Table 2-13
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 55 to 59 years2,3,4,5

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

PDF | Symbols Next Previous

55 to 59 years


Table summary
This table displays the results of 55 to 59 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
11,176 6,813 4,363 504.4 623.5 388.5
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03,
A06)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections
(A04, A07-A09)
20 10 10 0.9 0.9 0.9
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 5 3 2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 4 2 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
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) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 68 36 32 3.1 3.3 2.8
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) 107 86 21 4.8 7.9 1.9
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
40 33 7 1.8 3.0 0.6
Malaria (B50-B54) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious
and parasitic diseases and their sequelae  Note 10
27 14 13 1.2 1.3 1.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 5,103 2,686 2,417 230.3 245.8 215.2
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
103 77 26 4.6 7.0 2.3
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
137 110 27 6.2 10.1 2.4
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
118 92 26 5.3 8.4 2.3
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
499 312 187 22.5 28.6 16.6
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
187 135 52 8.4 12.4 4.6
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
310 180 130 14.0 16.5 11.6
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
42 33 9 1.9 3.0 0.8
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
1,465 796 669 66.1 72.9 59.6
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 108 70 38 4.9 6.4 3.4
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
483 4 479 21.8 0.4 42.6
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 38 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.4
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 68 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.1
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 157 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 14.0
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 72 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.6 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
138 95 43 6.2 8.7 3.8
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
74 54 20 3.3 4.9 1.8
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
184 118 66 8.3 10.8 5.9
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
386 229 157 17.4 21.0 14.0
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 9 6 3 0.4 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 165 101 64 7.4 9.2 5.7
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 121 69 52 5.5 6.3 4.6
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
89 51 38 4.0 4.7 3.4
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
2 2 0 0.1 0.2 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)
534 309 225 24.1 28.3 20.0
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
52 26 26 2.3 2.4 2.3
Anaemias (D50-D64) 9 6 3 0.4 0.5 0.3
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 281 198 83 12.7 18.1 7.4
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 8 4 4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 8 4 4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 4 1 3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 10 8 2 0.5 0.7 0.2
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 26 9 17 1.2 0.8 1.5
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
2,298 1,685 613 103.7 154.2 54.6
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
1,896 1,455 441 85.6 133.2 39.3
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
16 7 9 0.7 0.6 0.8
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 29 21 8 1.3 1.9 0.7
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
3 1 2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 1,531 1,221 310 69.1 111.8 27.6
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 703 565 138 31.7 51.7 12.3
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
39 29 10 1.8 2.7 0.9
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
789 627 162 35.6 57.4 14.4
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
114 85 29 5.1 7.8 2.6
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
675 542 133 30.5 49.6 11.8
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 317 205 112 14.3 18.8 10.0
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
10 6 4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
5 3 2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Heart failure (I50) 56 33 23 2.5 3.0 2.0
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
246 163 83 11.1 14.9 7.4
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
26 15 11 1.2 1.4 1.0
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 289 153 136 13.0 14.0 12.1
Atherosclerosis (I70) 16 10 6 0.7 0.9 0.5
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
71 52 19 3.2 4.8 1.7
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
43 34 9 1.9 3.1 0.8
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
28 18 10 1.3 1.6 0.9
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
37 24 13 1.7 2.2 1.2
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 158 91 67 7.1 8.3 6.0
Influenza (J09-J11) 38 17 21 1.7 1.6 1.9
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 120 74 46 5.4 6.8 4.1
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
257 133 124 11.6 12.2 11.0
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Emphysema (J43) 33 21 12 1.5 1.9 1.1
Asthma (J45-J46) 5 2 3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
218 110 108 9.8 10.1 9.6
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
28 16 12 1.3 1.5 1.1
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
89 48 41 4.0 4.4 3.7
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 23 15 8 1.0 1.4 0.7
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 4 3 1 0.2 0.3 0.1
Hernia (K40-K46) 9 4 5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
390 286 104 17.6 26.2 9.3
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 256 193 63 11.6 17.7 5.6
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
134 93 41 6.0 8.5 3.7
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
10 7 3 0.5 0.6 0.3
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
58 36 22 2.6 3.3 2.0
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
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 0.1 0.1 0.2
Renal failure (N17-N19) 55 35 20 2.5 3.2 1.8
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.1
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 0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
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)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
51 29 22 2.3 2.7 2.0
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
105 70 35 4.7 6.4 3.1
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 886 527 359 40.0 48.2 32.0
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
530 371 159 23.9 34.0 14.2
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
189 140 49 8.5 12.8 4.4
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 160 115 45 7.2 10.5 4.0
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 5 4 1 0.2 0.4 0.1
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
24 21 3 1.1 1.9 0.3
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
341 231 110 15.4 21.1 9.8
Falls (W00-W19) 90 62 28 4.1 5.7 2.5
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
2 2 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
23 19 4 1.0 1.7 0.4
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
24 16 8 1.1 1.5 0.7
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
131 78 53 5.9 7.1 4.7
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
71 54 17 3.2 4.9 1.5
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
371 284 87 16.7 26.0 7.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
60 57 3 2.7 5.2 0.3
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
311 227 84 14.0 20.8 7.5
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
30 20 10 1.4 1.8 0.9
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
4 2 2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
26 18 8 1.2 1.6 0.7
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 1 1 0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
66 36 30 3.0 3.3 2.7
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
2 2 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Other and unspecified events
of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
64 34 30 2.9 3.1 2.7
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)
11 5 6 0.5 0.5 0.5
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.
Date modified: