Statistics Canada says Canada recorded 284,082 deaths in 2019, the highest annual total since the vital statistics registration system was introduced in 1921. The increase in the number of deaths was expected and was due to population growth and aging. At the provincial level, three provinces, including Saskatchewan, bucked the trend and saw a decrease in deaths.In this province, the drop was 1.3 per cent.
There were slightly more male deaths than females.

Deaths among children younger than 1 year of age is higher than deaths of children between 1 and 14. Apart from that, the number of deaths increases with age, peaking among people 85 and older.

The two leading causes of death in 2019 were cancer and heart disease. They have held that position for the past two decades.

The life expectancy at birth of males reached 80 years in 2019 for the first time in Canada. The life expectancy of females reached that threshold in 1987. In 2019, women could expect to live, on average, 84.2 years.