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Diseases of the circulatory system and cancers are the leading causes of death in Canada. Heart attack and stroke are the main causes of death from circulatory diseases. The leading cause of death from cancer is lung cancer among the Canadian population.

In order to compare mortality over time and across populations with different age structures, mortality is age-standardized to the 1991 Canadian Census population (see Age-standardized rate for more details).

Summary

National Picture — In 2009, heart attack and lung cancer were the leading causes of death in Canada.
Gender — The probability of dying from a heart attack, stroke, or leading cancers was higher for men than women in 2009.
Regions — In 2009, mortality from heart attack, stroke and leading cancers combined was much higher in Nunavut compared to other territories and provinces.

National Picture

In 2009, heart attack was the leading cause of death from circulatory diseases, at 32 deaths per 100,000 Canadians. Lung cancer was the leading cause of death from cancer, at 44 deaths per 100,000.

Mortality for heart attack, stroke, and prostate cancer decreased between 2000 and 2009. Heart attack mortality decreased from 56 deaths per 100,000 Canadians in 2000 to 32 in 2009. Stroke mortality fell from 42 to 28 deaths per 100,000 Canadians. Prostate cancer mortality decreased from 27 to 20 deaths per 100,000 men. Breast cancer decreased, from 25 to 20 deaths per 100,000 women.

This Chart contains data for Mortality from leading circulatory diseases and cancers, Canada, 2000, 2004 and 2009. Information is available in table below

Source: Statistics Canada. Deaths and mortality rate, 2000-2009, by selected causes and sex, Canada, provinces and territories (CANSIM Table 102-0552). Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2012.

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Mortality from leading circulatory diseases and cancers, Canada, 2000, 2004 and 2009 (per 100,000 people)
	Heart attack	Stroke	Colorectal cancer	Lung cancer	Breast cancer (women)	Prostate cancer (men)
2000	56	42	19	47	25	27
2004	45	35	19	47	23	23
2009	32	28	17	44	20	20

Gender

Mortality for heart attack, stroke, and colorectal and lung cancers was higher for men than women in 2009. Thus, except for gender-specific cancers, men were more likely to die from these diseases than women.

Source: Statistics Canada. Deaths and mortality rate, 2000-2009, by selected causes and sex, Canada, provinces and territories (CANSIM Table 102-0552). Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2012.

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Mortality from leading circulatory diseases and cancers, by gender, 2009 (per 100,000 people)
	Heart attack	Stroke	Colorectal cancer	Lung cancer	Breast cancer	Prostate cancer
Men	44	31	22	54	null	20
Women	22	26	14	36	20	null

Regions

In 2009, mortality for heart attack, stroke and all cancers (excluding gender-specific cancers) ranged from 205 deaths per 100,000 people in British Columbia to 410 deaths per 100,000 in Nunavut. Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia had lower mortality for these illnesses than the national average.

This Chart contains data for Mortality from leading circulatory diseases and cancers combined by region, 2009. Information is available in table below

Source: Statistics Canada. Deaths and mortality rate, 2000-2009, by selected causes and sex, Canada, provinces and territories (CANSIM Table 102-0552). Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2012.

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Mortality from leading circulatory diseases and cancers combined by region, 2009 (per 100,000 people)
CAN	NL	PE	NS	NB	QC	ON	MB	SK	AB	BC	YT	NT	NU
220	274	257	240	241	237	212	231	212	207	205	283	238	410

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