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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 2.1.3
Mortality rates per 1,000 population, 1991, 1996 and 2002
Age at the time of death 1991 1996 2002
55 to 59 7.3 6.6 5.7
60 to 64 11.8 10.7 9.4
65 to 69 18.7 17.5 15.1
70 to 74 28.6 27.8 23.9
75 to 79 46.6 44.0 39.5
80 to 84 73.8 73.3 64.8
85 to 89 118.9 119.4 113.2
90 and over 210.2 219.7 212.2
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases; and Demography Division (population estimates).