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High blood pressure, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2003

Chronic conditions - High blood pressure                Total With high blood pressure Without high blood pressure High blood pressure, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2003  
00 Canada 26,578,125 3,822,166 14.4 22,691,765 85.4 64,194 0.2
Males 13,090,299 1,746,602 13.3 11,303,083 86.3 40,614 0.3
Females 13,487,826 2,075,564 15.4 11,388,682 84.4 23,581 0.2
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 460,130 77,223 16.8 381,950 83.0 F F
Males 226,255 34,207 15.1 191,423 84.6 F F
Females 233,875 43,016 18.4 190,527 81.5 F F
1001-A HCS St. John's Region, NL 165,135 22,827 13.8 141,976 86.0 F F
Males 80,271 11,174 13.9 68,765 85.7 F F
Females 84,864 11,653 13.7 73,211 86.3 F F
1002-I HCS Eastern Region, NL 99,438 20,038 20.2 79,180 79.6 F F
Males 48,821 8,751 17.9 39,909 81.7 F F
Females 50,617 11,286 22.3 39,272 77.6 F F
1003-I HCS Central Region, NL 88,974 16,016 18.0 72,827 81.9 F F
Males 44,305 6,522 14.7 37,652 85.0 F F
Females 44,669 9,494 21.3 35,175 78.7 F F
1004-I HCS Western Region, NL 72,609 12,433 17.1 59,930 82.5 F F
Males 35,553 5,216 14.7 30,337 85.3 F F
Females 37,056 7,217 19.5 29,594 79.9 F F
1005-I Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NL 13,700 3,041 22.2 10,632 77.6 F F
Males 6,898 1,141 E 16.5 E 5,758 83.5 F F
Females 6,802 1,901 27.9 4,874 71.7 F F
1006-H Health Labrador Corporation, NL 20,273 2,868 14.1 17,405 85.9 F F
Males 10,406 1,403 E 13.5 E 9,004 86.5 F F
Females 9,866 1,465 14.9 8,401 85.1 F F
11 Prince Edward Island 119,410 18,176 15.2 100,999 84.6 F F
Males 58,151 7,700 13.2 50,264 86.4 F F
Females 61,260 10,475 17.1 50,735 82.8 F F
1101-I West Prince, PE 12,492 2,620 21.0 9,871 79.0 F F
Males 6,131 1,072 E 17.5 E 5,059 82.5 F F
Females 6,361 1,548 24.3 4,813 75.7 F F
1102-C East Prince, PE 28,917 3,534 12.2 25,383 87.8 F F
Males 14,161 1,598 11.3 12,563 88.7 F F
Females 14,756 1,935 13.1 12,820 86.9 F F
1103-A Queens, PE 59,304 8,936 15.1 50,156 84.6 F F
Males 28,425 3,882 13.7 24,381 85.8 F F
Females 30,879 5,054 16.4 25,776 83.5 F F
1104-D Kings, PE 18,697 3,086 16.5 15,588 83.4 F F
Males 9,433 1,148 E 12.2 E 8,261 87.6 F F
Females 9,264 1,937 20.9 7,326 79.1 F F
12 Nova Scotia 797,601 144,531 18.1 651,697 81.7 F F
Males 385,755 64,785 16.8 320,712 83.1 F F
Females 411,846 79,746 19.4 330,985 80.4 F F
1201-C Zone 1, NS 108,573 20,503 18.9 87,259 80.4 F F
Males 53,417 8,311 15.6 44,917 84.1 F F
Females 55,156 12,192 22.1 42,342 76.8 F F
1202-C Zone 2, NS 69,362 11,143 16.1 58,185 83.9 F F
Males 33,260 4,999 E 15.0 E 28,261 85.0 F F
Females 36,102 6,144 17.0 29,924 82.9 F F
1203-C Zone 3, NS 90,632 21,542 23.8 68,810 75.9 F F
Males 44,326 9,342 21.1 34,983 78.9 F F
Females 46,306 12,200 26.3 33,827 73.1 F F
1204-C Zone 4, NS 81,123 15,124 18.6 65,930 81.3 F F
Males 39,759 7,840 19.7 31,850 80.1 F F
Females 41,364 7,284 17.6 34,080 82.4 F F
1205-I Zone 5, NS 109,925 25,403 23.1 84,522 76.9 F F
Males 52,610 11,733 22.3 40,877 77.7 F F
Females 57,315 13,669 23.8 43,645 76.2 F F
1206-A Zone 6, NS 337,986 50,815 15.0 286,991 84.9 F F
Males 162,382 22,559 13.9 139,824 86.1 F F
Females 175,603 28,256 16.1 147,167 83.8 F F
13 New Brunswick 638,566 103,495 16.2 533,455 83.5 F F
Males 312,172 46,271 14.8 264,858 84.8 F F
Females 326,394 57,224 17.5 268,597 82.3 F F
1301-C Region 1, NB 164,469 24,994 15.2 138,749 84.4 F F
Males 80,653 11,311 14.0 69,072 85.6 F F
Females 83,815 13,684 16.3 69,677 83.1 F F
1302-C Region 2, NB 150,073 26,501 17.7 123,337 82.2 F F
Males 72,586 11,916 16.4 60,435 83.3 F F
Females 77,487 14,585 18.8 62,902 81.2 F F
1303-C Region 3, NB 140,322 20,291 14.5 119,428 85.1 F F
Males 68,046 8,676 12.8 58,831 86.5 F F
Females 72,276 11,615 16.1 60,597 83.8 F F
