Mortality — NL Public Record

6,286 Total deaths, NL (2024)

997.8 Rate per 100,000 (age-adjusted) 782.8 in Canada

1,020 Change vs 2019 +19.4% since 2019 (5,266 deaths)

Adjusted so that differences in the age of the population don't skew the comparison between NL and Canada.

Cause	NL rate ↓	Canada rate	NL ÷ Canada
Malignant neoplasms	246.6	204.6	1.21×
Diseases of heart	180.6	139.0	1.30×
Ischaemic heart diseases	110.7	83.2	1.33×
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung	54.9	46.1	1.19×
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	46.4	49.1	0.95×
Cerebrovascular diseases	40.6	32.7	1.24×
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	38.7	31.3	1.24×
Diabetes mellitus	36.4	16.5	2.21×
Influenza and pneumonia	32.8	18.4	1.78×
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus	32.1	21.8	1.47×
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	26.3	9.9	2.66×
Malignant neoplasm of prostate	17.7	11.7	1.51×
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	16.0	11.2	1.43×
Intentional self-harm (suicide)	15.8	9.3	1.70×
Malignant neoplasm of breast	12.5	13.2	0.95×
Parkinson's disease	11.2	9.1	1.23×
COVID-19	10.7	12.1	0.88×
Alzheimer's disease	6.9	12.6	0.55×
Assault (homicide)	0.6	1.1	0.55×

Rates are per 100,000 population. "Suppressed" means the source data withholds the figure (too few events to report reliably).

Explore by category

Every leading cause tracked here, grouped into five broad categories.

Malignant neoplasms across all sites, from lung and colorectal to breast and prostate cancers.

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including ischaemic heart disease and stroke.

Chronic lower respiratory diseases and pneumonia-related deaths.

Deaths from accidents, suicide, and assault -- causes rooted in injury rather than illness.

Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney and liver disease, Parkinson's disease, and COVID-19.