SELECTED CANADIAN MORTALITY STATISTICS 1994

SELECTED CANADIAN MORTALITY STATISTICS 1994 - Frequency of Occurrence

What is killing Canadians?

What is killing Canadian men?

What is killing Canadian women?

Population: 29,251,285

Population: 14,494,078

Population: 14,757,287

No. of Deaths

Cause of Death [Statistics Canada, Causes of Death 1994 (Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, June 1996); and, Homicide Survey, Table 13: Distribution of Homicide Victims by Gender and Method Used to Commit Homicide (Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Aug. 1994).]

Frequency (Canadians)

No. of Deaths

Cause of Death

Frequency (Men)

No. of Deaths

Cause of Death

Frequency (Women)

78,573

Circulatory system diseases

1 death every 7 min.

39,885

Circulatory system diseases

1 death every 13 min.

38,688

Circulatory system diseases

1 death every 14 min.

58,311

Cancer (total, all types)

1 death every 9 min.

31,496

Cancer (total, all types)

1 death every 17 min.

26,815

Cancer (total, all types)

1 death every 19 min.

18,342

Respiratory system diseases

1 death every 29 min.

10,087

Respiratory system diseases

1 death every 52 min.

8,255

Respiratory system diseases

1 death every 64 min.

7,679

Digestive system diseases

1 death every 68 min.

3,912

Digestive system diseases

1 death every 52 min.

4,995

Breast cancer

1 death every 2 hrs.

4,673

Mental disorders

1 death every 2 hrs.

2,969

Suicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 3 hrs.

3,767

Digestive system diseases

1 death every 2 hrs.

3,749

Suicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 2 hrs.

2,478

Drug/Alcohol abuse

1 death every 4 hrs.

2,710

Mental disorders

1 death every 3 hrs.

3,463

Drug/Alcohol abuse [This figure excludes deaths from cancer, circulatory/respiratory diseases, motor vehicle collisions, falls, fires, drowning, suicide and homicide that are indirectly due to drug/alcohol abuse. In 1994, an estimated 17,228 deaths, one every 32 min., were alcohol-related (Single, Eric. Canadian Profile: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs 1994 . Ottawa ON: Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse, 1994, p.79.)]

1 death every 3 hrs.

2,238

Motor vehicle collisions

1 death every 4 hrs.

1,292

Falls

1 death every 7 hrs.

3,188

Motor vehicle collisions

1 death every 3 hrs.

2,053

Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 4 hrs.

985

Drug/Alcohol abuse

1 death every 9 hrs.

2,774

Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 3 hrs.

1,963

Mental disorders

1 death every 5 hrs.

949

Motor vehicle collisions

1 death every 9 hrs.

2,347

Falls

1 death every 4 hrs.

1,489

HIV [In 1994, one hundred and thirty-nine Canadian women died as a result of HIV infection (one death every three days).]

1 death every 6 hrs.

780

Suicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 11 hrs.

1,628

HIV

1 death every 5 hrs.

1,055

Falls

1 death every 8 hrs.

721

Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 12 hrs.

975

Suicide by firearm

1 death every 9 hrs.

916

Suicide by firearm

1 death every 10 hrs.

235

Accidental poisoning

1 death every 37 hrs.

729

Drowning/Suffocation/Choking

1 death every 12 hrs.

629

Accidental poisoning

1 death every 14 hrs.

222

Drowning/Suffocation/Choking

1 death every 39 hrs.

668

Accidental poisoning

1 death every 13 hrs.

507

Drowning/Suffocation/Choking

1 death every 17 hrs.

199

Homicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 44 hrs.

596

Homicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 15 hrs.

396

Homicide (total, all methods)

1 death every 22 hrs.

160

Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 2 days.

196

Homicide by firearm

1 death every 2 days.

239

Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 37 hrs.

102

Surgical/Medical misadventures

1 death every 4 days.

400

Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)

1 death every 22 hrs.

157

Homicide by firearm

1 death every 2 days.

59

Suicide by firearm

1 death every 6 days.

154

Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument

1 death every 2 days.

109

Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument

1 death every 3 days.

45

Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument

1 death every 8 days.

212

Surgical/medical misadventures

1 death every 41 hrs.

110

Surgical/medical misadventures

1 death every 3 days.

39

Homicide by firearm

1 death every 9 days.

38

Fatal gun accidents

1 death every 10 days.

