[Translated from French]

COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death, although it caused fewer deaths. More than 14,000 people died in 2021 due to the virus, compared to more than 16,000 deaths the previous year.

However, Statistics Canada notes that COVID-19 has hit younger groups more than in the first year of the pandemic.

“In 2021, the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 among people under 65 more than doubled to 2,602. Men accounted for the majority (65.8%) of this increase,” it says.