Table 4-1
Deaths by age group and geography — Both sexes

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Both sexes: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of both sexes: part 1. The information is grouped by age at time of death (appearing as row headers), place of residence, calculated using canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec and ontario units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Age at time of deathNote 1Note 2 Place of residence
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
All agesNote 3  
Number of deaths 238,418 4,391 1,268 8,227 6,366 57,769 88,468
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 7.1 8.6 9.0 8.7 8.5 7.4 6.8
Under 1 yearNote 5  
Number of deaths 1,872 31 5 31 43 389 705
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 4.9 6.3 3.4 3.4 5.8 4.4 5.0
1 to 4 years
Note 6
 
Number of deaths 250 4 2 2 7 40 96
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
5 to 9 years  
Number of deaths 183 3 1 6 5 33 66
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
10 to 14 years  
Number of deaths 230 2 1 6 10 38 89
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
15 to 19 years  
Number of deaths 888 16 1 25 26 162 291
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3
20 to 24 years  
Number of deaths 1,208 13 3 39 29 230 371
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4
25 to 29 years  
Number of deaths 1,310 16 7 36 39 251 405
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.5
30 to 34 years  
Number of deaths 1,470 28 6 39 34 310 482
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
35 to 39 years  
Number of deaths 1,955 39 9 59 51 395 706
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
40 to 44 years  
Number of deaths 3,229 66 17 89 82 650 1,195
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2
45 to 49 years  
Number of deaths 5,846 94 28 175 139 1,332 2,145
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0
50 to 54 years  
Number of deaths 8,640 153 37 270 220 2,051 3,106
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2
55 to 59 years  
Number of deaths 11,176 224 48 402 286 2,832 4,070
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 5.0 5.5 4.8 5.9 5.1 5.2 4.9
60 to 64 years  
Number of deaths 14,781 294 86 554 417 3,817 5,243
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 7.8 8.3 9.3 9.0 8.4 8.0 7.4
65 to 69 years  
Number of deaths 17,561 392 89 647 458 4,697 6,273
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 12.5 15.7 13.6 14.2 12.8 12.8 11.9
70 to 74 years  
Number of deaths 21,491 471 136 763 603 5,397 8,177
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 19.9 25.4 26.3 22.1 22.6 20.1 19.6
75 to 79 years  
Number of deaths 30,181 605 145 1,072 852 7,655 11,302
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 33.2 43.2 35.3 39.1 39.6 33.6 32.2
80 to 84 years  
Number of deaths 38,315 700 218 1,237 927 9,532 14,929
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 56.6 73.3 74.5 61.6 57.1 57.7 56.5
85 to 89 years  
Number of deaths 39,633 676 218 1,363 1,090 9,252 14,994
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 96.1 123.0 118.2 104.3 104.9 97.3 93.7
90 years and over  
Number of deaths 38,197 564 211 1,412 1,048 8,706 13,821
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 187.5 213.6 207.7 194.4 188.4 183.4 186.7
Not stated  
Number of deaths 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Both sexes: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of both sexes: part 2. The information is grouped by age at time of death, (appearing as row headers), place of residence, calculated using canada, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, british columbia, yukon, northwest territories, nunavut and unknown units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Age at time of deathNote 211x_2009000_incl_t003bn_1">Note 1,2 Place of residence
Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Unknown
All agesNote 3  
Number of deaths 238,418 9,972 8,972 20,987 31,440 201 186 162 9
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 7.1 8.2 8.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Under 1 yearNote 5  
Number of deaths 1,872 100 96 284 161 3 11 13 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 4.9 6.3 6.7 5.5 3.6 7.8 15.5 14.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
1 to 4 years
Note 6
 
Number of deaths 250 15 16 40 25 0 0 3 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
5 to 9 years  
Number of deaths 183 12 8 25 20 1 0 3 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
10 to 14 years  
Number of deaths 230 15 15 28 21 0 2 3 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
15 to 19 years  
Number of deaths 888 75 59 118 98 1 3 13 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 4.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
20 to 24 years  
Number of deaths 1,208 81 76 182 172 1 4 6 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
25 to 29 years  
Number of deaths 1,310 74 69 210 193 2 4 4 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
30 to 34 years  
Number of deaths 1,470 75 64 202 212 4 6 8 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.7 3.3 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
35 to 39 years  
Number of deaths 1,955 84 67 262 272 2 1 7 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.3 3.2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
40 to 44 years  
Number of deaths 3,229 132 124 398 453 5 9 9 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.9 2.8 4.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
45 to 49 years  
Number of deaths 5,846 237 209 684 773 11 9 7 3
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.1 3.3 2.6 3.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
50 to 54 years  
Number of deaths 8,640 369 313 955 1,130 14 13 8 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 3.4 4.2 4.1 3.5 3.3 4.6 4.2 5.4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
55 to 59 years  
Number of deaths 11,176 422 333 1,049 1,471 15 13 11 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 5.0 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.8 5.3 9.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
60 to 64 years  
Number of deaths 14,781 616 474 1,337 1,884 28 18 13 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 7.8 9.6 9.1 8.0 7.2 14.4 11.3 17.4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
65 to 69 years  
Number of deaths 17,561 700 583 1,497 2,185 16 12 12 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 12.5 14.9 14.7 12.7 11.2 14.2 13.7 26.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
70 to 74 years  
Number of deaths 21,491 823 736 1,771 2,552 27 20 14 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 19.9 22.5 22.2 19.9 16.9 39.5 37.5 54.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
75 to 79 years  
Number of deaths 30,181 1,144 1,066 2,545 3,740 21 23 10 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 33.2 35.6 35.8 34.0 29.8 43.8 55.7 65.8 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
80 to 84 years  
Number of deaths 38,315 1,456 1,343 2,972 4,950 21 19 10 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 56.6 56.7 55.5 55.0 52.6 97.2 73.6 166.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
85 to 89 years  
Number of deaths 39,633 1,729 1,496 3,188 5,601 16 8 2 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 96.1 99.1 94.8 97.3 93.3 119.4 61.5 64.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
90 years and over  
Number of deaths 38,197 1,813 1,825 3,240 5,527 13 11 6 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 187.5 189.8 196.5 193.9 183.9 228.1 220.0 400.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Not stated  
Number of deaths 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 populationNote 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
1.
Age attained at the last birthday preceding death.
2.
For "Age at time of death", all age groups 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 1,000 population in the same age group as of July 1 of the same year.
3.
For "Age at time of death, all ages", the mortality rate represents the crude death rate, or the number of deaths during a given year per 1,000 population as of July 1 of the same year.
4.
Starting with the data year 2005, the population estimates used for the calculations of the mortality rate are presented in the Appendix 1 of the publication "Deaths" for the respective year (catalogue number 84F0211XWE).
5.
For "Age at time of death, under 1 year", mortality rate calculation uses live births in calendar year instead of the under one year of age population estimate.
6.
For "Age at time of death, 1 to 4 years", mortality rate calculation uses population estimates for 0 to 4-year olds less live births in calendar year.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases, and Appendix 1 (CANSIM table 102-0504).
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