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Table 2 Ontario average annual mortality rates, number of deaths and percent distribution, ages 0–74, 1992–1996

From: Geographic disparity in premature mortality in Ontario, 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

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...

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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

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