 |
Age-standardized mortality rates
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| |
Both sexes |
| |
rate per 100,000 population |
| All causes |
695 |
685 |
680 |
671 |
661 |
| Malignant neoplasms |
191 |
191 |
188 |
188 |
182 |
| Intestine, except rectum |
21 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
| Lung |
52 |
51 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
| Breast1 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| All other malignant neoplasms |
119 |
120 |
118 |
118 |
115 |
| Diabetes |
17 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
| Diseases of the heart |
193 |
187 |
184 |
181 |
173 |
| Ischaemic heart diseases |
151 |
145 |
141 |
137 |
132 |
| All other heart diseases |
41 |
42 |
43 |
43 |
42 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases |
52 |
50 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
| Atheroclerosis |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Respiratory diseases |
61 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| Pneumonia and influenza |
24 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
| Bronchitis, emphysema and asthma |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| All other respiratory diseases |
30 |
30 |
31 |
30 |
31 |
| Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
| Congenital anomalies |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Perinatal mortality excluding stillbirths |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Injuries and poisonings |
47 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
42 |
| Motor vehicle accidents |
13 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
| Suicide |
13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
| Homicide |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Other injuries and poisonings |
20 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
| Other causes |
112 |
114 |
116 |
114 |
120 |
| Note : Rates are age-standardized using the 1991 population for Canada. |
| 1. A combined rate is not calculated for gender-specific conditions. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division. |
For more information, consult the Guide to health statistics at Statistics Canada.
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the Statistical data documentation .
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