1304-C Region 4, NB 45,066 6,659 14.8 38,406 85.2 F F
Males 22,084 2,304 E 10.4 E 19,780 89.6 F F
Females 22,982 4,355 19.0 18,626 81.0 F F
1305-I Region 5, NB 25,569 5,837 22.8 19,732 77.2 F F
Males 12,511 2,771 22.2 9,740 77.8 F F
Females 13,058 3,065 23.5 9,992 76.5 F F
1306-I Region 6, NB 72,964 10,420 14.3 62,491 85.6 F F
Males 36,329 4,336 E 11.9 E 31,992 88.1 F F
Females 36,636 6,084 16.6 30,499 83.2 F F
1307-I Region 7, NB 40,104 8,792 21.9 31,312 78.1 F F
Males 19,963 4,956 24.8 15,007 75.2 F F
Females 20,141 3,836 19.0 16,305 81.0 F F
24 Québec 6,370,559 920,929 14.5 5,433,984 85.3 15,645 E 0.2 E
Males 3,134,943 379,557 12.1 2,744,587 87.5 10,799 E 0.3 E
Females 3,235,616 541,372 16.7 2,689,397 83.1 4,846 E 0.1 E
2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC 174,662 26,597 15.2 147,821 84.6 F F
Males 86,796 9,803 11.3 76,807 88.5 F F
Females 87,866 16,795 19.1 71,014 80.8 F F
2402-C Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, QC 238,690 43,833 18.4 194,704 81.6 F F
Males 119,553 16,955 14.2 102,572 85.8 F F
Females 119,137 26,878 22.6 92,132 77.3 F F
2403-A Région de Québec, QC 570,241 78,971 13.8 488,937 85.7 F F
Males 274,971 32,394 11.8 240,776 87.6 F F
Females 295,269 46,577 15.8 248,160 84.0 F F
2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, QC 412,731 51,677 12.5 360,263 87.3 F F
Males 204,325 19,179 9.4 184,774 90.4 F F
Females 208,407 32,499 15.6 175,489 84.2 F F
2405-C Région de l'Estrie, QC 252,004 36,384 14.4 214,789 85.2 F F
Males 125,042 18,191 14.5 106,021 84.8 F F
Females 126,962 18,194 14.3 108,768 85.7 F F
2406-G Région de Montréal-Centre, QC 1,613,508 228,176 14.1 1,383,147 85.7 F F
Males 779,565 87,885 11.3 689,937 88.5 F F
Females 833,943 140,290 16.8 693,210 83.1 F F
2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, QC 281,682 41,356 14.7 239,114 84.9 F F
Males 138,446 18,601 13.4 119,423 86.3 F F
Females 143,236 22,755 15.9 119,691 83.6 F F
2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC 121,959 19,041 15.6 102,598 84.1 F F
Males 61,543 9,032 14.7 52,445 85.2 F F
Females 60,416 10,009 16.6 50,154 83.0 F F
2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, QC 76,754 12,962 16.9 63,692 83.0 F F
Males 39,148 5,568 E 14.2 E 33,509 85.6 F F
Females 37,606 7,393 19.7 30,183 80.3 F F
2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, QC 12,501 1,152 9.2 11,341 90.7 F F
Males 6,500 567 E 8.7 E 5,925 91.2 F F
Females 6,001 585 E 9.7 E 5,416 90.3 F F
2411-I Région de la Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC 83,572 16,211 19.4 67,228 80.4 F F
Males 41,515 7,237 17.4 34,199 82.4 F F
Females 42,057 8,973 21.3 33,029 78.5 F F
2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, QC 335,475 46,151 13.8 288,712 86.1 F F
Males 168,659 16,549 9.8 151,499 89.8 F F
Females 166,816 29,603 17.7 137,213 82.3 F F
2413-A Région de Laval, QC 306,441 45,333 14.8 260,792 85.1 F F
Males 149,579 18,070 12.1 131,394 87.8 F F
Females 156,862 27,263 17.4 129,398 82.5 F F
2414-E Région de Lanaudière, QC 342,184 49,686 14.5 292,083 85.4 F F
Males 171,982 19,277 11.2 152,391 88.6 F F
Females 170,201 30,408 17.9 139,692 82.1 F F
2415-E Région des Laurentides, QC 411,330 55,445 13.5 354,695 86.2 F F
Males 205,068 25,114 12.2 179,291 87.4 F F
Females 206,262 30,331 14.7 175,404 85.0 F F
2416-A Région de la Montérégie, QC 1,126,629 166,263 14.8 955,614 84.8 F F
Males 556,949 74,223 13.3 479,247 86.0 F F
Females 569,680 92,040 16.2 476,367 83.6 F F
2417-F Région du Nunavik, QC .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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2418-F Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC 10,197 1,691 16.6 8,453 82.9 F F
Males 5,302 912 17.2 4,376 82.5 F F
Females 4,895 780 15.9 4,077 83.3 F F
