Number of deaths who in Canada
Canada: Number of deaths who was 307,991 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
307,991
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
35th
of 192 countries
All-time high
307,991
in 2021
All-time low
218,060
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths who in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 307,991 for number of deaths who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Canada peaked at 307,991 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 218,060, in 2000.
Canada ranks 35th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths who in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 218,060 | — |
| 2001 | 219,553 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 223,611 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 226,174 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 226,593 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 230,148 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 228,123 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 235,259 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 238,660 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 238,460 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 240,101 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 242,087 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 246,610 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 252,353 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 258,837 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 264,348 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 267,225 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 276,708 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 283,727 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 284,089 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 307,226 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 307,991 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228,464 | 218,060 | 238,660 | 10 |
| 2010s | 261,608 | 240,101 | 284,089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,608 | 307,226 | 307,991 | 2 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0767 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths who in Canada?
- Number of deaths who in Canada was 307,991 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 307,991 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,060 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for number of deaths who?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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