Table 1-11
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, sex and geography — British Columbia1

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Table summary
This table displays the results of british columbia 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
31,440 16,123 15,317 704.9 728.9 681.4 480.2 579.6 396.1
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 1 1 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)
190 71 119 4.3 3.2 5.3 2.5 2.4 2.6
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 11 8 3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 7 5 2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 4 3 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 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) 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 218 112 106 4.9 5.1 4.7 3.3 4.1 2.7
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) 94 60 34 2.1 2.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.1
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
70 58 12 1.6 2.6 0.5 1.3 2.1 0.5
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
60 32 28 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.7
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 8,957 4,801 4,156 200.8 217.0 184.9 144.0 170.5 123.4
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
157 109 48 3.5 4.9 2.1 2.6 3.9 1.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
252 187 65 5.7 8.5 2.9 4.1 6.6 1.9
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
197 117 80 4.4 5.3 3.6 3.2 4.1 2.3
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
967 514 453 21.7 23.2 20.2 15.2 18.2 12.6
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
296 202 94 6.6 9.1 4.2 4.8 7.1 2.8
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
548 311 237 12.3 14.1 10.5 8.9 11.0 6.9
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
39 33 6 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.2
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
2,239 1,177 1,062 50.2 53.2 47.2 36.8 42.0 32.6
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 130 73 57 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.1 2.5 1.8
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
594 5 589 13.3 0.2 26.2 9.6 0.2 18.0
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 32 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.0
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 86 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.7
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 229 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 10.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 7.1
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 552 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 25.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 19.3 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
192 125 67 4.3 5.7 3.0 3.1 4.5 2.0
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
291 204 87 6.5 9.2 3.9 4.4 7.3 2.3
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
231 144 87 5.2 6.5 3.9 4.2 5.5 3.0
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
819 466 353 18.4 21.1 15.7 13.1 16.8 9.9
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 9 6 3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 375 212 163 8.4 9.6 7.3 6.0 7.6 4.6
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 278 160 118 6.2 7.2 5.2 4.5 5.8 3.3
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
153 85 68 3.4 3.8 3.0 2.4 3.1 1.9
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
4 3 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 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)
1,106 582 524 24.8 26.3 23.3 17.4 20.4 14.9
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
199 102 97 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.1 3.6 2.6
Anaemias (D50-D64) 52 26 26 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 915 498 417 20.5 22.5 18.5 13.9 17.6 10.6
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 27 11 16 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 21 6 15 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
6 5 1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 5 0 5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 265 172 93 5.9 7.8 4.1 3.8 6.0 2.2
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 720 227 493 16.1 10.3 21.9 9.5 7.8 10.3
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
9,335 4,609 4,726 209.3 208.4 210.2 131.8 162.1 105.6
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
6,476 3,348 3,128 145.2 151.4 139.1 91.8 117.6 69.9
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
60 26 34 1.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.9
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 114 43 71 2.6 1.9 3.2 1.5 1.5 1.4
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
18 7 11 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 4,470 2,495 1,975 100.2 112.8 87.9 64.1 87.4 44.7
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 2,089 1,167 922 46.8 52.8 41.0 30.3 41.1 21.2
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
101 52 49 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.4 1.8 1.1
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
2,280 1,276 1,004 51.1 57.7 44.7 32.5 44.5 22.4
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
139 101 38 3.1 4.6 1.7 2.2 3.5 1.1
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
2,141 1,175 966 48.0 53.1 43.0 30.3 41.0 21.3
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 1,814 777 1,037 40.7 35.1 46.1 25.1 27.6 22.7
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
11 9 2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
10 6 4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Heart failure (I50) 674 257 417 15.1 11.6 18.5 8.6 8.9 8.2
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
1,119 505 614 25.1 22.8 27.3 16.1 18.0 14.3
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
230 99 131 5.2 4.5 5.8 3.2 3.5 3.1
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 2,240 946 1,294 50.2 42.8 57.6 30.9 33.3 28.7
Atherosclerosis (I70) 75 27 48 1.7 1.2 2.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
314 189 125 7.0 8.5 5.6 4.7 6.8 3.1
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
191 130 61 4.3 5.9 2.7 3.0 4.7 1.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
123 59 64 2.8 2.7 2.8 1.7 2.1 1.5
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
40 21 19 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.5
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 901 407 494 20.2 18.4 22.0 12.5 14.4 11.1
Influenza (J09-J11) 71 27 44 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.2 1.0 1.3
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 830 380 450 18.6 17.2 20.0 11.3 13.4 9.9
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
5 0 5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
4 0 4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
1,502 747 755 33.7 33.8 33.6 22.2 26.2 19.4
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
10 5 5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Emphysema (J43) 100 54 46 2.2 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.3
Asthma (J45-J46) 49 16 33 1.1 0.7 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.8
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
1,343 672 671 30.1 30.4 29.8 19.7 23.5 17.2
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
14 13 1 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
244 122 122 5.5 5.5 5.4 3.4 4.3 2.7
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
326 201 125 7.3 9.1 5.6 5.0 7.1 3.5
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 57 24 33 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.8
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 4 3 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Hernia (K40-K46) 36 22 14 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.3
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
342 219 123 7.7 9.9 5.5 5.6 7.5 3.8
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 239 165 74 5.4 7.5 3.3 4.0 5.6 2.4
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
103 54 49 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.4
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
56 19 37 1.3 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.9
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
371 193 178 8.3 8.7 7.9 5.2 6.7 4.3
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
3 1 2 0.1 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)
40 18 22 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5
Renal failure (N17-N19) 328 174 154 7.4 7.9 6.9 4.7 6.1 3.8
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)
15 7 8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 10 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.5 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 1 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 3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2
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 3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
84 38 46 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.3 3.0
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
87 46 41 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
430 250 180 9.6 11.3 8.0 7.9 10.1 5.8
All other diseases (residual)  Note 7 3,689 1,594 2,095 82.7 72.1 93.2 52.8 56.4 49.8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
1,423 888 535 31.9 40.1 23.8 26.1 35.5 16.8
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
420 310 110 9.4 14.0 4.9 8.7 13.1 4.4
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 8 376 270 106 8.4 12.2 4.7 7.8 11.4 4.2
Other land transport accidents  Note 9 12 12 0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
32 28 4 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
1,003 578 425 22.5 26.1 18.9 17.3 22.5 12.4
Falls (W00-W19) 406 203 203 9.1 9.2 9.0 5.9 7.3 4.6
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
31 27 4 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.1
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
43 23 20 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
342 227 115 7.7 10.3 5.1 7.2 9.8 4.6
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
180 97 83 4.0 4.4 3.7 2.9 3.6 2.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
488 380 108 10.9 17.2 4.8 10.2 16.0 4.5
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
68 62 6 1.5 2.8 0.3 1.3 2.4 0.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
420 318 102 9.4 14.4 4.5 8.9 13.5 4.3
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
103 82 21 2.3 3.7 0.9 2.5 4.0 1.0
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
49 41 8 1.1 1.9 0.4 1.3 2.1 0.4
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
54 41 13 1.2 1.9 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.6
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 3 3 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
39 19 20 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
1 1 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)
38 18 20 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
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)
47 27 20 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.6
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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