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  • Table 5   Selected health indicators, 2009
  • Table 6   Life expectancy
  • Table 7   Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2006
  • Table 8   New cancer cases, by selected primary site

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Table 5  Selected health indicators, 2009
  Both sexes Males Females
  % of population
Arthritis 15.2 11.7 18.5
Diabetes 6.0 6.6 5.3
Asthma 8.1 6.7 9.4
High blood pressure 16.9 16.4 17.3
Current smoker, daily or occasional 20.1 22.6 17.7
BMI (18 and older), overweight 33.7 40.2 27.2
BMI (18 and older), obese 17.9 19.0 16.7
Influenza immunization, in past year 32.2 29.0 35.2
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent 73.9 74.5 73.2
Perceived mental health, fair or poor 5.1 4.8 5.3
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied 92.1 92.2 92.0
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities 12.3 10.4 14.2
Has a regular medical doctor 84.9 80.9 88.7
Contact with a medical doctor in past 12 months 80.5 74.4 86.4
Notes:
Population aged 12 and older.
BMI = body mass index.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.

 

Table 6  Life expectancy
  1931 1961 1992/1994 2005/2007
  years
Females        
At birth 62.1 74.2 81.0 83.0
At 65 13.7 16.1 20.0 21.3
Males        
At birth 60.0 68.4 74.9 78.3
At 65 13.0 13.5 15.9 18.1
Note: Starting with 1992/1994 data, life expectancy is calculated using a three-year average of age-specific mortality rates.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512 and Catalogue no. 84-518-X.

 

Table 7  Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2006
  Both sexes Males Females
  rate per 100,000 population
All causes of death 540.5 666.4 442.4
Septicemia 4.3 5.0 3.8
Viral hepatitis 1.1 1.4 0.7
Human immunodeficiency virus 1.2 1.9 0.5
Malignant neoplasms 166.5 201.8 141.7
Diabetes mellitus 17.1 21.6 13.5
Alzheimer's disease 12.0 10.1 12.9
Heart diseases 113.5 150.1 84.5
Cerebrovascular diseases 30.7 33.5 28.4
Influenza and pneumonia 11.2 13.9 9.5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 22.7 30.1 18.3
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6.0 8.4 3.8
Renal failure 8.1 10.8 6.4
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 4.1 4.4 3.8
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 3.0 3.2 2.7
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 25.3 34.5 16.7
Suicide 10.0 15.6 4.6
Homicide 1.6 2.3 0.8
Note: Rates are age-standardized to the 1991 Census of Population.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0552.

 

Table 8  New cancer cases, by selected primary site
  1997 2002 2007
  number
Males      
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 64,954 74,463 85,430
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,332 6,299 7,074
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,967 3,715 4,124
Lung and bronchus 11,179 11,855 12,461
Prostate 15,995 19,601 23,181
Females      
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 59,974 69,404 78,099
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,377 6,205 6,670
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,003 2,387 2,597
Lung and bronchus 7,318 8,892 10,404
Breast 17,633 19,644 21,021
Note: International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd edition (ICD-O-3) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer rules for determining multiple primary sites.
1. Included are all invasive sites and in situ for bladder.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry Database (July 2010 file), CANSIM table 103-0553.

 

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