staying one step ahead of death

STAYINGONESTEPAHEADOFDEATH

WHAT'SKILLINGYOU?

HOW?

WHATAREYOUAFRAIDOF?

WHATCANYOUDO?

MISADVENTURE,FOOD,LOWO2...

29%

16%

36%

20%

42%

17%

27%

24%

TRAFFIC

POISONING

FALL

SUFFOCATION DROWNING

FIR

E

ACCIDENTS

CANCERS SUICIDE HEART DISEASE

4%

28%

23%11%

3%

2%

VEHICLE,PEDESTRIAN&BIKE

DRUGS,MED

ICINE,RUSTICSALA

DS

OCEAN,POOL,BATH,SOUP...

TRIP,IC

E,STAIRS,LAD

DER

SMOKE,FLA

MES

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE

RESPIRATORYDISEASES

ALZHEIMER'S

CONGENITALMALFORMATIONS

DISEASES OF THE HEART

HOMICIDE

AFFLICTIONSOFTHEYOUNG

AFFLICTIONSOFTHEOLD

SMOKING ALCOHOL LOWFRUIT&VEG OBESITY UNSAFESEX

MOUTH

OESOPHAGEAL

STOMACH

LIVER

LUNG

BREAST

BLADDER

CERVICAL

100% 50%50%

LIFESTYLECAUSESOFCANCERMOSTCOMMONCAUSESOFACCIDENTS

12%

7%

5%

22%

8%

3%

1%

3%

CANCERDEA

THSBYTYPE

CANCER

DEA

THSB

YTYPE

%OFDEATHSATTRIBUTABLETOLIFESTYLEFACTORS

7.6MILLIONDEATHS

2.7MILLIONCOULDBEPREVENTED

WORLDWIDE7.6MILLIONPEOPLEDIEOFCANCEREVERYYEAR

30-40%COULDBEPREVENTEDBYCHANGESTOLIFESTYLE&ENVIRONMENT

1IN430,000PLANECRASH

1IN74INFLUENZA&PNEUMONIA

1IN158FALLS

1IN473CARACCIDENT

1IN771HOMICIDE

1IN1,524DROWNING

1IN14,965PREGNANCY

1IN1,796FIRE

1IN49,639AVALANCHE

1IN119,717LIGHTNING

1IN203,519DOGATTACK

1IN6CANCER

1IN8HEARTDISEASE

LIFETIMERELATIVERISKOFDEATHBYCAUSE

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0.3%* 3.0%* 19.1%* 77.6%*

STOPSMOKING HEALTHYDIET EXERCISE MAKESMARTDECISIONS GETACHECKUP

55%OFDEATHSAREDUETOPERSONALDECISIONS

(AGE15-64)

*PERCENT OF TOTAL DEATHS

Statistics Canada

Danaei G, Vander Hoorn S, Causes of Cancer in the World, Lancet 2005World Health OrganisationStatistics Canada

Statistics Canada