35

Fatal gun accidents

1 death every 10 days.

3

Fatal gun accidents

1 death every 4 mth.

No. of Deaths	Cause of Death [Statistics Canada, Causes of Death 1994 (Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, June 1996); and, Homicide Survey, Table 13: Distribution of Homicide Victims by Gender and Method Used to Commit Homicide (Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Aug. 1994).]	Frequency (Canadians)	No. of Deaths	Cause of Death	Frequency (Men)	No. of Deaths	Cause of Death	Frequency (Women)
78,573	Circulatory system diseases	1 death every 7 min.	39,885	Circulatory system diseases	1 death every 13 min.	38,688	Circulatory system diseases	1 death every 14 min.
58,311	Cancer (total, all types)	1 death every 9 min.	31,496	Cancer (total, all types)	1 death every 17 min.	26,815	Cancer (total, all types)	1 death every 19 min.
18,342	Respiratory system diseases	1 death every 29 min.	10,087	Respiratory system diseases	1 death every 52 min.	8,255	Respiratory system diseases	1 death every 64 min.
7,679	Digestive system diseases	1 death every 68 min.	3,912	Digestive system diseases	1 death every 52 min.	4,995	Breast cancer	1 death every 2 hrs.
4,673	Mental disorders	1 death every 2 hrs.	2,969	Suicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 3 hrs.	3,767	Digestive system diseases	1 death every 2 hrs.
3,749	Suicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 2 hrs.	2,478	Drug/Alcohol abuse	1 death every 4 hrs.	2,710	Mental disorders	1 death every 3 hrs.
3,463	Drug/Alcohol abuse [This figure excludes deaths from cancer, circulatory/respiratory diseases, motor vehicle collisions, falls, fires, drowning, suicide and homicide that are indirectly due to drug/alcohol abuse. In 1994, an estimated 17,228 deaths, one every 32 min., were alcohol-related (Single, Eric. Canadian Profile: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs 1994 . Ottawa ON: Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse, 1994, p.79.)]	1 death every 3 hrs.	2,238	Motor vehicle collisions	1 death every 4 hrs.	1,292	Falls	1 death every 7 hrs.
3,188	Motor vehicle collisions	1 death every 3 hrs.	2,053	Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 4 hrs.	985	Drug/Alcohol abuse	1 death every 9 hrs.
2,774	Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 3 hrs.	1,963	Mental disorders	1 death every 5 hrs.	949	Motor vehicle collisions	1 death every 9 hrs.
2,347	Falls	1 death every 4 hrs.	1,489	HIV [In 1994, one hundred and thirty-nine Canadian women died as a result of HIV infection (one death every three days).]	1 death every 6 hrs.	780	Suicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 11 hrs.
1,628	HIV	1 death every 5 hrs.	1,055	Falls	1 death every 8 hrs.	721	Suicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 12 hrs.
975	Suicide by firearm	1 death every 9 hrs.	916	Suicide by firearm	1 death every 10 hrs.	235	Accidental poisoning	1 death every 37 hrs.
729	Drowning/Suffocation/Choking	1 death every 12 hrs.	629	Accidental poisoning	1 death every 14 hrs.	222	Drowning/Suffocation/Choking	1 death every 39 hrs.
668	Accidental poisoning	1 death every 13 hrs.	507	Drowning/Suffocation/Choking	1 death every 17 hrs.	199	Homicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 44 hrs.
596	Homicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 15 hrs.	396	Homicide (total, all methods)	1 death every 22 hrs.	160	Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 2 days.
196	Homicide by firearm	1 death every 2 days.	239	Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 37 hrs.	102	Surgical/Medical misadventures	1 death every 4 days.
400	Homicide (total, non-firearm methods)	1 death every 22 hrs.	157	Homicide by firearm	1 death every 2 days.	59	Suicide by firearm	1 death every 6 days.
154	Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument	1 death every 2 days.	109	Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument	1 death every 3 days.	45	Homicide by cutting/piercing instrument	1 death every 8 days.
212	Surgical/medical misadventures	1 death every 41 hrs.	110	Surgical/medical misadventures	1 death every 3 days.	39	Homicide by firearm	1 death every 9 days.
38	Fatal gun accidents	1 death every 10 days.	35	Fatal gun accidents	1 death every 10 days.	3	Fatal gun accidents	1 death every 4 mth.