Table 2-12
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 50 to 54 years2,3,4,5

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50 to 54 years


Table summary
This table displays the results of 50 to 54 years number of deaths and age-specific mortality rate per 100,000 population , calculated using both sexes, males and females units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Number of deaths Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000 population  Note 6
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
Total, all causes of death
(A00-Y89)  Note 7  Note 7Note 8Note 9
8,640 5,277 3,363 335.7 411.5 260.4
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03,
A06)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections
(A04, A07-A09)
13 4 9 0.5 0.3 0.7
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 3 2 1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 2 2 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Whooping cough (A37) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scarlet fever and erysipelas
(A38, A46)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningococcal infection (A39) 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 48 23 25 1.9 1.8 1.9
Syphilis (A50-A53) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Acute poliomyelitis (A80) 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
Measles (B05) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Viral hepatitis (B15-B19) 85 59 26 3.3 4.6 2.0
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
72 63 9 2.8 4.9 0.7
Malaria (B50-B54) 1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious
and parasitic diseases and their sequelae  Note 10
25 10 15 1.0 0.8 1.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 3,496 1,710 1,786 135.8 133.4 138.3
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
71 54 17 2.8 4.2 1.3
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
116 90 26 4.5 7.0 2.0
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
109 69 40 4.2 5.4 3.1
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
310 191 119 12.0 14.9 9.2
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
97 77 20 3.8 6.0 1.5
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
191 121 70 7.4 9.4 5.4
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
21 16 5 0.8 1.2 0.4
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
990 460 530 38.5 35.9 41.0
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 93 58 35 3.6 4.5 2.7
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
358 2 356 13.9 0.2 27.6
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 37 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.9
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 56 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.3
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 106 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8.2
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 35 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2.7 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
93 60 33 3.6 4.7 2.6
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
47 33 14 1.8 2.6 1.1
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
158 101 57 6.1 7.9 4.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
238 153 85 9.2 11.9 6.6
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 6 4 2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 95 64 31 3.7 5.0 2.4
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 92 54 38 3.6 4.2 2.9
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
44 30 14 1.7 2.3 1.1
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
1 1 0 0.0 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)
370 190 180 14.4 14.8 13.9
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
43 22 21 1.7 1.7 1.6
Anaemias (D50-D64) 5 3 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 216 152 64 8.4 11.9 5.0
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 2 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 2 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 5 3 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 6 4 2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 12 8 4 0.5 0.6 0.3
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
1,701 1,296 405 66.1 101.1 31.4
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
1,411 1,111 300 54.8 86.6 23.2
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
6 2 4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 29 24 5 1.1 1.9 0.4
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 1,119 916 203 43.5 71.4 15.7
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 506 407 99 19.7 31.7 7.7
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
37 29 8 1.4 2.3 0.6
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
576 480 96 22.4 37.4 7.4
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
108 90 18 4.2 7.0 1.4
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
468 390 78 18.2 30.4 6.0
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 256 168 88 9.9 13.1 6.8
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
10 8 2 0.4 0.6 0.2
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
5 2 3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 29 19 10 1.1 1.5 0.8
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
212 139 73 8.2 10.8 5.7
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
18 16 2 0.7 1.2 0.2
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 223 131 92 8.7 10.2 7.1
Atherosclerosis (I70) 11 7 4 0.4 0.5 0.3
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
38 31 7 1.5 2.4 0.5
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
21 16 5 0.8 1.2 0.4
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
17 15 2 0.7 1.2 0.2
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
19 11 8 0.7 0.9 0.6
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 138 83 55 5.4 6.5 4.3
Influenza (J09-J11) 39 21 18 1.5 1.6 1.4
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 99 62 37 3.8 4.8 2.9
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
127 64 63 4.9 5.0 4.9
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
3 2 1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Emphysema (J43) 20 13 7 0.8 1.0 0.5
Asthma (J45-J46) 12 5 7 0.5 0.4 0.5
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
92 44 48 3.6 3.4 3.7
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
4 2 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
31 23 8 1.2 1.8 0.6
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
58 29 29 2.3 2.3 2.2
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 25 15 10 1.0 1.2 0.8
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hernia (K40-K46) 6 5 1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
338 238 100 13.1 18.6 7.7
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 238 170 68 9.2 13.3 5.3
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
100 68 32 3.9 5.3 2.5
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
10 2 8 0.4 0.2 0.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
43 24 19 1.7 1.9 1.5
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
3 3 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Renal failure (N17-N19) 39 21 18 1.5 1.6 1.4
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
3 1 2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1
Pregnancy, childbirth and
the puerperium (O00-O99)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 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
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
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
42 22 20 1.6 1.7 1.5
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
102 66 36 4.0 5.1 2.8
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 733 425 308 28.5 33.1 23.8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
599 453 146 23.3 35.3 11.3
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
214 158 56 8.3 12.3 4.3
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 185 134 51 7.2 10.4 3.9
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 6 5 1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
23 19 4 0.9 1.5 0.3
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
385 295 90 15.0 23.0 7.0
Falls (W00-W19) 71 62 9 2.8 4.8 0.7
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
32 28 4 1.2 2.2 0.3
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
20 14 6 0.8 1.1 0.5
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
199 138 61 7.7 10.8 4.7
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
63 53 10 2.4 4.1 0.8
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
476 364 112 18.5 28.4 8.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
48 46 2 1.9 3.6 0.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
428 318 110 16.6 24.8 8.5
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
27 20 7 1.0 1.6 0.5
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
5 3 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
22 17 5 0.9 1.3 0.4
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
114 62 52 4.4 4.8 4.0
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
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)
114 62 52 4.4 4.8 4.0
Operations of war and their sequelae
(Y36, Y89.1)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Complications of medical and
surgical care (Y40-Y84, Y88)
7 4 3 0.3 0.3 0.2
The number of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.            
Age attained at the last birthday preceding death.            
For "Age at time of death, under 1 year", the mortality rate is based on live births in the calendar year.            
For "Age at time of death, 1 to 4 years", the mortality rate is based on population estimates for 0 to 4 year olds less live births in the calendar year.            
For "Age at time of death", each age group except "All ages", the mortality rate represents the age-specific death rate or the number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 100,000 population in the same age group as of July 1 of the same year.            
Starting in 2005, the population estimates used to calculate the mortality rate 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 number of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.
2.
Age attained at the last birthday preceding death.
3.
For "Age at time of death, under 1 year", the mortality rate is based on live births in the calendar year.
4.
For "Age at time of death, 1 to 4 years", the mortality rate is based on population estimates for 0 to 4 year olds less live births in the calendar year.
5.
For "Age at time of death", each age group except "All ages", the mortality rate represents the age-specific death rate or the number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 100,000 population in the same age group as of July 1 of the same year.
6.
Starting in 2005, the population estimates used to calculate the mortality rate are presented in the Appendix II of the publication "Mortality Summary List of Causes" (catalogue number  84F0209XIE).
7.
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.
8.
World Health Organization (WHO), International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
9.
National Center for Health Statistics, United States. "B" list in "Instruction Manual; Part 9; ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics".
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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 102-0551) and Appendix II.
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