The NL Public Record

Mortality

How Newfoundland and Labrador compares to Canada in causes of death

MortalityHow people in Newfoundland and Labrador die, by cause, compared to Canada. Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics Death Database.

Summary — 2024

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)

Top 10 causes of death — NL, 2024

Malignant neoplasms 1,658 Diseases of heart 1,137 Ischaemic heart diseases 717 Malignant neoplasms of trachea, b… 381 Cerebrovascular diseases 260 Accidents (unintentional injuries) 255 Chronic lower respiratory diseases 254 Diabetes mellitus 230 Malignant neoplasms of colon, rec… 213 Influenza and pneumonia 191

Mortality rate per 100,000 people, adjusted for age

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

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