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Vital Statistics – Death Database

This is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.


Major topics and subtopics

Families and households

  • Mortality statistics
  • Underlying cause of death

Population and demography

  • Mortality statistics
  • Underlying cause of death

Secondary topics

None

Limited topics

None

Type

Administrative

Sample size

Deaths of Canadian residents and non-residents in Canada

Frequency

Annual (since 1921)

Lowest levels of geography

Census metropolitan areas

Products and services

  • Basic standard products
  • CANSIM
  • Customized tabulations
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