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Ages of the dead
	1871	1881	1891	1901
	number
Canada
Total male deaths	24,828	33,293	35,491	42,576
Under 1 year	7,899	9,298	10,417	12,026
1 to under 5 years	4,252	6,289	5,040	5,195
5 to under 10 years	1,317	2,462	1,733	1,581
10 to under 15 years	1,597¹	2,003¹	842	917
15 to under 20 years	*	*	2,624¹	2,977¹
20 to under 25 years	9,724¹	13,117¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	*	*	2,166	2,432
35 to under 45 years	*	*	1,671	2,176
45 to under 55 years	*	*	1,773	2,410
55 to under 65 years	*	*	2,160	2,957
65 to under 75 years	*	*	2,865	4,066
75 years and over	*	*	4,138	5,622
Not given	39	124	62	217
Total female deaths	22,486	30,120	32197	38,625
Under 1 year	6,130	7,250	8,152	9,302
1 to under 5 years	4,272	5,795	4,586	4,824
5 to under 10 years	1,267	2,446	1,796	1,594
10 to under 15 years	1,711¹	2,329¹	990	1,068
15 to under 20 years	*	*	2,747¹	3,111¹
20 to under 25 years	9,074¹	12,173¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	*	*	2,542	2,892
35 to under 45 years	*	*	1,951	2,496
45 to under 55 years	*	*	1,660	2,117
55 to under 65 years	*	*	1,833	2,449
65 to under 75 years	*	*	2,358	3,416
75 years and over	*	*	3,509	5,255
Not given	32	127	73	101
* Data are included with the data in the previous category.
1. Includes data for categories below that marked with an asterik (*) until another cell with data is present in the column.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1907.