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Death rates for leading causes of death in Canada 2022
In 2022, COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in Canada, with a death rate of 50.6 per 100,000 population. However, the leading causes of death in Canada are by far cancer and heart disease, accounting for a combined 42 percent of all deaths. This statistic displays the death rates for the leading causes of death in Canada in 2022.