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Leading causes of injury deaths in Canada, 2004

Observations and crude rates/100,000

Indicator All Ages <1 1-9 10-14 15-19 20-39 40 - 64 65 - 79 80+
M F MF
All injuries 1
 8,936
56.4
 4,828
29.9
 13,764
43.0
 32
9.5
 164
5.0
 123
5.8
 684
32.1
 3,412
37.8
 4,497
41.1
 1,761
57.4
 3,091
287.0
 Unintentional injuries
 5,416
34.2
 3,570
22.1
 8,986
28.1
 21
6.2
 139
4.2
 90
4.2
 414
19.4
 1,728
19.1
 2,279
20.8
 1,373
44.8
 2,942
273.2
  Motor vehicle traffic crashes
 1,843
11.60
 788
4.90
 2,631
8.20
 *
*
 46
1.40
 48
2.30
 300
14.10
 955
10.60
 779
7.10
 326
10.60
 175
16.30
  Falls
 1,080
6.8
 1,149
7.1
 2,229
7.0
 *
*
 13
0.4
 *
*
 7
0.3
 57
0.6
 282
2.6
 476
15.5
 1,393
129.4
  Poisonings
 681
4.3
 273
1.7
 954
3.0
 *
*
 *
*
 *
*
 23
1.1
 318
3.5
 516
4.7
 61
2.0
 32
3.0
  Suffocation
 232
1.5
 166
1.0
 398
1.2
 13
3.9
 12
0.4
 11
0.5
 12
0.6
 40
0.4
 96
0.9
 77
2.5
 137
12.7
  Drowning2
 201
1.3
 50
0.3
 251
0.8
 *
*
 31
0.9
 6
0.3
 20
0.9
 65
0.7
 82
0.7
 27
0.9
 16
1.5
  Fire and flame
 139
0.9
 96
0.6
 235
0.7
 *
*
 16
0.5
 *
*
 9
0.4
 48
0.5
 86
0.8
 43
1.4
 27
2.5
  Other unintentional injuries
 1,240
7.8
 1,048
6.5
 2,288
7.2
 *
*
 19
0.5
 17
0.8
 43
2.0
 245
2.8
 438
4.0
 363
11.9
 1,162
107.8
  Suicide
 2,734
17.3
 879
5.4
 3,613
11.3
 *
*
 *
*
 28
1.3
 210
9.9
 1,251
13.9
 1,697
15.5
 317
10.3
 8
10.2
  Homicide
 367
2.3
 148
0.9
 515
1.6
 7
2.1
 19
0.6
 *
*
 39
1.8
 230
2.5
 168
1.5
 32
1.0
 15
1.4
  Undetermined intent
 405
2.6
 231
1.4
 636
2.0
 *
*
 6
0.20
 *
*
 21
1.0
 195
2.2
 348
3.2
 39
1.3
 23
2.1
  Legal interv. / war
 14
0.10
 *
*
 14
0.00
 *
*
 *
*
 *
*
 *
*
 8
0.10
 *
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* Suppressed due to small number of cases or value of zero.
1. All records where the underlying cause of death is classified to ICD-10 Chapter XX except Adverse effects due to drugs or medical care.
2. Includes drownings in water transport accidents.

SOURCE:
Injury and Child Maltreatment Section
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division
Centre for Health Promotion

Public Health Agency of Canada analysis of Statistics Canada (mortality)
or Canadian Institute for Health Information (hospitalization) data.

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