Diseases and physical health conditions

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Selected geographical area:Canada

Percentage of Canadian adults with very good to perfect functional health - Canada
(CCHS 2024)

56.4%
Five-year cancer prevalence proportion, all cancer types combined, Canada (excluding Quebec) - Canada
(2015)

1,730 per 100,000 people

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61. Diabetic care in Canada: Results from selected provinces, 2005 Archived
Articles and reports: 82-621-X20060029224
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This article presents diabetes prevalence by age, sex and province or territory for the population aged 12 and over, using data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. The article also examines questions related to specific health care received by individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes. These questions are part of a module introduced in the survey to respond to a lack of data in regards to detailed information on health care required to the prevention of serious complications resulting from diabetes. The module was offered as optional content to health regions from across Canada. In the 2005 Cycle, health regions from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba all selected the diabetic care module. Analysis on diabetic care only includes respondents aged 18 and over.
Release date: 2006-06-13
62. The effect of universal influenza immunization on vaccination rates in Ontario Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050029194
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article examines the association between introduction of Ontario's Universal Influenza Immunization Program and changes in vaccination rates over time in Ontario, compared with the other provinces combined.
Release date: 2006-05-05
63. Flu shots: National and provincial/territorial trends Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050029195
Geography: Canada
Description:
As well as sub-zero temperatures and snowstorms, flu viruses arrive with the Canadian winter. Healthy people usually recover from the fever, cough, headache and other symptoms in less than a week. But some "especially seniors and those with lung or cardiac conditions" may have more severe cases of the flu and may even need to be hospitalized.
Release date: 2006-05-05
64. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Musculoskeletal Diseases Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2006003
Description:
This document examines the functional limitations, physical, emotional and social, related to the musculoskeletal conditions having the largest impact on the health of Canadians. These functional limitations are described and classified using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES).
These descriptions and classifications are the first step in a new approach to measuring the health of Canadians that examines what factors are adversely affecting population health and how to address them. This document also provides health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians with an overview of how living with certain musculoskeletal conditions affects day-to-day functioning.
Release date: 2006-04-04
65. Diseases of the circulatory system: Hospitalization and mortality Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20050018710
Geography: Canada
Description:
Recent trends in hospitalization and mortality attributable to diseases of the circulatory system
Release date: 2005-11-16
66. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Cancers Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2005001
Description:
This document examines the functional limitations - physical, emotional and social -experienced by patients at the time of diagnosis of cancer and as they undergo various treatments, remission, and palliative and terminal care. These functional limitations are described and classified using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES).
These descriptions and classifications are the first step in a new approach to measuring the health of Canadians that examines what factors are adversely affecting population health and how to address them. This document also provides health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians with an overview of how living with cancer affects day-to-day functioning.
Release date: 2005-08-16
67. Overweight Canadian children and adolescents Archived
Articles and reports: 82-620-M20050018061
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This article looks at the increase in measured obesity rates among children and youth over the past 25 years. Analysis includes changes by age and sex. Comparisons are made to recent data collected in the United States as well as between provinces and various social and economic characteristics.
Release date: 2005-07-06
68. Inflammatory bowel disease: Hospitalization Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20030046975
Geography: Canada
Description:
Since the early 1980s, the overall hospitalization rate in Canada has fallen sharply, but the rate for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been stable. To some degree, this stability during an era of decline reflects the high rate of readmission among IBD patients, with more than 20% having at least two hospital stays during the course of a year.
Release date: 2004-07-21
69. Impact of chronic conditions Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20020046596
Geography: Canada
Description:
The impact of chronic conditions on health status varies at different ages. At younger ages, urinary incontinence and arthritis/rheumatism significantly compromise health-related quality of life, while at older ages, Alzheimer's disease and stroke have the greatest effect.
Release date: 2003-08-12
70. Shift work and health Archived
Articles and reports: 82-003-X20010046315
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article describes the characteristics of shift workers and compares stress factors and health behaviours of shift and regular daytime workers. Based on an analysis of people followed over four years, associations between shift work and the incidence of chronic conditions and changes in psychological distress levels are explored.
Release date: 2002-07-25

