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Tables

  • Table 5   Selected health indicators, 2010
  • Table 6   Life expectancy
  • Table 7   Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2008
  • Table 8   New cancer cases, by selected primary site

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Table 5  Selected health indicators, 2010
  Both sexes Males Females
% of population
Arthritis 16.1 12.5 19.6
Diabetes 6.4 7.4 5.4
Asthma 8.5 7.1 9.8
High blood pressure 17.1 17.0 17.2
Current smoker, daily or occasional 20.8 24.2 17.4
BMI (18 and older), overweight 34.2 41.1 27.2
BMI (18 and older), obese 18.1 19.8 16.5
Influenza immunization, in past year 25.5 22.6 28.3
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent 73.9 74.5 73.3
Perceived mental health, fair or poor 5.3 5.0 5.6
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied 92.1 92.0 92.1
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities 12.7 10.8 14.6
Has a regular medical doctor 84.8 80.6 88.9
Contact with a medical doctor in past 12 months 80.6 74.9 86.2
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.

 

Table 6
Life expectancy
Table summary
This table displays the results of life expectancy. This information is grouped by 1931, 1961, 1993/1995, and 2006/2008 (appearing as column headers), calculated using years as a unit of measure.
  1931 1961 1993/1995 2006/2008
years
Females  
At birth 62.1 74.2 81.0 83.1
At 65 13.7 16.1 19.9 21.5
Males  
At birth 60.0 68.4 75.0 78.5
At 65 13.0 13.5 15.9 18.3
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512 and Catalogue no. 84-518-X.

 

Table 7  Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2008
  Both sexes Males Females
rate per 100,000 population
All causes of death 531.3 652.6 436.0
Septicemia 4.7 5.5 4.2
Viral hepatitis 1.0 1.4 0.7
Human immunodeficiency virus 1.1 1.6 0.5
Malignant neoplasms 163.6 197.0 139.9
Diabetes mellitus 16.7 20.9 13.4
Alzheimer's disease 12.8 10.8 13.8
Heart diseases 107.9 143.2 79.7
Cerebrovascular diseases 28.8 30.8 27.0
Influenza and pneumonia 11.0 13.7 9.3
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 23.7 31.4 18.9
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6.5 9.1 4.2
Renal failure 7.7 10.2 6.2
Certain conditions originating
in the perinatal period
4.2 4.4 4.0
Congenital malformations, deformations
and chromosomal abnormalities
2.9 2.9 2.8
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 25.4 34.8 16.6
Suicide 10.4 15.8 5.1
Homicide 1.8 2.8 0.8
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0552.

 

Table 8
New cancer cases, by selected primary site
Table summary
This table displays the results of new cancer cases. This information is grouped by 1997, 2002, and 2007 (appearing as column headers), calculated using number as a unit of measure.
  1997 2002 2007
number
Males  
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 64,953 74,479 85,531
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,331 6,300 7,081
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,966 3,713 4,130
Lung and bronchus 11,179 11,858 12,465
Prostate 15,992 19,606 23,231
Females  
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 59,980 69,421 78,073
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,379 6,205 6,673
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,003 2,389 2,599
Lung and bronchus 7,317 8,890 10,400
Breast 17,633 19,647 21,006
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry Database (July 2011 file), CANSIM table 103-0553.

 


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Chart 5    Infant mortality

Chart 5 Infant mortality

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0504 and Catalogue nos. 84-202-X and 84-211-X.

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