Canada - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 4.55
2010 5.21
2015 5.59
2019 4.77

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 5.68
2010 6.05
2015 5.78
2019 5.42

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 89.77
2010 88.74
2015 88.64
2019 89.81

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Canada was 8.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.00 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 11.30
2001 11.10
2002 11.00
2003 10.80
2004 10.50
2005 10.10
2006 9.90
2007 9.80
2008 9.60
2009 9.30
2010 9.00
2011 8.90
2012 8.80
2013 8.60
2014 8.50
2015 8.60
2016 8.60
2017 8.30
2018 8.10
2019 8.00

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Canada was 11.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 11.20 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 17.60
2001 17.00
2002 16.70
2003 16.20
2004 15.80
2005 15.20
2006 14.70
2007 14.70
2008 14.20
2009 13.80
2010 13.20
2011 12.90
2012 12.70
2013 12.40
2014 12.30
2015 12.00
2016 12.20
2017 11.90
2018 11.50
2019 11.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Canada was 9.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 9.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.40
2001 14.00
2002 13.80
2003 13.50
2004 13.10
2005 12.70
2006 12.30
2007 12.20
2008 11.90
2009 11.50
2010 11.10
2011 10.80
2012 10.70
2013 10.50
2014 10.40
2015 10.30
2016 10.40
2017 10.10
2018 9.80
2019 9.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 5.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 9.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 7.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Canada was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.400 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2006.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.400
2001 0.300
2002 0.400
2003 0.300
2004 0.400
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.400
2008 0.300
2009 0.300
2010 0.300
2011 0.300
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.300
2015 0.300
2016 0.300
2017 0.400
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Canada was 0.300 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.300 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.100 in 2005.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.200
2001 0.200
2002 0.300
2003 0.200
2004 0.200
2005 0.100
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.300
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.300
2016 0.200
2017 0.300
2018 0.300
2019 0.300

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Canada was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.300 in 2006.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.600
2001 0.400
2002 0.500
2003 0.500
2004 0.500
2005 0.400
2006 0.300
2007 0.500
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.300
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.500
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Canada was 6.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.90 in 2015 and a minimum value of 5.70 in 2000.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.70
2001 5.90
2002 5.70
2003 6.20
2004 6.10
2005 6.20
2006 5.70
2007 6.10
2008 6.10
2009 5.90
2010 6.40
2011 6.10
2012 6.20
2013 6.40
2014 6.80
2015 6.90
2016 6.20
2017 6.40
2018 6.20
2019 6.10

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Canada was 17.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.80 in 2017 and a minimum value of 16.50 in 2011.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 18.30
2001 18.80
2002 18.40
2003 18.80
2004 17.40
2005 18.20
2006 16.90
2007 17.00
2008 17.10
2009 18.10
2010 17.80
2011 16.50
2012 17.50
2013 17.90
2014 18.70
2015 19.20
2016 17.60
2017 19.80
2018 17.90
2019 17.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Canada was 11.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 11.20 in 2006.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 11.90
2001 12.20
2002 11.90
2003 12.40
2004 11.70
2005 12.20
2006 11.20
2007 11.50
2008 11.50
2009 12.00
2010 12.10
2011 11.30
2012 11.80
2013 12.10
2014 12.70
2015 13.00
2016 11.90
2017 13.00
2018 12.00
2019 11.80

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Canada was 5.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 9.80
2001 9.20
2002 9.70
2003 9.10
2004 8.90
2005 9.50
2006 9.10
2007 8.90
2008 8.00
2009 7.20
2010 7.30
2011 6.30
2012 6.70
2013 6.30
2014 5.80
2015 5.80
2016 5.80
2017 5.60
2018 5.40
2019 5.30

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.400

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors