Death Statistics in Canada males females total Cause of Death Frequency 39290 36921 76211 Circulatory system diseases 1 death every 7 min. 30481 25167 55648 All Cancer 1 death every 10 min. 9411 7252 16663 Respiratory system diseases 1 death every 32 min. 3774 3450 7224 Digestive system diseases 1 death every hour. 2923 786 3709 Suicide, all causes 1 death every 2 hrs. 1559 2034 3593 Mental disorders 1 death every 2 hrs. 2376 1061 3437 Motor vehicle collisions 1 death every 3 hrs. 2317 844 3161 Substance abuse 1 death every 3 hrs. 1932 727 2659 Suicide, non-firearm 1 death every 3 hrs. 985 1153 2138 Accidental falls 1 death every 4 hrs. 1278 70 1358 HIV 1 death every 7 hrs. 991 59 1050 Suicide, with firearm 1 death every 8 hrs. 487 245 732 Homicide, all causes 1 death every 12 hrs. 528 198 726 Accidental poisoning 1 death every 12 hrs. 309 176 485 Homicide, non-firearm 1 death every 18 hrs. 167 108 275 Homicide, no gun; no knife 1 death every 32 hrs. 178 69 247 Homicide, with firearm 1 death every 36 hrs. 142 68 210 Homicide, by cutting/piercing instrument 1 death every 42 hrs. 74 80 154 Surgical/medical misadventure 1 death every 2 days. 61 2 63 Fatal Gun Accidents 1 death every 6 days. 1230 130 1360 Total deaths with firearms What is Killing Canadian Women? Number of Deaths Cause of Death Frequency 36,921 Circulatory system diseases 1 death every 14 min. 25,167 All Cancer 1 death every 21 min. 7,252 Respiratory system diseases 1 death every 72 min. 4,830 Breast cancer 1 death every 2 hrs. 3,450 Digestive system diseases 1 death every 3 hrs. 2,034 Mental disorders 1 death every 4 hrs. 1,153 Accidental falls 1 death every 8 hrs. 1,061 Motor vehicle collisions 1 death every 8 hrs. 844 Substance abuse 1 death every 10 hrs. 786 Suicide, all causes 1 death every 10 hrs. 727 Suicide, non-firearm 1 death every 11 hrs. 245 Homicide, all causes 1 death every 12 hrs. 198 accidental poisoning 1 death every 2 days 176 Homicide, non-firearm 1 death every 2 days 108 Homicide, no gun; no knife 1 death every 3 days 80 Surgical/medical misadventures 1 death every 2 days 70 HIV 1 death every 5 days 69 Homicide, with firearm 1 death every 5 days 68 Homicide, with cutting/piercing instrument 1 death every 5 days 59 Suicide, with firearm 1 death every 6 days 2 Fatal gun accidents 1 death every 183 days 130 Total deaths with firearms What is Killing Canadian Men? Number of Deaths Cause of Death Frequency 39,290 Circulatory system diseases 1 death every 13 min. 30,481 All Cancer 1 death every 17 min. 9,411 Respiratory system diseases 1 death every 56 min. 3,774 Digestive system diseases 1 death every 2 hrs. 2,923 Suicide all causes 1 death every 3 hrs. 2,376 Motor vehicle collisions 1 death every 4 hrs. 2,317 Substance abuse 1 death every 4 hrs. 1,932 Suicide, non-firearm 1 death every 5 hrs. 1,559 Mental Disorders 1 death every 6 hrs. 1,288 HIV 1 death every 7 hrs. 991 Suicide, with Firearm 1 death every 9 hrs. 985 Accidental falls 1 death every 9 hrs. 528 Accidental poisoning 1 death every 16.5 hrs. 487 Homicides all causes 1 death every 18 hrs. 309 Homicide, non-firearm 1 death every 28 hrs. 178 Homicide, with firearm 1 death every 2 days 167 Homicide, no gun; no knife 1 death every 2 days 142 Homicide, with cutting/piercing instrument 1 death every 3 days 74 Surgical/medical misadventure 1 death every 5 days 61 Fatal gun accidents 1 death every 6 days 1,230 Total deaths with firearms Causes of Death 1992 (Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Sept. 1994); and, Method of Committing Homicide Offences, Canadian, the Provinces/Territories, 1992 (Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 1992)