 27 18 9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 22 14 8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 5 4 1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 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) 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 961 427 534 7.4 6.6 8.1 5.3 5.9 4.9
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) 219 142 77 1.7 2.2 1.2 1.3 1.7 0.9
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
128 108 20 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.4 0.3
Malaria (B50-B54) 2 2 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
219 106 113 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 26,117 13,693 12,424 199.8 212.5 187.4 154.1 185.3 131.6
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
407 281 126 3.1 4.4 1.9 2.4 3.7 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
679 521 158 5.2 8.1 2.4 4.0 6.9 1.7
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
751 480 271 5.7 7.4 4.1 4.5 6.5 2.8
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
2,852 1,535 1,317 21.8 23.8 19.9 16.4 20.6 13.0
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
772 506 266 5.9 7.9 4.0 4.6 6.8 2.8
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
1,467 718 749 11.2 11.1 11.3 8.7 9.6 7.8
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
172 144 28 1.3 2.2 0.4 1.0 1.9 0.3
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
6,479 3,543 2,936 49.6 55.0 44.3 39.1 47.9 32.2
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 452 287 165 3.5 4.5 2.5 2.7 3.9 1.7
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
1,902 18 1,884 14.5 0.3 28.4 11.2 0.3 20.3
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 136 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.6
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 367 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.0
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 613 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 9.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.7
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 1,399 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 21.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 19.2 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
537 333 204 4.1 5.2 3.1 3.2 4.5 2.1
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
724 499 225 5.5 7.7 3.4 4.0 6.8 2.1
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
730 438 292 5.6 6.8 4.4 4.6 6.0 3.5
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
2,554 1,401 1,153 19.5 21.7 17.4 15.3 19.1 12.3
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 55 30 25 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 1,004 550 454 7.7 8.5 6.8 6.0 7.4 4.9
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 968 540 428 7.4 8.4 6.5 5.8 7.5 4.5
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
522 279 243 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.1 3.7 2.5
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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)
3,124 1,590 1,534 23.9 24.7 23.1 18.0 21.7 15.3
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
532 289 243 4.1 4.5 3.7 3.0 4.0 2.3
Anaemias (D50-D64) 181 70 111 1.4 1.1 1.7 0.9 1.0 0.9
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 2,866 1,527 1,339 21.9 23.7 20.2 16.3 20.7 12.7
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 43 17 26 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 35 15 20 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
8 2 6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Meningitis (G00, G03) 24 13 11 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 775 459 316 5.9 7.1 4.8 4.1 6.3 2.6
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 2,179 693 1,486 16.7 10.8 22.4 10.7 9.5 11.2
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
25,961 12,982 12,979 198.6 201.5 195.8 139.9 176.9 110.0
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
18,494 9,837 8,657 141.5 152.7 130.6 100.3 133.6 73.7
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
142 53 89 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.8
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 297 127 170 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
34 15 19 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 14,056 7,834 6,222 107.5 121.6 93.9 76.5 106.1 52.9
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 5,312 3,009 2,303 40.6 46.7 34.7 29.3 40.6 20.2
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
408 210 198 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.2 2.8 1.8
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
8,336 4,615 3,721 63.8 71.6 56.1 44.9 62.7 30.9
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
178 102 76 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.7
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
8,158 4,513 3,645 62.4 70.0 55.0 43.9 61.3 30.2
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 3,965 1,808 2,157 30.3 28.1 32.5 21.3 25.0 18.3
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
52 33 19 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
32 16 16 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 1,220 504 716 9.3 7.8 10.8 6.2 7.0 5.5
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
2,661 1,255 1,406 20.4 19.5 21.2 14.6 17.3 12.4
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
607 222 385 4.6 3.4 5.8 3.1 3.1 3.1
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 5,451 2,187 3,264 41.7 33.9 49.2 28.8 30.0 27.5
Atherosclerosis (I70) 365 156 209 2.8 2.4 3.2 1.8 2.1 1.6
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
1,044 580 464 8.0 9.0 7.0 5.8 8.0 4.2
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
582 358 224 4.5 5.6 3.4 3.3 5.0 2.1
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
462 222 240 3.5 3.4 3.6 2.5 3.1 2.1
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
145 69 76 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.8
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 2,128 1,030 1,098 16.3 16.0 16.6 11.2 14.4 9.2
Influenza (J09-J11) 169 84 85 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.0
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 1,959 946 1,013 15.0 14.7 15.3 10.2 13.2 8.2
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
7 1 6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
6 0 6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
3,718 1,860 1,858 28.4 28.9 28.0 20.4 25.7 17.1
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
33 19 14 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
Emphysema (J43) 235 131 104 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.0
Asthma (J45-J46) 91 31 60 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
3,359 1,679 1,680 25.7 26.1 25.3 18.4 23.2 15.5
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
29 28 1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
568 300 268 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.2 2.2
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
999 530 469 7.6 8.2 7.1 5.5 7.3 4.3
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 187 105 82 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.7
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 31 14 17 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Hernia (K40-K46) 126 46 80 1.0 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.7
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
1,110 722 388 8.5 11.2 5.9 6.7 9.2 4.5
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 642 456 186 4.9 7.1 2.8 3.9 5.7 2.3
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
468 266 202 3.6 4.1 3.0 2.8 3.5 2.2
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
166 70 96 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.8
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
1,238 625 613 9.5 9.7 9.2 6.6 8.6 5.3
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
7 5 2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
69 39 30 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3
Renal failure (N17-N19) 1,160 580 580 8.9 9.0 8.7 6.1 8.0 5.0
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
26 6 20 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 34 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.5 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4 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 11 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2
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 10 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)
412 216 196 3.2 3.4 3.0 4.2 4.3 4.1
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
351 206 145 2.7 3.2 2.2 3.0 3.6 2.5
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
650 296 354 5.0 4.6 5.3 4.0 4.4 3.6
All other diseases (residual)  Note 7 10,253 4,208 6,045 78.4 65.3 91.2 54.7 58.0 51.5
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
3,881 2,211 1,670 29.7 34.3 25.2 23.3 31.8 15.9
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
750 534 216 5.7 8.3 3.3 5.3 8.0 2.8
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 8 662 460 202 5.1 7.1 3.0 4.7 6.9 2.7
Other land transport accidents  Note 9 23 17 6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
65 57 8 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.1
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
3,131 1,677 1,454 24.0 26.0 21.9 18.0 23.8 13.0
Falls (W00-W19) 1,866 872 994 14.3 13.5 15.0 9.6 12.1 7.9
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)
89 70 19 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.3
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
82 51 31 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
609 422 187 4.7 6.5 2.8 4.4 6.3 2.5
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
485 262 223 3.7 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.7 2.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
1,197 897 300 9.2 13.9 4.5 8.5 13.0 4.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
134 133 1 1.0 2.1 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
1,063 764 299 8.1 11.9 4.5 7.6 11.2 4.2
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
179 129 50 1.4 2.0 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.8
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
57 51 6 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
122 78 44 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.7
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 5 5 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
178 106 72 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.5 0.9
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
4 4 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Other and unspecified events
of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
174 102 72 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9
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)
54 22 32 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
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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