Deaths per 10,000 Population, by Cause
Northwest Territories, 2000-2005


NWT 3 Yr. Avg.
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000

Total
39.40
34.64
35.75
47.83
40.73
39.93
38.52
Infectious & Parasitic Diseases
0.31
0.23
0.23
0.47
0.72
0.49
1.73
Neoplasms
11.05
9.83
9.35
13.97
9.88
9.06
10.62
Diseases of Blood and Blood Forming Organs
0.08
-
-
0.24
-
-
0.25
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
0.78
0.70
0.93
0.71
0.72
1.96
0.49
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
0.70
1.17
0.70
0.24
0.24
1.22
1.48
Diseases of the Nervous System
0.71
0.47
0.70
0.95
1.21
1.22
0.99
Diseases of the Eye and Admexa
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Diseases of the Circulatory System
8.54
4.45
9.11
12.08
11.81
7.84
6.67
Diseases of the Respiratory System
4.23
5.85
2.57
4.26
4.82
3.92
3.95
Diseases of the Digestive System
1.25
1.64
1.17
0.95
0.96
2.94
1.73
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Diseases of the Musculo-Skeletal System & Connective Tissue
0.08
-
-
0.24
-
0.24
0.25
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
0.55
0.47
0.23
0.95
0.48
0.49
0.49
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
0.16
-
-
0.47
0.24
0.49
1.23
Congenital Anomalies
0.16
-
0.23
0.24
1.93
-
-
Symptoms, Signs & Ill-Defined Conditions
4.53
4.92
5.14
3.55
1.93
2.45
0.99
Accidents (Including Suicides)
6.27
4.92
5.37
8.52
5.78
7.59
7.65
Injuries
3.92
3.74
2.10
5.92
2.89
4.90
5.43
Suicides
1.96
0.94
2.57
2.37
1.93
1.96
1.73

Prepared by NWT Bureau of Statistics, July 2008.