Mortality rates, by age group^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases and Centre for Demography (population estimates)

Death refers to the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after a live birth has taken place. Stillbirths are excluded.

The population estimates used for the mortality rate calculations from 1991 to 2016 are the final intercensal estimates. The population estimates used for the mortality rates calculations for 2017 to 2020 are final postcensal estimates. The population used for the mortality rates calculations for 2021 to 2023 are the revised postcensal estimates. The population estimates by age and sex are available on request.

Starting with the 2010 data year, information regarding the population estimates used for the mortality rate calculations is found in the "Data sources" entry for survey number 3233.

During the production of each year's birth/death/stillbirth statistics, data from previous years may be revised to reflect any updates or changes that have been received from the provincial and territorial vital statistics registrars.

2017 to 2022 data for Yukon are not available.

Due to improvements in methodology and timeliness, the duration of data collection has been shortened compared to previous years. As a result, there may have been fewer deaths captured by the time of the release. The data from 2019 to 2023 are considered preliminary. As a result of delays with death registrations, fewer deaths have been captured for Nova Scotia in 2023.

The geographic distribution of deaths in this table is based on the deceased's usual place of residence.

Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (excluding Nunavut) came into existence on April 1, 1999. Data for these two territories are shown combined until 1998 and separated from 1999 on. Historical data prior to 1999 are shown for the two territories combined as the "Northwest Territories including Nunavut" series; it was terminated in 1999. Vital events for Nunavut include only those that occurred on or after April 1, 1999.

The following standard symbols are used in this Statistics Canada table: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period, (...) for figures not applicable and (x) for figures suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

For "Age at time of death, all ages", the mortality rate represents the crude death rate, or the number of deaths during a given year per 1,000 population as of July 1 of the same year.

For "Age at time of death", all age groups except "all ages", the mortality rate represents the age-specific death rate, or the number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 1,000 population in the same age group as of July 1 of the same year.

Data for Yukon are available until 2016 and in 2023. From 1991 to 2016, and in 2023, the mortality rate for Canada includes all provinces and territories. From 2017 to 2022 the mortality rate for Canada does not include Yukon.

Age attained at the last birthday preceding death.

Age at death is imputed where unknown.