Summary: The major causes of mortality for those aged 0 to 19 years included perinatal conditions (29%), injuries and poisonings (28%) and congenital anomalies (28%); aged 20 to 44 years included injuries and poisonings (45%), cancers (19%) and circulatory diseases (11%); aged 45 to 64 years included cancers (45%), circulatory diseases (21%) and injuries and poisonings (10%); aged 65 to 79 years included cancers (40%), circulatory diseases (28%) and respiratory diseases (8%); and aged 80 years and older included circulatory diseases (38%), cancers (19%) and respiratory diseases (11%).
Source: Statistics Canada.