Table 2

Ontario average annual mortality rates, number of deaths and percent distribution, ages 0–74, 1992–1996
Disease Chapter (ICD-9)
 Males
 Females


Rate per 100,000
 Number of deaths (1992–96)
 Percent of deaths
 Rate per 100,000
 Number of deaths (1992–96)
 Percent of deaths
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
 14.22
 3,708
 3.45
 3.45
 901
 1.34
Neoplasms
 137.11
 35,751
 33.27
 114.11
 29,714
 44.33
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders
 12.62
 3,293
 3.06
 9.04
 2,350
 3.51
Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
 1.00
 261
 0.24
 0.87
 225
 0.34
Mental Disorders
 5.20
 1,356
 1.26
 2.25
 587
 0.88
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
 8.13
 2,123
 1.98
 6.81
 1,775
 2.65
Diseases of the Circulatory System
 127.78
 33,288
 30.98
 63.93
 16,626
 24.80
Diseases of the Respiratory System
 21.60
 5,632
 5.24
 14.10
 3,673
 5.48
Diseases of the Digestive System
 17.34
 4,522
 4.21
 9.37
 2,437
 3.64
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
 3.87
 1,010
 0.94
 2.90
 754
 1.12
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium
 ...
 ...
 ...
 0.18
 47
 0.07
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
 0.20
 52
 0.05
 0.15
 40
 0.06
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
 0.94
 244
 0.23
 1.65
 429
 0.64
Congenital Anomalies
 4.04
 1,053
 0.98
 3.51
 915
 1.37
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
 4.40
 1,147
 1.07
 3.07
 798
 1.19
Symptoms, Signs and Ill-Defined Conditions
 13.59
 3,544
 3.30
 6.82
 1,776
 2.65
Injury and Poisoning
 40.25
 10,482
 9.75
 15.32
 3,985
 5.94
All Causes
 412.28
 107,466
 100.00
 257.53
 67,032
 100.00

Data source: Vital Statistics Records, Office of the Registrar General, Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations Notes: ... Figures not applicable

Altmayer et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2003 2:7   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-2-7

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