Table 2-16
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 70 to 74 years2,3,4,5

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70 to 74 years


Table summary
This table displays the results of 70 to 74 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
21,491 12,447 9,044 1,988.6 2,453.3 1,577.4
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)
83 43 40 7.7 8.5 7.0
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 8 6 2 0.7 1.2 0.3
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 5 3 2 0.5 0.6 0.3
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 3 3 0 0.3 0.6 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) 199 102 97 18.4 20.1 16.9
Syphilis (A50-A53) 1 1 0 0.1 0.2 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) 29 17 12 2.7 3.4 2.1
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
11 10 1 1.0 2.0 0.2
Malaria (B50-B54) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious
and parasitic diseases and their sequelae  Note 10
56 33 23 5.2 6.5 4.0
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 9,356 5,256 4,100 865.7 1,036.0 715.1
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
147 100 47 13.6 19.7 8.2
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
209 161 48 19.3 31.7 8.4
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
244 171 73 22.6 33.7 12.7
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
955 553 402 88.4 109.0 70.1
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
273 182 91 25.3 35.9 15.9
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
568 308 260 52.6 60.7 45.3
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
68 59 9 6.3 11.6 1.6
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
3,026 1,726 1,300 280.0 340.2 226.7
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 83 61 22 7.7 12.0 3.8
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
472 6 466 43.7 1.2 81.3
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 24 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.2
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 118 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 20.6
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 192 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 33.5
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 379 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74.7 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
212 113 99 19.6 22.3 17.3
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
208 171 37 19.2 33.7 6.5
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
232 138 94 21.5 27.2 16.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
913 550 363 84.5 108.4 63.3
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 9 5 4 0.8 1.0 0.7
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 360 218 142 33.3 43.0 24.8
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 344 207 137 31.8 40.8 23.9
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
199 119 80 18.4 23.5 14.0
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
1 1 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)
1,033 578 455 95.6 113.9 79.4
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
143 93 50 13.2 18.3 8.7
Anaemias (D50-D64) 24 10 14 2.2 2.0 2.4
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 715 432 283 66.2 85.1 49.4
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 10 5 5 0.9 1.0 0.9
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 10 5 5 0.9 1.0 0.9
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Meningitis (G00, G03) 5 4 1 0.5 0.8 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 179 126 53 16.6 24.8 9.2
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 231 103 128 21.4 20.3 22.3
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
5,350 3,328 2,022 495.0 656.0 352.7
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
3,933 2,539 1,394 363.9 500.4 243.1
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
39 14 25 3.6 2.8 4.4
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 39 21 18 3.6 4.1 3.1
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
7 4 3 0.6 0.8 0.5
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 3,106 2,064 1,042 287.4 406.8 181.7
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 1,435 953 482 132.8 187.8 84.1
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
91 56 35 8.4 11.0 6.1
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
1,580 1,055 525 146.2 207.9 91.6
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
169 104 65 15.6 20.5 11.3
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
1,411 951 460 130.6 187.4 80.2
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 742 436 306 68.7 85.9 53.4
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
6 4 2 0.6 0.8 0.3
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
10 7 3 0.9 1.4 0.5
Heart failure (I50) 216 131 85 20.0 25.8 14.8
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
510 294 216 47.2 57.9 37.7
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
109 52 57 10.1 10.2 9.9
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 1,002 551 451 92.7 108.6 78.7
Atherosclerosis (I70) 45 25 20 4.2 4.9 3.5
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
261 161 100 24.2 31.7 17.4
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
172 117 55 15.9 23.1 9.6
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
89 44 45 8.2 8.7 7.8
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
25 15 10 2.3 3.0 1.7
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 305 190 115 28.2 37.4 20.1
Influenza (J09-J11) 27 13 14 2.5 2.6 2.4
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 278 177 101 25.7 34.9 17.6
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
5 1 4 0.5 0.2 0.7
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
3 0 3 0.3 0.0 0.5
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
1,178 615 563 109.0 121.2 98.2
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
9 8 1 0.8 1.6 0.2
Emphysema (J43) 90 50 40 8.3 9.9 7.0
Asthma (J45-J46) 8 1 7 0.7 0.2 1.2
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
1,071 556 515 99.1 109.6 89.8
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
6 6 0 0.6 1.2 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
117 78 39 10.8 15.4 6.8
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
295 178 117 27.3 35.1 20.4
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 39 24 15 3.6 4.7 2.6
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Hernia (K40-K46) 23 11 12 2.1 2.2 2.1
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
300 190 110 27.8 37.4 19.2
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 132 95 37 12.2 18.7 6.5
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
168 95 73 15.5 18.7 12.7
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
25 13 12 2.3 2.6 2.1
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
261 146 115 24.2 28.8 20.1
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)
12 4 8 1.1 0.8 1.4
Renal failure (N17-N19) 248 141 107 22.9 27.8 18.7
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
1 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
8 4 4 0.7 0.8 0.7
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.2 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)
15 13 2 1.4 2.6 0.3
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
113 72 41 10.5 14.2 7.2
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 1,771 917 854 163.9 180.7 148.9
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
440 277 163 40.7 54.6 28.4
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
102 66 36 9.4 13.0 6.3
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 93 58 35 8.6 11.4 6.1
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 1 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
8 7 1 0.7 1.4 0.2
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
338 211 127 31.3 41.6 22.2
Falls (W00-W19) 187 118 69 17.3 23.3 12.0
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
2 2 0 0.2 0.4 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
7 5 2 0.6 1.0 0.3
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
12 7 5 1.1 1.4 0.9
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
20 9 11 1.9 1.8 1.9
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
110 70 40 10.2 13.8 7.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
122 104 18 11.3 20.5 3.1
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
44 44 0 4.1 8.7 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
78 60 18 7.2 11.8 3.1
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
6 5 1 0.6 1.0 0.2
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
1 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
5 4 1 0.5 0.8 0.2
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
13 6 7 1.2 1.2 1.2
Discharge of firearms, undetermined
intent (Y22-Y24)
2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other and unspecified events
of undetermined intent and their sequelae (Y10-Y21, Y25-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
11 5 6 1.0 1.0 1.0
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)
21 11 10 1.9 2.2 1.7
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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