In 2023, a total of 76,962 Canadians died from major cardiovascular diseases. Diseases of the heart accounted for the majority of these deaths with around 57,890 deaths that year. This statistic displays the number of deaths from major cardiovascular diseases in Canada from 2019 to 2023, by type.
Number of deaths from major cardiovascular diseases in Canada from 2019 to 2023, by type of disease
Characteristic
Diseases of heart
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
Cerebrovascular diseases
Atherosclerosis
Other diseases of circulatory system
2023
57,890
1,943
13,833
477
2,819
2022
57,357
2,074
13,915
471
2,822
2021
55,271
1,983
13,491
468
2,805
2020
54,430
1,964
13,761
538
2,828
2019
53,364
1,588
13,717
531
2,835
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