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Table 1: Leading causes of death, Canada, 2004, males and females combined: counts (crude death rate per 100,000)
  <1 year 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65+ years All ages
1 Causes of perinatal mortality
1,019 (302.4)
Unintentional injuries
67 (4.9)
Unintentional injuries
72 (3.8)
Unintentional injuries
90 (4.2)
Unintentional injuries
414 (19.4)
Unintentional injuries
530 (23.8)
Unintentional injuries
766 (17.4)
Cancer
1,633 (31.6)
Cancer
5,513 (114.7)
Cancer
11,431 (337.7)
Circulatory system diseases
63,116 (1,522.8)
Circulatory system diseases
72,743 (227.4)
2 Congenital anomalies
412 (122.3)
Cancer
40 (2.9)
Cancer
49 (2.6)
Cancer
53(2.5)
Suicide
210 (9.9)
Suicide
270 (12.1)
Suicide
591 (13.5)
Unintentional injuries
954 (18.5)
Circulatory system diseases
2,731 (56.8)
Circulatory system diseases
5,684 (167.9)
Cancer
49,059 (1,183.6)
Cancer
68,322 (213.6)
3 SIDS
84 (24.9)
Congenital anomalies
38 (2.8)
Nervous system diseases
19 (1.0)
Suicide
28 (1.3)
Cancer
68 (3.2)
Cancer
96 (4.3)
Cancer
367 (8.4)
Circulatory system diseases
874 (16.9)
Unintentional injuries
1,002 (20.9)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,098 (32.4)
Respiratory system diseases
17,913 (432.2)
Respiratory system diseases
19,607 (61.3)
4 Nervous system diseases
38 (11.3)
Nervous system diseases
25 (1.8)
Congenital anomalies
15 (0.8)
Nervous system diseases
25 (1.2)
Homicide
39 (1.8)
Homicide
72 (3.2)
Circulatory system diseases
200 (4.6)
Suicide
799 (15.5)
Suicide
839 (17.5)
Digestive system diseases
1,097 (32.4)
Nervous system diseases
8,859 (213.7)
Nervous system diseases
10,270 (32.1)
5 Circulatory system diseases
26 (7.7)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
20 (1.5)
Circulatory system diseases
8 (0.4)
Congenital anomalies
12 (0.6)
Circulatory system diseases
29 (1.4)
Circulatory system diseases
52 (2.3)
Homicide
118 (2.7)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
244 (4.7)
Digestive system diseases
716 (14.9)
Respiratory system diseases
1,075 (31.8)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
8,266 (199.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
10,172 (31.8)
6 Digestive system diseases
26 (7.7)
Circulatory system diseases
16 (1.2)
Homicide
7 (0.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
10 (0.5)
Nervous system diseases
27 (1.3)
Nervous system diseases
44 (2.0)
Nervous system diseases
86 (2.0)
Digestive system diseases
226 (4.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
459 (9.6)
Unintentional injuries
755 (22.3)
Digestive system diseases
6515 (157.2)
Unintentional injuries
8,986 (28.1)
7 Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
25 (7.4)
Homicide
12 (0.9)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
5 (0.3)
Respiratory system diseases
8 (0.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
21 (1.0)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
31 (1.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
67 (1.5)
Nervous system diseases
193 (3.7)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
394 (8.2)
Nervous system diseases
571 (16.9)
Mental disorders
6,170 (148.9)
Digestive system diseases
8,660 (27.1)
8 Unintentional injuries
21 (6.2)
Respiratory system diseases
12 (0.9)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
4 (0.2)
Circulatory system diseases
7 (0.3)
Respiratory system diseases
16 (0.8)
Congenital anomalies
21 (0.9)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
58 (1.3)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
170 (3.3)
Nervous system diseases
383 (8.0)
Suicide
449 (13.3)
Genitourinary diseases
4,479 (108.1)
Mental disorders
6,840 (21.4)
9 Infectious & parasitic diseases
17 (5.0))
Infectious & parasitic diseases
10 (0.7)
Respiratory system diseases
3 (0.2)
Homicide
5 (0.2)
Congenital anomalies
16 (0.8)
Digestive system diseases
18 (0.8)
Digestive system diseases
50 (1.1)
Respiratory system diseases
130 (2.5)
Respiratory system diseases
377 (7.8)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
391(11.5)
Unintentional injuries
4,315 (104.1)
Genitourinary diseases
4,879 (15.3)
10 Respiratory system diseases
17 (5.0)
Digestive system diseases
6 (0.4)
Digestive system diseases
2 (0.1)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
4 (0.2)
Blood diseases 5
(0.2)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
12 (0.5)
Mental disorders
46 (1.0)
Mental disorders
113 (2.2)
Mental disorders
239 (5.0)
Mental disorders
261 (7.7)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
2,855 (68.9)
Infectious & parasitic diseases
3,993 (12.5)
ALL All Causes
1,775 (526.8)
All Causes
286 (20.9)
All Causes
195 (10.2)
All Causes
259 (12.2)
All Causes
934 (43.9)
All Causes
1,287 (57.8)
All Causes
2,718 (61.9)
All Causes
5,977 (115.8)
All Causes
13,505 (281.0)
All Causes
23,750 (701.7)
All Causes
175,894 (4,243.8)
All Causes
226,580 (708.3)