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Tables

  • Table 6   Life expectancy
  • Table 7   Age-standardized mortality rates, by selected causes, 2004
  • Table 8   New cancer cases, by selected primary site of cancer

Charts

  • Chart 4   Age pyramids of population of Canada, July 1, 1978 and 2008
  • Chart 5   Infant mortality

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Table 6  Life expectancy
  1931 1961 1991 20051
  years
Females        
At birth 62.1 74.2 80.9 82.7
At 65 13.7 16.1 19.9 21.1
Males        
At birth 60.0 68.4 74.6 78.0
At 65 13.0 13.5 15.8 17.9
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 102-0511 and Catalogue no. 84-537-XPB.

 

Table 7  Age-standardized mortality rates, by selected causes, 2004
  Both sexes Males Females
  rate per 100,000 population
All causes of death 572 710 466
Septicaemia 4 5 4
Viral hepatitis 1 1 1
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 2 0
Malignant neoplasms 174 212 147
Diabetes mellitus 20 25 16
Alzheimer's disease 13 11 14
Heart diseases 127 168 95
Cerebrovascular diseases 35 38 32
Influenza and pneumonia 13 17 11
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 25 34 19
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6 8 4
Renal failure 8 12 7
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 4 5 4
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 3 3 3
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 25 34 16
Suicide 11 17 5
Homicide 2 2 1
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 102-0552.

 

Table 8  New cancer cases, by selected primary site of cancer
  1994 1999 2004
  number of new cancer cases
Males      
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 64,836 69,546 77,042
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,309 5,860 6,389
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,823 3,283 3,887
Lung and bronchus 11,480 11,740 11,724
Prostate 16,769 17,366 20,387
Females      
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 56,253 63,940 70,066
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,306 5,879 6,351
Rectum and rectosigmoid 1,958 2,111 2,376
Lung and bronchus 6,495 7,893 9,150
Breast 15,978 18,869 19,275
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry Database (June 2007 file), CANSIM, table 103-0553.

 


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Chart 4 Age pyramids of population of Canada, July 1st 1978 and 2008


Chart 5 Infant mortality
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