Table 2-17
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 75 to 79 years2,3,4,5

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75 to 79 years


Table summary
This table displays the results of 75 to 79 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
30,181 17,048 13,133 3,320.4 4,164.4 2,628.8
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03,
A06)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections
(A04, A07-A09)
181 79 102 19.9 19.3 20.4
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 9 6 3 1.0 1.5 0.6
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 6 4 2 0.7 1.0 0.4
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 3 2 1 0.3 0.5 0.2
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) 317 163 154 34.9 39.8 30.8
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) 25 12 13 2.8 2.9 2.6
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
9 8 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
65 32 33 7.2 7.8 6.6
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 11,089 6,287 4,802 1,220.0 1,535.8 961.2
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
136 89 47 15.0 21.7 9.4
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
229 167 62 25.2 40.8 12.4
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
314 182 132 34.5 44.5 26.4
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
1,181 691 490 129.9 168.8 98.1
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
329 226 103 36.2 55.2 20.6
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
672 325 347 73.9 79.4 69.5
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
67 56 11 7.4 13.7 2.2
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
3,290 1,901 1,389 362.0 464.4 278.0
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 134 93 41 14.7 22.7 8.2
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
553 4 549 60.8 1.0 109.9
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 31 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.2
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 121 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 24.2
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 227 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 45.4
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 705 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 172.2 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
213 140 73 23.4 34.2 14.6
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
310 224 86 34.1 54.7 17.2
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
210 127 83 23.1 31.0 16.6
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
1,045 603 442 115.0 147.3 88.5
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 9 5 4 1.0 1.2 0.8
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 413 228 185 45.4 55.7 37.0
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 394 248 146 43.3 60.6 29.2
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
224 119 105 24.6 29.1 21.0
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
5 3 2 0.6 0.7 0.4
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)
1,322 754 568 145.4 184.2 113.7
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
204 120 84 22.4 29.3 16.8
Anaemias (D50-D64) 53 27 26 5.8 6.6 5.2
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 1,013 562 451 111.4 137.3 90.3
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 29 18 11 3.2 4.4 2.2
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 24 15 9 2.6 3.7 1.8
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
5 3 2 0.6 0.7 0.4
Meningitis (G00, G03) 3 0 3 0.3 0.0 0.6
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 313 205 108 34.4 50.1 21.6
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 649 267 382 71.4 65.2 76.5
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
8,367 4,940 3,427 920.5 1,206.7 686.0
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
5,895 3,625 2,270 648.6 885.5 454.4
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
63 30 33 6.9 7.3 6.6
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 66 34 32 7.3 8.3 6.4
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
7 3 4 0.8 0.7 0.8
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 4,425 2,851 1,574 486.8 696.4 315.1
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 1,914 1,217 697 210.6 297.3 139.5
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
130 66 64 14.3 16.1 12.8
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
2,381 1,568 813 262.0 383.0 162.7
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
230 144 86 25.3 35.2 17.2
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
2,151 1,424 727 236.6 347.9 145.5
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 1,334 707 627 146.8 172.7 125.5
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
15 10 5 1.7 2.4 1.0
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
12 6 6 1.3 1.5 1.2
Heart failure (I50) 391 191 200 43.0 46.7 40.0
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
916 500 416 100.8 122.1 83.3
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
156 64 92 17.2 15.6 18.4
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 1,799 931 868 197.9 227.4 173.7
Atherosclerosis (I70) 81 54 27 8.9 13.2 5.4
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
436 266 170 48.0 65.0 34.0
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
284 183 101 31.2 44.7 20.2
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
152 83 69 16.7 20.3 13.8
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
40 22 18 4.4 5.4 3.6
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 581 324 257 63.9 79.1 51.4
Influenza (J09-J11) 35 18 17 3.9 4.4 3.4
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 546 306 240 60.1 74.7 48.0
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
8 5 3 0.9 1.2 0.6
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
8 5 3 0.9 1.2 0.6
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
1,806 1,011 795 198.7 247.0 159.1
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
9 4 5 1.0 1.0 1.0
Emphysema (J43) 107 66 41 11.8 16.1 8.2
Asthma (J45-J46) 15 6 9 1.7 1.5 1.8
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
1,675 935 740 184.3 228.4 148.1
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
20 20 0 2.2 4.9 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
206 133 73 22.7 32.5 14.6
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
422 272 150 46.4 66.4 30.0
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 63 38 25 6.9 9.3 5.0
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 6 5 1 0.7 1.2 0.2
Hernia (K40-K46) 46 22 24 5.1 5.4 4.8
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
254 159 95 27.9 38.8 19.0
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 82 68 14 9.0 16.6 2.8
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
172 91 81 18.9 22.2 16.2
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
52 29 23 5.7 7.1 4.6
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
460 249 211 50.6 60.8 42.2
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
2 1 1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
14 9 5 1.5 2.2 1.0
Renal failure (N17-N19) 443 239 204 48.7 58.4 40.8
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
11 2 9 1.2 0.5 1.8
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 15 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.7 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.4
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)
19 5 14 2.1 1.2 2.8
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
123 66 57 13.5 16.1 11.4
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 2,859 1,414 1,445 314.5 345.4 289.2
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
734 436 298 80.8 106.5 59.7
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
124 86 38 13.6 21.0 7.6
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 112 76 36 12.3 18.6 7.2
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 3 3 0 0.3 0.7 0.0
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
9 7 2 1.0 1.7 0.4
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
610 350 260 67.1 85.5 52.0
Falls (W00-W19) 374 226 148 41.1 55.2 29.6
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
9 5 4 1.0 1.2 0.8
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
20 11 9 2.2 2.7 1.8
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
27 14 13 3.0 3.4 2.6
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
180 94 86 19.8 23.0 17.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
82 69 13 9.0 16.9 2.6
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
27 26 1 3.0 6.4 0.2
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
55 43 12 6.1 10.5 2.4
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
6 4 2 0.7 1.0 0.4
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
6 4 2 0.7 1.0 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)
7 6 1 0.8 1.5 0.2
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)
7 6 1 0.8 1.5 0.2
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)
32 16 16 3.5 3.9 3.2
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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