Table 3
Distribution of new immigrants with at least one tuberculosis-related acute care hospitalization, by time of the first hospitalization from time of immigration landing, by selected characteristics among immigrant cohorts from 2000 to 2013, Canada excluding Quebec and the territoriesTable 3 Note †, 2001/2002 to 2013/2014

Table 3
Distribution of new immigrants with at least one tuberculosis-related acute care hospitalization, by time of the first hospitalization from time of immigration landing, by selected characteristics among immigrant cohorts from 2000 to 2013, Canada excluding Quebec and the territories†, 2001/2002 to 2013/2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of new immigrants with at least one tuberculosis-related acute care hospitalization Total first tuberculosis-related hospitalizations, Time since landing (pre- and post-immigration), in months, Pre-landing (Less than 0 months at landing), Post-landing, by time since immigration landing , All (On or after landing) and Months since landing (appearing as column headers).
Total first tuberculosis-related hospitalizations Time since landing (pre- and post-immigration), in months
Pre-landing (Less than 0 months at landing) Post-landing, by time since immigration landing
All (On or after landing) Months since landing
0 to 12 months Table 3 Note ‡ 13 to 60 months More than 60 months
Total 1,120 110 1,015 200 545 270
2000-to-2013 landing cohort 100 9.6 90.4 17.7 48.6 24.1
Characteristics number % distribution % distribution by characteristics within each time duration (column %)
Age at hospitalization
0 to 17 years 75 6.5 5.6 6.6 10.1 6.2 4.8
18 to 24 years 190 17.1 15.7 17.3 18.6 21.1 8.5
25 to 34 years 315 28.3 41.7 26.8 32.7 28.6 18.9
35 to 44 years 190 17.1 23.2 16.5 17.2 14.7 20.0
45 to 64 years 195 17.4 5.6 18.6 15.4 17.4 23.7
65 years and older 155 13.6 8.3 14.2 9.2 11.9 24.1
Sex
Male 590 52.4 50.0 52.7 49.3 54.3 51.9
Female 535 47.6 50.0 47.3 50.8 45.7 48.2
Landing year
2000 to 2003 420 37.3 5.6 40.7 27.1 33.9 64.4
2004 to 2008 460 40.9 48.2 40.1 37.2 43.5 35.6
2009 to 2013 245 21.8 46.3 19.1 35.7 22.6 n.a.
Country risk levelTable 3 Note §
Low 35 3.1 4.6 3.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
High (WHO+IRCC-specific) 1,085 96.9 95.4 97.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
WHO 860 76.5 68.5 77.3 74.4 77.8 78.5
IRCC-specific 230 20.4 26.9 19.7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Top 12 source countries for TB hospitalizations in Canada
India 250 22.4 6.5 24.1 18.1 24.8 27.0
Philippines 190 16.9 15.7 17.1 11.1 19.8 15.9
China 80 7.0 9.3 6.7 3.5 6.6 9.3
Ethiopia 70 6.1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Pakistan 50 4.6 4.6 4.5 7.5 3.1 5.2
Somalia 50 4.4 5.6 4.2 6.5 3.7 3.7
Sri Lanka 35 3.2 4.6 3.1 2.5 2.8 4.1
Afghanistan 35 3.1 0 3.5 4.5 2.9 3.7
Viet Nam 30 2.9 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Nepal 30 2.5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Sudan 30 2.5 0 2.8 4.0 2.4 2.6
Bangladesh 25 2.2 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
All others 250 22.4 44.0 20.1 26.6 18.9 17.8
Intended region of residence
Atlantic 20 1.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Ontario 705 62.9 65.7 62.6 57.6 64.2 63.0
PrairiesTable 3 Note † 245 21.9 23.2 21.7 27.3 21.8 17.4
British Columbia 150 13.5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Immigrant category
Economic, principal applicants 175 15.5 29.6 14.0 12.1 14.5 14.4
Economic, spouse/children 180 16.1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Family 405 36.1 12.0 38.7 33.0 37.2 45.6
Refugee 330 29.4 38.9 28.4 39.7 27.9 21.1
Other/unknown/missing 30 2.9 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note †

The Manitoba landing cohort includes only individuals who landed after March 2004, when hospital data were made available

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Note ‡

This includes individuals hospitalized in the same month as landing

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Note §

The country risk level is based on the IRCC list (Appendix 1)

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Notes: Subtotals may not add up to the total because of rounding. WHO stands for World Health Organization. IRCC stands for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. IMDB stands for Longitudinal Immigration Database. DAD stands for Discharge Abstract Database.
Source: 2000-to-2013 IMDB–DAD linked database.

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