Table 2-20
Deaths and mortality rate, by selected grouped causes, age group at time of death and sex, Canada1 — 90 years and over2,3,4,5

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90 years and over


Table summary
This table displays the results of 90 years and over 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
38,197 11,575 26,622 18,751.4 21,188.8 17,858.2
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)
337 97 240 165.4 177.6 161.0
Tuberculosis (A16-A19) 5 3 2 2.5 5.5 1.3
Respiratory tuberculosis (A16) 5 3 2 2.5 5.5 1.3
Other tuberculosis (A17-A19) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 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) 1 1 0 0.5 1.8 0.0
Septicaemia (A40-A41) 357 131 226 175.3 239.8 151.6
Syphilis (A50-A53) 1 0 1 0.5 0.0 0.7
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) 7 2 5 3.4 3.7 3.4
Human immunodeficiency virus
[HIV] disease (B20-B24)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 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
74 32 42 36.3 58.6 28.2
Malignant neoplasms (C00-C97) 4,356 1,744 2,612 2,138.4 3,192.5 1,752.1
Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral
cavity and pharynx (C00-C14)
54 18 36 26.5 33.0 24.1
Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus
(C15)
59 29 30 29.0 53.1 20.1
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
(C16)
108 43 65 53.0 78.7 43.6
Malignant neoplasms of colon,
rectum and anus (C18-C21)
686 211 475 336.8 386.2 318.6
Malignant neoplasm of liver and
intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
69 30 39 33.9 54.9 26.2
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
(C25)
208 56 152 102.1 102.5 102.0
Malignant neoplasm of larynx
(C32)
19 14 5 9.3 25.6 3.4
Malignant neoplasms of trachea,
bronchus and lung (C33-C34)
609 286 323 299.0 523.5 216.7
Malignant melanoma of skin (C43) 43 12 31 21.1 22.0 20.8
Malignant neoplasm of breast
(C50)
383 4 379 188.0 7.3 254.2
Malignant neoplasm of cervix
uteri (C53)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 10 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 6.7
Malignant neoplasms of corpus
uteri and uterus, part unspecified (C54-C55)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 65 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 43.6
Malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56) Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 74 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 49.6
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
(C61)
Note ...: not applicable 445 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 814.6 Note ...: not applicable
Malignant neoplasms of kidney
and renal pelvis (C64-C65)
97 40 57 47.6 73.2 38.2
Malignant neoplasm of bladder
(C67)
222 126 96 109.0 230.7 64.4
Malignant neoplasms of meninges,
brain and other parts of central nervous system (C70-C72)
29 9 20 14.2 16.5 13.4
Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid,
haematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
366 137 229 179.7 250.8 153.6
Hodgkin's disease (C81) 3 1 2 1.5 1.8 1.3
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (C82-C85) 126 55 71 61.9 100.7 47.6
Leukaemia (C91-C95) 180 60 120 88.4 109.8 80.5
Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative
neoplasms (C88, C90)
54 20 34 26.5 36.6 22.8
Other and unspecified malignant
neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue (C96)
3 1 2 1.5 1.8 1.3
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)
810 284 526 397.6 519.9 352.8
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms
and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour (D00-D48)
190 64 126 93.3 117.2 84.5
Anaemias (D50-D64) 153 47 106 75.1 86.0 71.1
Diabetes mellitus (E10-E14) 861 286 575 422.7 523.5 385.7
Nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64) 61 19 42 29.9 34.8 28.2
Malnutrition (E40-E46) 52 15 37 25.5 27.5 24.8
Other nutritional deficiencies
(E50-E64)
9 4 5 4.4 7.3 3.4
Meningitis (G00, G03) 1 0 1 0.5 0.0 0.7
Parkinson's disease (G20-G21) 279 126 153 137.0 230.7 102.6
Alzheimer's disease (G30) 2,078 397 1,681 1,020.1 726.7 1,127.6
Major cardiovascular diseases
(I00-I78)
14,919 4,294 10,625 7,323.9 7,860.4 7,127.3
Diseases of heart (I00-I09,
I11, I13, I20-I51)
10,418 3,134 7,284 5,114.3 5,737.0 4,886.2
Acute rheumatic fever and chronic
rheumatic heart diseases (I00-I09)
45 13 32 22.1 23.8 21.5
Hypertensive heart disease (I11) 227 40 187 111.4 73.2 125.4
Hypertensive heart and renal
disease (I13)
40 9 31 19.6 16.5 20.8
Ischaemic heart diseases (I20-I25) 7,012 2,205 4,807 3,442.3 4,036.4 3,224.6
Acute myocardial infarction (I21-I22) 2,490 806 1,684 1,222.4 1,475.4 1,129.6
Other acute ischaemic heart diseases
(I24)
234 77 157 114.9 141.0 105.3
Other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25)
4,288 1,322 2,966 2,105.0 2,420.0 1,989.6
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease, so described (I25.0)
204 71 133 100.1 130.0 89.2
All other forms of chronic ischaemic
heart disease (I20, I25.1-I25.9)
4,084 1,251 2,833 2,004.9 2,290.0 1,900.4
Other heart diseases (I26-I51) 3,094 867 2,227 1,518.9 1,587.1 1,493.9
Acute and subacute endocarditis
(I33)
