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Table 10Asthma,1 by province and territory

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Asthma, by province and territory
  Both sexes Males Females
  number percent number percent number percent
Canada  
2003 2,226,045 8.4 932,539 7.1 1,293,506 9.6
2005 2,249,703 8.3 922,306 6.9 1,327,397 9.6
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2003 41,520 9.0 20,120 8.9 21,400 9.1
2005 41,190 9.2 17,525 8.0 23,666 10.3
Prince Edward Island  
2003 10,881 9.1 4,408 7.6 6,472 10.6
2005 10,472 8.9 3,935 6.9 6,536 10.8
Nova Scotia by Zone  
2003 73,924 9.3 30,066 7.8 43,858 10.6
2005 74,348 9.3 31,886 8.3 42,462 10.3
New Brunswick  
2003 56,216 8.8 22,612 7.2 33,604 10.3
2005 55,105 8.6 25,075 8.0 30,030 9.2
Quebec 2  
2003 544,083 8.6 227,692 7.3 316,392 9.8
2005 555,592 8.6 213,000 6.7 342,592 10.4
Ontario  
2003 855,781 8.3 345,452 6.8 510,328 9.8
2005 843,339 8.0 345,060 6.6 498,278 9.3
Manitoba  
2003 81,203 8.9 35,217 7.8 45,986 9.9
2005 73,427 7.9 35,700 7.8 37,727 7.9
Saskatchewan  
2003 64,394 8.1 27,149 6.9 37,245 9.2
2005 67,034 8.5 30,590 7.9 36,444 9.1
Alberta  
2003 236,621 9.1 104,055 7.9 132,566 10.2
2005 230,535 8.6 98,751 7.3 131,784 9.9
British Columbia  
2003 255,983 7.3 113,486 6.6 142,497 8.0
2005 292,638 8.1 118,767 6.7 173,871 9.5
Yukon Territory  
2003 2,271 9.1 851 E 6.8 E 1,420 11.4
2005 2,373 8.7 857 E 6.3 E 1,516 11.2
Northwest Territories  
2003 2,613 7.9 1,271 E 7.4 E 1,341 E 8.4 E
2005 3,008 8.7 958 E 5.3 E 2,050 12.4
Nunavut  
2003 555 E 4.0 E F F 396 E 5.8 E
2005 643 E 4.3 E F F F F
Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma.
No data available for "Région du Nunavik" and "Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James".
Source(s):
CANSIM table 105-0400.