Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada
Canada: Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death was 3.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada is 3.88, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 289.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada peaked at 4.15 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6339, in 1966.
That places Canada 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.11 | — |
| 1951 | 1.78 | -15.6% |
| 1952 | 1.69 | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 1.48 | -12.6% |
| 1954 | 1.51 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 1.43 | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 1.37 | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 1.24 | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 1.13 | -9.3% |
| 1959 | 1.1 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.9714 | -11.5% |
| 1961 | 0.8653 | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8887 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.834 | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7549 | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6627 | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6339 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6501 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6697 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7198 | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7156 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7388 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7709 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8437 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9545 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 1.57 | +64.9% |
| 1976 | 1.31 | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9127 | -35.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8549 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.97 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 1.17 | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9168 | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 1.92 | +109.6% |
| 1986 | 1.04 | -46.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 2.39 | +92.7% |
| 1991 | 1.84 | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 1.44 | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.64 | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 2.69 | +63.7% |
| 1998 | 1.43 | -46.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9365 | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9995 | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9237 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8875 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9718 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.22 | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9246 | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9329 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9949 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.97 | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 2.94 | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 3.31 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 4.15 | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 3.88 | -6.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.81, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +109.6% | 0.9168 | 1.92 |
| 1990 | +92.7% | 1.24 | 2.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.48 | 1.1 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7651 | 0.6339 | 0.9714 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.7156 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 | 0.8549 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 0.9365 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.8875 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.9246 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 | 1.97 | 4.15 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada?
- Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death in Canada was 3.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.15 in 2023.
- What is the lowest deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6339 in 1966.
- How does Canada rank for deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death?
- Canada ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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