4 3 1 2.0 5.5 0.7
Diseases of pericardium and acute
myocarditis (I30-I31, I40)
6 2 4 2.9 3.7 2.7
Heart failure (I50) 1,482 403 1,079 727.5 737.7 723.8
All other forms of heart disease
(I26-I28, I34-I38, I42-I49, I51)
1,602 459 1,143 786.4 840.2 766.7
Essential hypertension and hypertensive
renal disease (I10, I12, I15)
517 115 402 253.8 210.5 269.7
Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69) 3,315 840 2,475 1,627.4 1,537.7 1,660.2
Atherosclerosis (I70) 274 50 224 134.5 91.5 150.3
Other diseases of circulatory
system (I71-I78)
395 155 240 193.9 283.7 161.0
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
(I71)
181 90 91 88.9 164.8 61.0
Other diseases of arteries, arterioles
and capillaries (I72-I78)
214 65 149 105.1 119.0 100.0
Other disorders of circulatory
system (I80-I99)
46 12 34 22.6 22.0 22.8
Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18) 1,755 568 1,187 861.6 1,039.8 796.2
Influenza (J09-J11) 69 27 42 33.9 49.4 28.2
Pneumonia (J12-J18) 1,686 541 1,145 827.7 990.3 768.1
Other acute lower respiratory
infections (J20-J22)
30 7 23 14.7 12.8 15.4
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
(J20-J21)
18 5 13 8.8 9.2 8.7
Unspecified acute lower respiratory
infection (J22)
12 2 10 5.9 3.7 6.7
Chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J40-J47)
1,733 711 1,022 850.8 1,301.5 685.6
Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified
(J40-J42)
39 14 25 19.1 25.6 16.8
Emphysema (J43) 48 21 27 23.6 38.4 18.1
Asthma (J45-J46) 48 13 35 23.6 23.8 23.5
Other chronic lower respiratory
diseases (J44, J47)
1,598 663 935 784.5 1,213.7 627.2
Pneumoconioses and chemical effects
(J60-J66, J68)
3 3 0 1.5 5.5 0.0
Pneumonitis due to solids and
liquids (J69)
450 162 288 220.9 296.6 193.2
Other diseases of respiratory
system (J00-J06, J30-J39, J67, J70-J98)
351 124 227 172.3 227.0 152.3
Peptic ulcer (K25-K28) 66 13 53 32.4 23.8 35.6
Diseases of appendix (K35-K38) 7 2 5 3.4 3.7 3.4
Hernia (K40-K46) 71 28 43 34.9 51.3 28.8
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K70, K73-K74)
37 15 22 18.2 27.5 14.8
Alcoholic liver disease (K70) 4 4 0 2.0 7.3 0.0
Other chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis (K73-K74)
33 11 22 16.2 20.1 14.8
Cholelithiasis and other disorders
of gallbladder (K80-K82)
86 28 58 42.2 51.3 38.9
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome
and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
812 276 536 398.6 505.2 359.6
Acute and rapidly progressive
nephritic and nephrotic syndrome (N00-N01, N04)
2 1 1 1.0 1.8 0.7
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis
and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis unspecified (N02-N03, N05-N07, N26)
27 12 15 13.3 22.0 10.1
Renal failure (N17-N19) 783 263 520 384.4 481.4 348.8
Other disorders of kidney (N25,
N27)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Infections of kidney (N10-N12,
N13.6, N15.1)
27 9 18 13.3 16.5 12.1
Hyperplasia of prostate (N40) Note ...: not applicable 22 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 40.3 Note ...: not applicable
Inflammatory diseases of female
pelvic organs (N70-N76)
Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 1.3
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 2 7 4.4 3.7 4.7
Symptoms, signs and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
580 133 447 284.7 243.5 299.9
All other diseases (residual)  Note 11 6,909 1,741 5,168 3,391.7 3,187.0 3,466.7
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86)
1,474 454 1,020 723.6 831.1 684.2
Transport accidents (V01-V99,
Y85)
28 16 12 13.7 29.3 8.0
Motor vehicle accidents  Note 12 22 12 10 10.8 22.0 6.7
Other land transport accidents  Note 13 3 1 2 1.5 1.8 1.3
Water, air and space, and other
and unspecified transport accidents and their sequelae (V90-V99, Y85)
3 3 0 1.5 5.5 0.0
Nontransport accidents (W00-X59,
Y86)
1,446 438 1,008 709.9 801.8 676.2
Falls (W00-W19) 966 312 654 474.2 571.1 438.7
Accidental discharge of firearms
(W32-W34)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accidental drowning and submersion
(W65-W74)
5 2 3 2.5 3.7 2.0
Accidental exposure to smoke,
fire and flames (X00-X09)
7 3 4 3.4 5.5 2.7
Accidental poisoning and exposure
to noxious substances (X40-X49)
9 3 6 4.4 5.5 4.0
Other and unspecified nontransport
accidents and their sequelae (W20-W31, W35-W64, W75-W99, X10-X39, X50-X59, Y86)
459 118 341 225.3 216.0 228.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
(X60-X84, Y87.0)
19 15 4 9.3 27.5 2.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by discharge of firearms (X72-X74)
3 3 0 1.5 5.5 0.0
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
by other and unspecified means and their sequelae (X60-X71, X75-X84, Y87.0)
16 12 4 7.9 22.0 2.7
Assault (homicide) (X85-Y09,
Y87.1)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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)
0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 2 2 2.0 3.7 1.3
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 2 2 2.0 3.7 1.3
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)
24 5 19 11.8 9.2 12.7
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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