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610 excess deaths in BC and 66 excess deaths in Alberta during the week [6] [7] [8] 500+ 1953 Polio: Epidemic: Canada 562 1873 RMS Atlantic: Shipwreck Mars Island, Nova Scotia 428 2009-2010 Swine flu: Pandemic Canada out of 3 million Canadians infected 360 1758 Duke William: Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean near the coast of France: during the ...
Share of children born alive that die before the age of 5 (2017) [1] Breakdown of child mortality by cause, OWID Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [ 2 ] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live ...
Falling is the action of a person or animal losing stability and ending up in a lower position, often on the ground. It is the second-leading cause of accidental death worldwide and a major cause of personal injury, especially for the elderly. [4] Falls in older adults are a major class of preventable injuries.
Eastern and Central Canada 6 2 Industrial explosion [48] [49] [50] 2022 September 23–24 Hurricane Fiona: Hurricane Atlantic Canada: Eastern Canada 3 $660 million in insured damage making Fiona the most costly storm to hit Canada [51] [52] 2023 February 13 2023 East Ottawa explosion Explosion Ottawa, Ontario Eastern Canada 0 12 [53] 2023 March ...
A 2-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by an air conditioning unit that fell from the window of an eight-floor apartment building in Toronto.
In California, there were 11 fentanyl-related deaths for children younger than 5 in 2023, according to preliminary data. In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims ...
More than 2,500 children and teens between the ages of one and 17 died by a firearm in 2022, according to a new report published on Thursday.
In 2016, the WHO recorded 56.7 million deaths [3] with the leading cause of death as cardiovascular disease causing more than 17 million deaths (about 31% of the total) as shown in the chart to the side. In 2021, there were approx. 68 million deaths worldwide, as per WHO report.