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Canada share of deaths by disease 2012

Distribution of deaths in Canada by disease type in 2012

The data shows the distribution of deaths in Canada by cause of death in 2012. During this year, 4.5% of all deaths were associated with chronic lower respiratory diseases. In 2012 there were over 246,000 deaths in the country. Cancer is one of the leading causes of premature death.

Cancer	30.2
Heart disease	19.7
Cerebrovascular diseases	5.3
Accidents	4.6
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	4.5
Diabetes	2.8
Alzheimer's disease	2.6
Influenza and pneumonia	2.3
Suicide	1.6
Kidney disease	1.5
Other	24.9

Canada share of deaths by disease 2012

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