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DEATH COUNT BY MONTH, PEOPLE WHO DIED WITH BOTH COVID-19 AND CANCER, CANADA, 2020
Month |
Deaths |
March |
30 |
April |
360 |
May |
305 |
June |
80 |
July |
35 |
August |
20 |
September |
25 |
October |
95 |
November |
175 |
December |
300 |
Note: Database does not include 2020 death records for Yukon.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics Database
DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO BOTH COVID-19 AND CANCER, BY CANCER TYPE AND SEX, CANADA, 2020
|
Lung |
Blood |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Breast |
Males |
10.6 |
9.8 |
12.1 |
5.6 |
|
Females |
9.6 |
7.7 |
0 |
5.6 |
10.8 |
Note: Database does not include 2020 death records for Yukon.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics Database
MEDIAN AGE FOR DEATHS REPORTED AS BOTH CANCER AND COVID-19
|
Lung |
Blood |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Breast |
Males |
76 years |
78 years |
87 years |
84 years |
|
Females |
76 years |
84 years |
|
86 years |
84 years |
Note: Database does not include 2020 death records for Yukon.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics Database
OTHER DISEASES LISTED AS CAUSING DEATH IN PEOPLE WHO DIED OF BOTH CANCER AND COVID-19, AS A PERCENT OF THOSE DEATHS, CANADA, 2020
Other cause of death |
Percentage of deaths |
Influenza and pneumonia |
31.5 |
Dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) |
26.0 |
Heart disease |
25.0 |
Essential hypertension |
15.4 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
12.0 |
Diabetes mellitus |
11.2 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
6.2 |
Note: Database does not include 2020 death records for Yukon.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics Database