CAUSES OF DEATH IN CANADA

238,418 Total, all causes of death, 2009 figures 71,125 Cancer 68,342 Major cardiovascular diseases 49,271 Heart diseases 5,876 Influenza and pneumonia 3,890 Suicide 3,602 Falls 2,406 Motor vehicle accidents 355 HIV disease 242 Drowning 213 Surgical and medical complications 61 Tuberculosis 10 Lightning strikes (estimate) 5 Salmonella infections 3 Syphilis