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Ages of the dead
	1871	1881	1891	1901
	number
Ontario
Total male deaths	9,662	12,086	12,675	17,249
Under 1 year	2,640	3,089	2,993	3,740
1 to under 5 years	1,534	1,880	1,304	1,469
5 to under 10 years	535	753	531	483
10 to under 15 years	663¹	723¹	317	339
15 to under 20 years	*	*	991¹	1,259¹
20 to under 25 years	4,234¹	5,611¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	*	*	942	1,123
35 to under 45 years	*	*	712	1,026
45 to under 55 years	*	*	820	1,217
55 to under 65 years	*	*	925	1,440
65 to under 75 years	*	*	1,292	2,127
75 years and over	*	*	1,829	3,004
Not given	16	30	19	22
Total female deaths	8,441	10,641	11,234	16,023
Under 1 year	1,977	2,333	2,336	2,957
1 to under 5 years	1,593	1,707	1,165	1,302
5 to under 10 years	522	709	491	478
10 to under 15 years	670¹	814¹	331	370
15 to under 20 years	*	*	1,053¹	1,343¹
20 to under 25 years	3,668¹	5,058¹	*	*
25 to under 35 years	*	*	1,023	1,339
35 to under 45 years	*	*	798	1,181
45 to under 55 years	*	*	687	1,054
55 to under 65 years	*	*	787	1,309
65 to under 75 years	*	*	1,034	1,815
75 years and over	*	*	1,510	2,856
Not given	11	20	19	19
* 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.