Death Statistics in Canada What is Killing Canadian Men? Number of Deaths Cause of Death Frequency 39,290 Circulatory system diseases 1 death every 13 min. 30,481 Cancer 1 death every 17 min. 9,411 Respiratory system diseases 1 death every 56 min. 3,774 Digestsive system diseases 1 death every 2 hrs. 2,923 Suicide all causes 1 death every 3 hrs. 2,376 Motor vehicle collisions 1 death every 4 hrs. 2,317 Substance abuse 1 death every 4 hrs. 1,932 Suicide, non-firearm 1 death every 5 hrs. 1,559 Mental Disorders 1 death every 6 hrs. 1,288 HIV 1 death every 7 hrs. 991 Suicide by Firearms 1 death every 9 hrs. 985 Accidental falls 1 death every 9 hrs. 528 Accidental poisoning 1 death every 16.5 hrs. 487 Homicides all causes 1 death every 18 hrs. 309 Homicide, non-firearm 1 death every 28 hrs. 178 Homicide, by firearm 1 death every 2 days 142 Homicide, by cutting/piercing instrument 1 death every 3 days 74 Surgical/medical misadventure 1 death every 5 days 61 Fatal gun accidents 1 death every 6 days Causes of Death 1992 (Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Sept. 1994); and, Method of Commiting Homicide Offences, Canadian the Provinces/Territories, 1992

(Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 1992) What is Killing Canadian Women? Number of Deaths Cause of Death Frequency 36,921 Circulatory system diseases 1 death every 14 min. 25,167 Cancer 1 death every 21 min. 7,252 Respiratory system diseases 1 death every 72 min. 4,830 Breast cancer 1 death every 2 hrs. 3,450 Digestive sytem diseases 1 death every 3 hrs. 2,034 Mental disorders 1 death every 4 hrs. 1,153 Accidental falls 1 death every 8 hrs. 1,061 Motor vehicle collisions 1 death every 8 hrs. 844 Substance abuse 1 death every 10 hrs. 786 Suicide, all causes 1 death every 10 hrs. 727 Suicide, non-firearm 1 death every 11 hrs. 245 Homicide, all causes 1 death every 32 hrs. 198 Accidental poisoning 1 death every 2 days 176 Homicide, non-firearm 1 death every 2 days 80 Surgical/medical misadventures 1 death every 2 days 70 HIV 1 death every 5 days 69 Homicide, by firearm 1 death every 5 days 68 Homicide, by cutting/piercing instrument 1 death every 5 days 59 Suicide, by firearm 1 death every 6 days 2 Fatal gun accidents 1 death every 183 days Causes of Death 1992 (Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Sept. 1994); and, Method of Commiting Homicide Offences, Canadian the Provinces/Territories, 1992 (Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 1992)