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1. Metabolic syndrome in Canadian adults, 2007 to 2019
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500900001
Description: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of multiple risk factors, including abdominal obesity (or high waist circumference), elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high fasting blood glucose, and high blood pressure. MetS is an important contributor to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Research indicates that MetS doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease and increases the risk of diabetes fivefold. Using the most recent nationally representative data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, this study provides an updated prevalence of MetS and its components among Canadian adults aged 18 to 79 years by age group and sex.
Release date: 2025-09-17
2. Trends and inequalities in multimorbidity from 2001/2002 to 2019/2020: A population-based study in British Columbia
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202500300001
Description: Multimorbidity is the co-occurrence of two or more chronic diseases, and is a significant challenge for health care systems worldwide. There are limited data, particularly in a Canadian context, on multimorbidity prevalence and incidence. This study analyzed trends in the prevalence and incidence of multimorbidity and complex multimorbidity (five or more conditions) by sex, age, and neighbourhood income quintile in British Columbia. This study also identified the most prevalent disease combinations.
Release date: 2025-03-19
3. Updated breast cancer costs for women by disease stage and phase of care using population-based databases
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202401100001
Description: Managing breast cancer involves a range of health care settings and has considerable implications on health care resources. While studies have looked at breast cancer costs in Canada by subtype and stage, there is a gap in understanding breast cancer costs related to phase of care and disease stage. This study assessed health care system costs and resource utilization for adult women with breast cancer in Ontario, Canada. The goal was to update costs by stage, age, and phase of care from a health care system perspective.
Release date: 2024-11-20
4. A snapshot of the health of Canadians Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023066
Description: The Health of Canadians infographic aims to provide a snapshot into the population health of Canadians by highlighting health data from the annual report. It includes key statistics on population health such as health outcomes (e.g., chronic conditions), health behaviours (e.g., smoking and alcohol consumption) and access to health care.
Release date: 2023-11-29
5. Self-reported concussions in Canada: A cross-sectional study
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300600002
Description: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major public health concern impacting the lives of many Canadians. Among all TBIs, concussions are the most common. However, to date, the incidence of concussions among the Canadian population has remained unknown. To address this data surveillance gap, this study presents national estimates on the percentage of Canadians aged 12 years or older (excluding those living in the territories) who sustained one or more concussions in 2019.
Release date: 2023-06-21
6. Daily accelerometer-measured physical activity patterns and associations with cardiometabolic health among Canadian working adults
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300300002
Description: Previous studies examining the cardiometabolic risks associated with physical activity (PA) in workers have predominantly used self-reported measures. Little is known about workers’ distinct daily PA patterns and whether these are linked with cardiometabolic risks. This study examined associations between patterns of workers’ accelerometer-measured daily PA and four markers of cardiometabolic health. Furthermore, the study examined similarities and differences between younger compared to middle-aged and older workers, and between men and women, to understand whether these groups are associated with different cardiometabolic risks.
Release date: 2023-03-15
7. Five-year cancer survival by stage at diagnosis in Canada
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202300100001
Description: Cancer survival estimates provide insights into the effectiveness of early detection and treatment. The stage of cancer at diagnosis is an important determinant of survival, reflecting the extent and spread at the time of disease detection. The recent extension of the Canadian Cancer Registry death-linked analytic file from 2014 to 2017 now offers an opportunity to provide more up-to-date net survival (NS) figures and to profile, for the first time, five-year NS estimates for Canada (excluding Quebec). This study presents five-year stage-specific cancer and five-year NS estimates for the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada.
Release date: 2023-01-18
8. Hospitalization related to chronic hepatitis B and C in recent immigrants in Canada: An immigration administrative data-linked, population-based cohort study
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200600003
Description:
Canadian immigrants from countries where the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are endemic may be at higher risk of liver-related disease than Canadian-born residents. This study compared HBV- and HCV-related hospitalizations in Canadian immigrants (arriving from 1980 to 2013) and long-term residents (Canadian-born population and pre-1980 immigrants) and aimed to describe the burden of disease in both groups.

Release date: 2022-06-15
9. Changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among Canadian adults living with and without a child during the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202200400001
Description: Canadians have been gravely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and adults living with children may have been disproportionately impacted. The objective of this study was to describe changes in chronic disease risk factors and current exercise habits among adults living with and without a child younger than 18 years old.
Release date: 2022-04-20
10. Significant factors associated with problematic use of opioid pain relief medications among the household population, Canada, 2018
Articles and reports: 82-003-X202101200002
Description: Reliance on the use of opioids to manage pain has increased over time, as have opioid-related morbidity and deaths. In 2019, Statistics Canada reported descriptive associations between demographic and geographic descriptors, certain mental health disorders, and problematic opioid pain relief medications (OPRM) use among Canada’s OPRM-using population aged 15 years or older. The goal of this analysis is to extend that previous research by using modelling to examine the associations for a broader range of characteristics. It strives to clarify which socioeconomic, health behaviour and psychosocial factors are independently and significantly associated with a greater likelihood of problematic OPRM use after accounting for other descriptors.
Release date: 2022-01-19

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1. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Musculoskeletal Diseases Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2006003
Description:
This document examines the functional limitations, physical, emotional and social, related to the musculoskeletal conditions having the largest impact on the health of Canadians. These functional limitations are described and classified using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES).
These descriptions and classifications are the first step in a new approach to measuring the health of Canadians that examines what factors are adversely affecting population health and how to address them. This document also provides health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians with an overview of how living with certain musculoskeletal conditions affects day-to-day functioning.
Release date: 2006-04-04
2. Health State Descriptions for Canadians: Cancers Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-619-M2005001
Description:
This document examines the functional limitations - physical, emotional and social -experienced by patients at the time of diagnosis of cancer and as they undergo various treatments, remission, and palliative and terminal care. These functional limitations are described and classified using the Classification and Measurement System of Functional Health (CLAMES).
These descriptions and classifications are the first step in a new approach to measuring the health of Canadians that examines what factors are adversely affecting population health and how to address them. This document also provides health professionals, advocacy groups, and individual Canadians with an overview of how living with cancer affects day-to-day functioning.
Release date: 2005-08-16

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