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Prevalence of common chronic conditions and multimorbidity among Canadians, by household income quintile, 2020 and 2021

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Multimorbidity Overweight Obesity Arthritis High blood pressure Asthma Cancer Diabetes Heart disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Stroke¹ 0 10 20 30 40 % Lowest quintileLowest quintile Second quintileSecond quintile Third quintileThird quintile Fourth quintileFourth quintile Highest quintileHighest quintile
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Stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease (ever diagnosed) and cancer (ever diagnosed) are reported for Canadians aged 12 years and older; arthritis is reported for Canadians aged 15 years and older; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reported for Canadians aged 35 years and older; and overweight and obesity are reported for Canadians aged 18 years and older. For asthma and COPD, 2020 data are used. Multimorbidity is defined as having three or more of the selected chronic conditions: arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer (ever diagnosed), heart disease (ever diagnosed), stroke, mood disorders and anxiety. Estimates exclude those living in the territories.
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Stroke percentages for the fourth and fifth quintiles should be interpreted with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2020 and 2021 (3226).

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Prevalence of common chronic conditions and multimorbidity among Canadians, by household income quintile, 2020 and 2021, %
  Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile
Multimorbidity 13.1 9.9 6.9 6.1 5.4
Overweight 32.7 35.5 36.3 36.1 37.0
Obesity 29.1 29.1 29.5 29.6 28.8
Arthritis 23.8 21.4 18.3 17.4 16.5
High blood pressure 20.8 20.1 16.5 16.7 14.7
Asthma 9.0 8.9 8.6 9.0 8.0
Cancer 8.9 8.4 7.6 6.2 6.7
Diabetes 10.0 8.7 6.8 6.2 4.9
Heart disease 8.7 8.2 5.5 5.0 4.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6.5 4.5 3.3 3.6 1.7
Stroke¹ 2.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6
Note(s):
Stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease (ever diagnosed) and cancer (ever diagnosed) are reported for Canadians aged 12 years and older; arthritis is reported for Canadians aged 15 years and older; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reported for Canadians aged 35 years and older; and overweight and obesity are reported for Canadians aged 18 years and older. For asthma and COPD, 2020 data are used. Multimorbidity is defined as having three or more of the selected chronic conditions: arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer (ever diagnosed), heart disease (ever diagnosed), stroke, mood disorders and anxiety. Estimates exclude those living in the territories.
1.
Stroke percentages for the fourth and fifth quintiles should be interpreted with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey, 2020 and 2021 (3226).
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