So Many Ways to Die

Statistics Canada revealed this week that cancer in 2008 became the leading cause of death in every province for the first time. It accounts for 30% of all deaths, while heart disease kills another 21%. But that still leaves a lot of other ways to die are stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease and suicide. And, as the breakdown of the 2008 cause-of-death statistics below makes clear, the variatioms don't end there: the big ones Brain Lungs, bronchus & trachea 18,704 Atherosclerosis (thickening of arteries) 15,830 hemorrhage 3,226 Нeart Skin 901 Larynx 460 attack* 16,435 Pancreas Breast 3,800 5,006 Cervix & uterus 1,155 Liver 1,898 Ischaematic Heart Disease Ovaries Stroke** (reduced blood supply) 36,934 1,641 8,699 Colorectal 7,842 Cerebriovascular diseases 13,870 Prostate CANCER 3,720 70,558 Pulmonary embolism 607 Stomach 1,949 Kidney 1,680 Aortic aneurism 1,668 Esophagus 1,732 Bladder MAJOR 1,872 CARDIOVASCULAR Lip & mouth 1,105 Нeart DISEASE 69,648 failure 4,476 Leukaemia 2,395 Brain & nervous system 1,863 Hodgkin's Disease 101 Suffocation, Influenza 272 Jumping from height 200 strangulation or hanging 1,678 Emphysema 631 Poison or RESPIRATORY Pneumonia Firearm 518 overdose DISEASES 20,728 5,114 935 Suicide 3,700 2008 Bipolar 13 Depressive episodes 84 Shot 167 Schizophrenia 102 SUICIDE Eating disorder 13 & CRIME Stabbed 4,265 Other mental disorders 1,077 183 Mental retardation 32 Crime 565 Clubbed 31 Killed by police 16 MENTAL & TOTAL DEAD BEHAVIORAL Falling or jumping 16 Dementia DISORDERS 10,458 11,535 238,617 Poisoning 535 From ladder or scaffolding 40 Tuberculosis 92 Other intestinal infections 1,094 From wheelchair UNDETERMINED Drowning 69 INTENT 685 31 Down stairs Septicemia 2,135 Just fell over (on same level) 858 or steps 377 Salmonella 7 Firearm 8 Out of bed 166 Falls 3,098 Syphilis 5 Whooping cough 1 Pregnancy/labour complications 342 Agricultural machinery 15 INFECTIOUS Viral hepatitis From building Accidental gund discharge 11 DISEASES 66 446 4,796 Malaria 2 Bathtub Natural Mechanical accidents 229 HIV 407 OTHER Lawnmower 1 Congenital abnormalities 893 39 water 148 Scarlet fever 3 MEDICAL 3,756 Meningococcal infection 14 Drowning 275 Medical care complications 210 Unkown 2,311 Alcoholic 1,472 Liver 2,748 Cirrhosis 1,276 Swimming pool 25 ACCIDENTS Pickup truck or van occupants 147 10,234 Kidney 3,963 Non-transport accidents Smoke inhalation 275 7,294 Off-road vehicle 32 Pedestrians 376 Peptic ulcer 433 Narcotics 604 Animal drawn vehicle 4 Land transport 2,696 OTHER DISEASES Appendix 42 40,270 Bus occupants 6 On food 143 Transport accidents Poisoning 1,441 2,848 Choking 337 Hernia 294 Car occupants 789 On objects 194 Alcohol Anemia 512 222 Motorcyclists 228 Cyclists Exposure to elements 108 Alzheimer's 73 Air & water 151 disease Diabetes 6,573 7,521 Planes 60 Boats 91 Нeat 2 Cold 106 Parkinson's Meningitis 55 disease 1,869 *Heart attack = "acute myocardial infarction" + “cardiac arrest", ** Stroke = "cerebral infarction" + “stroke" SOURCES: STATISTICS CANADA JONATHON RIVAIT / NATIONAL POST