Table 2-18
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 80 to 84 years2,3,4,5

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80 to 84 years


Table summary
This table displays the results of 80 to 84 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
38,315 19,302 19,013 5,662.0 7,001.4 4,741.2
Salmonella infections (A01-A02) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shigellosis and amoebiasis (A03,
A06)
1 1 0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Certain other intestinal infections
(A04, A07-A09)
278 115 163 41.1 41.7 40.6
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 7 2 5 1.0 0.7 1.2
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 6 2 4 0.9 0.7 1.0
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 1 0 1 0.1 0.0 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) 420 195 225 62.1 70.7 56.1
Syphilis (A50-A53) 1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2
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) 39 15 24 5.8 5.4 6.0
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
3 3 0 0.4 1.1 0.0
Malaria (B50-B54) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other and unspecified infectious
and parasitic diseases and their sequelae  Note 10
69 31 38 10.2 11.2 9.5
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 10,609 5,676 4,933 1,567.8 2,058.9 1,230.1
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
127 84 43 18.8 30.5 10.7
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
223 158 65 33.0 57.3 16.2
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
312 186 126 46.1 67.5 31.4
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
1,264 643 621 186.8 233.2 154.9
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
293 148 145 43.3 53.7 36.2
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
567 247 320 83.8 89.6 79.8
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
72 59 13 10.6 21.4 3.2
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
2,581 1,469 1,112 381.4 532.9 277.3
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 118 67 51 17.4 24.3 12.7
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
643 8 635 95.0 2.9 158.3
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 32 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 8.0
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 93 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 23.2
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 197 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 49.1
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 872 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 316.3 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
209 145 64 30.9 52.6 16.0
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
384 266 118 56.7 96.5 29.4
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
164 80 84 24.2 29.0 20.9
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
1,079 560 519 159.4 203.1 129.4
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 10 7 3 1.5 2.5 0.7
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 436 201 235 64.4 72.9 58.6
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 402 222 180 59.4 80.5 44.9
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
230 129 101 34.0 46.8 25.2
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
1 1 0 0.1 0.4 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)
1,379 684 695 203.8 248.1 173.3
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
271 135 136 40.0 49.0 33.9
Anaemias (D50-D64) 98 43 55 14.5 15.6 13.7
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 1,323 642 681 195.5 232.9 169.8
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 35 12 23 5.2 4.4 5.7
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 26 9 17 3.8 3.3 4.2
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
9 3 6 1.3 1.1 1.5
Meningitis (G00, G03) 3 2 1 0.4 0.7 0.2
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 553 351 202 81.7 127.3 50.4
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 1,319 527 792 194.9 191.2 197.5
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
12,130 6,123 6,007 1,792.5 2,221.0 1,497.9
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
8,450 4,438 4,012 1,248.7 1,609.8 1,000.5
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
87 30 57 12.9 10.9 14.2
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 111 44 67 16.4 16.0 16.7
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
21 9 12 3.1 3.3 3.0
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 6,174 3,375 2,799 912.4 1,224.2 698.0
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 2,656 1,398 1,258 392.5 507.1 313.7
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
198 103 95 29.3 37.4 23.7
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
3,320 1,874 1,446 490.6 679.8 360.6
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
211 112 99 31.2 40.6 24.7
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
3,109 1,762 1,347 459.4 639.1 335.9
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 2,057 980 1,077 304.0 355.5 268.6
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
18 10 8 2.7 3.6 2.0
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
10 3 7 1.5 1.1 1.7
Heart failure (I50) 728 351 377 107.6 127.3 94.0
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
1,301 616 685 192.3 223.4 170.8
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
260 110 150 38.4 39.9 37.4
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 2,794 1,226 1,568 412.9 444.7 391.0
Atherosclerosis (I70) 133 70 63 19.7 25.4 15.7
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
493 279 214 72.9 101.2 53.4
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
323 188 135 47.7 68.2 33.7
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
170 91 79 25.1 33.0 19.7
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
41 18 23 6.1 6.5 5.7
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 932 468 464 137.7 169.8 115.7
Influenza (J09-J11) 47 13 34 6.9 4.7 8.5
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 885 455 430 130.8 165.0 107.2
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
17 7 10 2.5 2.5 2.5
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
11 7 4 1.6 2.5 1.0
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
6 0 6 0.9 0.0 1.5
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
2,249 1,199 1,050 332.3 434.9 261.8
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
16 8 8 2.4 2.9 2.0
Emphysema (J43) 106 57 49 15.7 20.7 12.2
Asthma (J45-J46) 32 12 20 4.7 4.4 5.0
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
2,095 1,122 973 309.6 407.0 242.6
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
19 19 0 2.8 6.9 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
323 178 145 47.7 64.6 36.2
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
558 307 251 82.5 111.4 62.6
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 66 33 33 9.8 12.0 8.2
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 8 4 4 1.2 1.5 1.0
Hernia (K40-K46) 53 24 29 7.8 8.7 7.2
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
168 96 72 24.8 34.8 18.0
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 38 33 5 5.6 12.0 1.2
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
130 63 67 19.2 22.9 16.7
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
82 38 44 12.1 13.8 11.0
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
738 405 333 109.1 146.9 83.0
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
2 1 1 0.3 0.4 0.2
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
27 15 12 4.0 5.4 3.0
Renal failure (N17-N19) 708 389 319 104.6 141.1 79.5
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
13 3 10 1.9 1.1 2.5
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 13 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.7 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.5
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)
9 6 3 1.3 2.2 0.7
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
197 93 104 29.1 33.7 25.9
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 4,488 1,929 2,559 663.2 699.7 638.1
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
1,059 508 551 156.5 184.3 137.4
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
113 73 40 16.7 26.5 10.0
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 104 68 36 15.4 24.7 9.0
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 4 2 2 0.6 0.7 0.5
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
5 3 2 0.7 1.1 0.5
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
946 435 511 139.8 157.8 127.4
Falls (W00-W19) 644 308 336 95.2 111.7 83.8
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
4 4 0 0.6 1.5 0.0
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
25 13 12 3.7 4.7 3.0
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
23 12 11 3.4 4.4 2.7
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
250 98 152 36.9 35.5 37.9
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
73 54 19 10.8 19.6 4.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
19 19 0 2.8 6.9 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
54 35 19 8.0 12.7 4.7
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
6 1 5 0.9 0.4 1.2
Assault (homicide) by discharge
of firearms (X93-X95)
1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Assault (homicide) by other and
unspecified means and their sequelae (X85-X92, X96-Y09, Y87.1)
5 1 4 0.7 0.4 1.0
Legal intervention (Y35, Y89.0) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Events of undetermined intent
(Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9)
4 4 0 0.6 1.5 0.0
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)
4 4 0 0.6 1.5 0.0
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)
38 22 16 5.6 8.0 4.0
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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