| 1 | A | B | C |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | number of deaths in the 2001 canadian census-tax-mortality cohort during the 10.6-year follow-up period (2001 to 2011), by selected causes of death |  |  |
| 3 | cause of death | deaths |  |
| 4 |  | number | percent |
| 5 | infectious and parasitic diseases | 5,990 | 1.8 |
| 6 | neoplasms | 115,105 | 34.4 |
| 7 | lip, oral cavity, pharynx | 1,635 | 0.5 |
| 8 | esophagus | 2,710 | 0.8 |
| 9 | stomach | 3,165 | 0.9 |
| 10 | colon | 9,265 | 2.8 |
| 11 | rectum and anus | 3,065 | 0.9 |
| 12 | liver and bile duct | 2,890 | 0.9 |
| 13 | pancreas | 6,000 | 1.8 |
| 14 | lung, trachea, bronchus, larynx | 30,655 | 9.1 |
| 15 | skin | 1,380 | 0.4 |
| 16 | breast | 7,870 | 2.3 |
| 17 | cervix uteri | 585 | 0.2 |
| 18 | uterus | 1,195 | 0.4 |
| 19 | ovary | 2,665 | 0.8 |
| 20 | prostate | 6,295 | 1.9 |
| 21 | kidney | 2,475 | 0.7 |
| 22 | bladder | 2,855 | 0.9 |
| 23 | lymph or haematopoietic tissue | 10,620 | 3.2 |
| 24 | diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs, immunological disorders | 1,340 | 0.4 |
| 25 | endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders | 13,890 | 4.1 |
| 26 | diabetes mellitus | 10,590 | 3.2 |
| 27 | mental and behavioural disorders | 10,905 | 3.3 |
| 28 | diseases of the nervous system | 13,005 | 3.9 |
| 29 | diseases of the circulatory system | 101,880 | 30.4 |
| 30 | ischaemic heart disease | 13,220 | 3.9 |
| 31 | cerebrovascular disease | 19,255 | 5.7 |
| 32 | diseases of the respiratory system | 28,015 | 8.4 |
| 33 | chronic lower respiratory diseases | 14,975 | 4.5 |
| 34 | diseases of the digestive system | 13,105 | 3.9 |
| 35 | diseases of the genitourinary system | 7,230 | 2.2 |
| 36 | external causes of injury and poisoning | 18,415 | 5.5 |
| 37 | accidental injury | 8,930 | 2.7 |
| 38 | suicide | 4,575 | 1.4 |

Question: what percentage of the cmdb deaths were caused by cancers (neoplasms)?
Answer: 34.4

Question: what percentage of the cmdb deaths were caused by circulatory diseases?
Answer: 30.4

Question: what percentage of the cmdb deaths were caused by respiratory diseases?
Answer: 8.4

Question: what percentage of the cmdb deaths were caused by external causes?
Answer: 5.5