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Table 2: Leading causes of hospitalizations, Canada, 2004, males and females combined: counts (crude 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 Respiratory system diseases
18,033 (5,360.9)
Respiratory system diseases
26,904 (1,966.1)
Respiratory system diseases
10,182 (532.5)
Unintentional injuries
8,130 (383.5)
Mental disorders
12,451 (583.0)
Mental disorders
13,353 (598.2)
Mental disorders
26,281(597.0)
Digestive system diseases
34,209 (663.7)
Digestive system diseases
43,692 (903.1)
Circulatory system diseases
71,598 (2,091.7)
Circulatory system diseases
255,787 (6,138.9)
Circulatory system diseases
393,759 (1,227.1)
2 Perinatal
16,411 (4,878.7)
Digestive system diseases
6,989 (510.7)
Unintentional injuries
6,090 (318.5)
Digestive system diseases
6,432 (303.4)
Unintentional injuries
9,959 (466.3)
Digestive system diseases
10,871 (487.0)
Digestive system diseases
24,223 (550.2)
Mental disorders
32,810 (636.5)
Circulatory system diseases
42,523 (878.9)
Digestive system diseases
43,826 (1,280.3)
Respiratory system diseases
121,800 (2,923.2)
Digestive system diseases
297,823 (928.1)
3 Congential 5,317 (1,580.7) Infectious diseases
5,911 (432.0)
Digestive system diseases
4,968 (259.8)
Respiratory system diseases
4,772 (225.1)
Digestive system diseases
9,792 (458.5)
Unintentional injuries
8,939 (400.4)
Unintentional injuries
15,446 (350.9)
Genitourinary diseases
26,926 (522.4)
Cancer 34,461 (712.3) Cancer 42,931(1,254.2) Digestive system diseases
108,476 (2,603.4)
Respiratory system diseases
248,617 (774.8)
4 Digestive system diseases
4,345 (1,291.7)
Unintentional injuries
4995 (365.0)
Infectious diseases
2,383 (124.6)
Mental disorders 4,326 (204.1) Respiratory system diseases
5,121 (239.8)
Genitourinary diseases
4,384 (196.4)
Genitourinary diseases
13,906 (315.9)
Unintentional injuries 19,283 (374.1) Mental disorders
27,859 (575.8)
Respiratory system diseases
24,935 (728.5)
Cancer
98,091 (2,354.2)
Cancer
205,730 (641.1)
5 Infectious diseases
3,542 (1,053.0)
Nervous system diseases
3,312 (242.0)
Nervous system diseases
2,253 (117.8)
Musculoskeletal diseases
2,032 (95.9)
Genitourinary diseases
3,230 (151.2)
Respiratory system diseases
4,039 (180.9)
Respiratory system diseases
7,433 (168.8)
Cancer
18,713 (363.0)
Genitourinary diseases
26,110 (539.7)
Musculoskeletal diseases
24,913 (727.8)
Unintentional injuries
81,058 (1,945.4)
Unintentional injuries
195,629 (609.6)
6 Genitourinary diseases
3,051 (907.0)
Congenital anomolies
2,243 (163.9)
Genitourinary diseases
1,671 (87.4)
Nervous system diseases
1,914 (90.3)
Self-inflicted injuries
2,615 (122.5)
Musculoskeletal diseases
2,299 (103.0)
Musculoskeletal diseases
6,799 (154.4)
Circulatory system diseases
15,099 (292.9)
Unintentional injuries
21,003 (434.1)
Genitourinary diseases
21,793 (636.7)
Musculoskeletal diseases
63,887 (1533.3)
Mental disorders
160,124 (499.0)
7 Nervous system diseases
1,592 (473.3)
Genitourinary diseases
2,007 (146.7)
Blood diseases
1,321 (69.1)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,649 (77.8)
Musculoskeletal diseases
2,582 (120.9)
Self-inflicted injuries
2,121(95.0)
Cancer
6,027 (136.9)
Musculoskeletal diseases
12,621 (244.9)
Musculoskeletal diseases
18,538 (383.2)
Unintentional injuries
19,555 (571.3)
Genitourinary diseases
55,256 (1326.1)
Genitourinary diseases
159,803 (498.0)
8 Unintentional injuries
1,171 (348.1)
Blood diseases
1,425 (104.1)
Musculoskeletal diseases
1,254 (65.6)
Genitourinary diseases
1,469 (69.3)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
2,062 (96.6)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. Diseases
1,949 (87.3)
Circulatory system diseases
4,281 (97.2)
Respiratory system diseases
10,286 (199.6)
Respiratory system diseases
15,112 (312.3)
Mental disorders
14,898 (435.2)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
27,286 (654.9)
Musculoskeletal diseases
136,027 (423.9)
9 Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
595 (176.9)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. Diseases
1399 (102.2)
Congenital diseases
1,100 (57.5)
Infectious diseases
1,379 (65.1)
Infectious diseases
1,714 (80.3)
Assault 1,648 (73.8) Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
4,128 (93.8)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
6,206 (120.4)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
8,249 (170.5)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
9,200 (268.8)
Mental disorders
27,279 (654.7)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. Diseases
63,810 (198.9)
10 Circulatory system diseases
440 (130.8)
Musculoskeletal diseases
923 (67.5)
Endocrine, nutr. & metab. diseases
1,087 (56.9)
Congenital diseases
942 (44.4)
Nervous system diseases
1,709 (80.0)
Cancer
1,639 (73.4)
Nervous system diseases
3,892 (88.4)
Nervous system diseases
5,971 (115.8)
Nervous system diseases
7,699 (159.1)
Nervous system diseases
7,930(231.7)
Nervous system diseases
25,372 (608.9)
Nervous system diseases
63,064 (196.5)
ALL All causes
64,465 (19,164.5)
All causes
67,368 (4,923.1)
All causes
40,994 (2,144.1)
All causes
42,693 (2,013.9)
All causes
82,926 (3,883.1)
All causes
133,438 (5,977.8)
All causes
383,677 (8,715.3)
All causes
291,380 (5,652.9)
All causes
301,594 (6,233.6)
All causes
344,088 (10,052.3)
All causes
1,045,651 (25,095.5)
All causes
2,798,274 (8,720.3)