 |
Selected leading causes of death by sex
| |
1997 |
| |
Number |
% |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| |
|
Rate1 |
| All causes |
215,669 |
100.0 |
658.7 |
844.0 |
521.6 |
| Cancers |
58,703 |
27.2 |
181.5 |
229.7 |
148.5 |
| Diseases of the heart |
57,417 |
26.6 |
173.0 |
230.8 |
129.7 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases |
16,051 |
7.4 |
47.8 |
52.8 |
43.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and
allied conditions |
9,618 |
4.5 |
29.0 |
44.5 |
20.1 |
| Unintentional injuries |
8,626 |
4.0 |
27.6 |
37.8 |
17.9 |
| Pneumonia and influenza |
8,032 |
3.7 |
23.7 |
31.5 |
19.2 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
5,699 |
2.6 |
17.4 |
20.6 |
14.8 |
| Hereditary and degenerative diseases of the
central nervous system |
5,049 |
2.3 |
15.0 |
16.7 |
13.9 |
| Diseases of arteries, arterioles and
capillaries |
4,767 |
2.2 |
14.3 |
19.5 |
10.6 |
| Psychoses |
4,645 |
2.2 |
13.6 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
| Suicide |
3,681 |
1.7 |
12.0 |
19.5 |
4.9 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis |
2,654 |
1.2 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
6.1 |
| Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis |
2,030 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
4.2 |
| Neurotic disorders, personality disorders and
other nonpsychotic mental disorders |
1,163 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
| HIV infection |
626 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
| 1 Age-standardized mortality
rate per 100,000 population. |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, Health Statistics Division. |
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