Causes of mortality in Canada
Canada: Causes of mortality was 326,779 Deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Canada is 326,779 Deaths, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Canada peaked at 338,217 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 139,693 Deaths, in 1960.
That places Canada 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Canada, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 139,693 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 140,985 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 143,699 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 147,367 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 145,850 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 148,939 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 149,863 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 150,283 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 153,196 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 154,477 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 155,961 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 157,272 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 162,413 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 164,039 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 166,794 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 167,176 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 167,009 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 167,498 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 168,179 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 168,183 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 171,473 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 171,029 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 174,413 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 174,484 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 175,727 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 181,323 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 184,224 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 184,953 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 190,011 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 190,965 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 191,973 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 195,568 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 196,535 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 204,912 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 207,077 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 210,733 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 212,859 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 215,668 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 218,090 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 219,530 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 218,061 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 219,537 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 223,603 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 226,169 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 226,584 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 230,132 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 228,079 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 235,217 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 238,617 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 238,418 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 240,075 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 242,074 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 246,596 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 252,338 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 258,821 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 264,333 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 267,622 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 278,590 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 286,006 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 285,611 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 308,824 Deaths | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 313,268 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 338,217 Deaths | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 327,546 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 326,779 Deaths | -0.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 326,779 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 2.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,435 Deaths | 139,693 Deaths | 154,477 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 164,452 Deaths | 155,961 Deaths | 168,183 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,860 Deaths | 171,029 Deaths | 190,965 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 207,294 Deaths | 191,973 Deaths | 219,530 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 228,442 Deaths | 218,061 Deaths | 238,617 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,207 Deaths | 240,075 Deaths | 286,006 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 322,927 Deaths | 308,824 Deaths | 338,217 Deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Canada?
- Causes of mortality in Canada was 326,779 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 338,217 Deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,693 Deaths in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for causes of mortality?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.