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

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

This statistic shows the total number of deaths in Canada in 2023, by age. In 2023, 1,576 people died in Canada aged between 20 and 24 years.

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.

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

In 2022, the highest death rate from influenza and pneumonia in Canada per 100,000 population was reported among those aged 90 years and older, with around 588 deaths. Individuals between 85 and 89 years followed, with a mortality rate from influenza and pneumonia of almost 210 deaths per 100,000 people. This statistic displays the death rate from influenza and pneumonia per 100,000 population in Canada during 2022, by age.

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

This table contains 2394 series, with data for years 1991 - 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Population group (19 items: Entire cohort; Income adequacy quintile 1 (lowest);Income adequacy quintile 2;Income adequacy quintile 3 ...), Age (14 items: At 25 years; At 30 years; At 40 years; At 35 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval; life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval; life expectancy ...).

Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 4.300 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.400 Ratio for 2021. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 6.600 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.800 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 4.300 Ratio in 2022. Canada CA: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births 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. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.;Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.;Weighted average;Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys. 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.

In 2023, it was estimated that there would be four 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.

As of May 2, 2023, of 34,206 COVID-19 cases deceased in Canada, around 4,058 were aged 60 to 69 years. This statistic shows the number of COVID-19 deaths in Canada as of May 2, 2023, by age.

Infant deaths and mortality rates, by age group and sex, Canada

This statistic displays the age-standardized death rate in Canada from 2000 to 2023, including all causes. In 2007, around 714 out of 100 thousand Canadians died from any cause. In 2023, the death rate stood at nearly 814 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 192 deaths per 100,000 population in 2023 and cancer accounted for around 211 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 9.2 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.

Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 data was reported at 2.900 Ratio in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.900 Ratio for 2018. Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 data is updated yearly, averaging 2.900 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.100 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 2.600 Ratio in 2014. Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 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: Health Statistics. Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; 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.

The child mortality rate in Canada, for children under the age of five, was 333 deaths per thousand births in the year 1830. This means that one third of all children born in 1830 did not make it to their fifth birthday. Child mortality remained above 25 percent for the remainder of the nineteenth century, before falling at a much faster rate throughout the 1900s. By the year 2020, Canada's child mortality rate is expected to be just five deaths per thousand births.

Female child mortality rate of Canada declined by 2.17% from 4.6 deaths per thousand live births in 2021 to 4.5 deaths per thousand live births in 2022. Since the 1.92% reduction in 2012, female child mortality rate slumped by 11.76% in 2022. Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.

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.

Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 10-14 Years: per 1000 data was reported at 0.500 Ratio in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.600 Ratio for 2018. Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 10-14 Years: per 1000 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.700 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.100 Ratio in 1991 and a record low of 0.500 Ratio in 2019. Canada CA: Probability of Dying at Age 10-14 Years: per 1000 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: Health Statistics. Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; 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.

Canada CA: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70 data was reported at 9.600 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.800 % for 2018. Canada CA: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70 data is updated yearly, averaging 11.300 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 9.600 % in 2019. Canada CA: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70 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. 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).;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.4.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Canada CA: Mortality Rate Attributed to Household and Ambient Air Pollution: Age-standardized: Female data was reported at 5.000 NA in 2016. Canada CA: Mortality Rate Attributed to Household and Ambient Air Pollution: Age-standardized: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 5.000 NA from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. Canada CA: Mortality Rate Attributed to Household and Ambient Air Pollution: Age-standardized: Female 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: Health Statistics. 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).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;