Number of deaths and mortality rates, by age group, sex, and place of residence, 1991 to most recent year.

Number of deaths and age-specific mortality rates for selected grouped causes, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.

Rank, number of deaths, percentage of deaths, and age-specific mortality rates for the leading causes of death, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.

This statistic displays the age-standardized death rate in Canada from 2000 to 2023, including all causes. In 2007, around *** out of 100 thousand Canadians died from any cause. In 2023, the death rate stood at nearly *** per 100,000. Death rates in CanadaCardiovascular disease and cancer are two of the most common causes of death in Canada and among other developed countries. In Canada major cardiovascular diseases accounted for around *** deaths per 100,000 population in 2023 and cancer accounted for around *** deaths per 100,000 population. The overall death rate in Canada has steadily increased since 2010, but saw greater increases in the years 2020 to 2022, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in Canada, accounting for around five percent of all deaths that year. Life expectancy in CanadaBetween 1970 and 2019, Canada’s life expectancy at birth increased by *** years. The life expectancy in Canada as of 2021 was at almost 82 years of age, one year above the average life expectancy for OECD countries. As is common around the world, the life expectancy for women in Canada is higher than that of men, with Canadian women expected to live an average of over four years longer than their male counterparts.

UNICEF's country profile for Canada, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

The number of deaths per 1,000 inhabitants in Canada amounted to *** in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the death rate rose by ***, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, there were around 330,590 deaths reported in Canada. Overall, the annual number of deaths recorded in Canada experienced an increase between 2001 and 2023.

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Canada was reported at 8.1 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Death rate, crude - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2026.

The age-specific mortality rate of complications of medical and surgical care at all ages in Canada stood at 0.9 in 2024. Between 2000 and 2024, the age-specific mortality rate rose by 0.3, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

This table contains 52020 series, with data for years 1996 - 1996 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (170 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services St. John's Region; Newfoundland and Labrador; Health and Community Services Eastern Region; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Selected causes of death (ICD-9) (17 items: Total; all causes of death; All malignant neoplasms (cancers);Lung cancer; Colorectal cancer ...), Characteristics (6 items: Number of deaths; Low 95% confidence interval; number of deaths; Mortality; High 95% confidence interval; number of deaths ...).

CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults data was reported at 95.486 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.612 Ratio for 2022. CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 124.704 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 193.593 Ratio in 1966 and a record low of 81.203 Ratio in 2015. CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.;World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Human Mortality Database, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, uri: www.mortality.org; University of California, Berkeley, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database; French Institute for Demographic Studies, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database;Weighted average;

Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data was reported at 54.893 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.131 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 69.012 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 109.671 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 49.818 Ratio in 2019. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.;World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Human Mortality Database, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, uri: www.mortality.org; University of California, Berkeley, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database; French Institute for Demographic Studies, uri: www.mortality.org, note: Human Mortality Database;Weighted average;

Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, by age (neonatal and post-neonatal) and sex, 1991 to most recent year.

In 2023, it was estimated that there would be **** deaths per 100,000 population due to kidney cancer in Canada. Cancer is one of the leading causes of premature death in Canada. This statistic shows the estimated age-standardized mortality rates for cancer in Canada by cancer type, as of 2023.

Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.100 Ratio in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.600 Ratio for 2022. Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 7.200 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.600 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 6.900 Ratio in 1992. Canada CA: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Canada was reported at 96.22 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2026.

Number of deaths and mortality rates, by age group, sex, and place of residence, 1991 to most recent year.

Canada CA: Number of Deaths Ages 5-14 Years data was reported at 385.000 Person in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 401.000 Person for 2015. Canada CA: Number of Deaths Ages 5-14 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 408.000 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 793.000 Person in 1990 and a record low of 385.000 Person in 2018. Canada CA: Number of Deaths Ages 5-14 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of deaths of children ages 5-14 years; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum; Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Number of deaths and age-specific mortality rates for selected grouped causes, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.

The table displays weekly age standardized mortality rates for every province in Canada (excluding territories), by sex, since 2019. The standardization is done using the 2011 Canadian population.