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Leading causes of death, by sex
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| 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | |||
| rank | number | % | |
| Total, all causes of death | … | 238,617 | 100.0 |
| Malignant neoplasms (cancer) | 1 | 70,558 | 29.6 |
| Diseases of heart (heart disease) | 2 | 50,722 | 21.3 |
| Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) | 3 | 13,870 | 5.8 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 4 | 10,923 | 4.6 |
| Accidents (unintentional injuries) | 5 | 10,234 | 4.3 |
| Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) | 6 | 7,521 | 3.2 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 7 | 6,573 | 2.8 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 8 | 5,386 | 2.3 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) | 9 | 3,846 | 1.6 |
| Intentional self-harm (suicide) | 10 | 3,705 | 1.6 |
| Notes: Causes of death are coded to the 10th revision of the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0561 and Catalogue no. 84-215-X. Last modified: 2011-11-01. | |||
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