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 10,278,740 1,513,425 14.7 8,746,101 85.1 19,214 0.2
Males 5,047,689 726,640 14.4 4,309,589 85.4 11,460 E 0.2 E
Females 5,231,051 786,785 15.0 4,436,512 84.8 7,754 E 0.1 E
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 938,114 126,405 13.5 810,035 86.3 F F
Males 459,227 58,213 12.7 399,792 87.1 F F
Females 478,887 68,192 14.2 410,243 85.7 F F
3502 Southeastern Ontario DHC, ON 433,382 70,765 16.3 360,248 83.1 2,370 E 0.5 E
Males 210,860 34,560 16.4 174,924 83.0 1,375 E 0.7 E
Females 222,522 36,204 16.3 185,323 83.3 F F
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 714,956 109,383 15.3 603,934 84.5 F F
Males 352,228 57,251 16.3 294,055 83.5 F F
Females 362,728 52,132 14.4 309,880 85.4 F F
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 2,227,660 334,899 15.0 1,889,804 84.8 F F
Males 1,079,348 163,208 15.1 914,284 84.7 F F
Females 1,148,312 171,691 15.0 975,520 85.0 F F
3505 Simcoe York DHC, ON 1,056,928 136,038 12.9 919,634 87.0 F F
Males 522,452 70,293 13.5 451,239 86.4 F F
Females 534,476 65,746 12.3 468,395 87.6 F F
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 1,280,341 167,793 13.1 1,111,129 86.8 F F
Males 633,206 79,508 12.6 552,496 87.3 F F
Females 647,135 88,285 13.6 558,633 86.3 F F
3507 Waterloo Region-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 604,798 79,181 13.1 525,241 86.8 F F
Males 300,795 37,261 12.4 263,321 87.5 F F
Females 304,003 41,921 13.8 261,920 86.2 F F
3508 Hamilton DHC, ON 437,165 64,616 14.8 371,916 85.1 F F
Males 214,682 29,138 13.6 185,227 86.3 F F
Females 222,483 35,478 15.9 186,688 83.9 F F
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 367,629 63,631 17.3 303,474 82.5 F F
Males 180,272 29,376 16.3 150,636 83.6 F F
Females 187,356 34,255 18.3 152,837 81.6 F F
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 197,403 31,830 16.1 164,574 83.4 F F
Males 97,988 16,623 17.0 80,757 82.4 F F
Females 99,415 15,207 15.3 83,817 84.3 F F
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 518,495 84,324 16.3 432,019 83.3 F F
Males 253,592 37,087 14.6 215,517 85.0 F F
Females 264,903 47,237 17.8 216,502 81.7 F F
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 538,974 83,507 15.5 454,307 84.3 F F
Males 267,029 40,822 15.3 225,831 84.6 F F
Females 271,945 42,685 15.7 228,476 84.0 F F
3513 Grey Bruce Huron Perth DHC, ON 253,095 45,996 18.2 206,822 81.7 F F
Males 125,490 19,224 15.3 106,087 84.5 F F
Females 127,605 26,773 21.0 100,735 78.9 F F
3514 Northern Shores DHC, ON 184,490 30,130 16.3 153,237 83.1 F F
Males 90,611 12,901 14.2 77,115 85.1 F F
Females 93,879 17,230 18.4 76,123 81.1 F F
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 339,814 57,657 17.0 281,782 82.9 F F
Males 167,476 26,720 16.0 140,615 84.0 F F
Females 172,338 30,937 18.0 141,167 81.9 F F
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 185,497 27,267 14.7 157,945 85.1 F F
Males 92,432 14,454 15.6 77,693 84.1 F F
Females 93,065 12,813 13.8 80,252 86.2 F F
35 Ontario by Health Unit (HU) 10,278,740 1,513,425 14.7 8,746,101 85.1 19,214 0.2
Males 5,047,689 726,640 14.4 4,309,589 85.4 11,460 E 0.2 E
Females 5,231,051 786,785 15.0 4,436,512 84.8 7,754 E 0.1 E
3526-C District of Algoma HU, ON 101,129 18,763 18.6 82,155 81.2 F F
Males 49,405 8,620 17.4 40,705 82.4 F F
Females 51,724 10,143 19.6 41,450 80.1 F F
3527-A Brant County HU, ON 104,601 17,378 16.6 86,773 83.0 F F
Males 51,382 10,013 19.5 41,271 80.3 F F
Females 53,219 7,364 13.8 45,502 85.5 F F
3530-B Durham Regional HU, ON 454,889 65,426 14.4 388,388 85.4 F F
Males 224,670 36,289 16.2 187,975 83.7 F F
Females 230,219 29,137 12.7 200,413 87.1 F F
3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, ON 71,437 10,936 15.3 60,281 84.4 F F
Males 35,420 5,210 E 14.7 E 30,038 84.8 F F
Females 36,017 5,726 15.9 30,243 84.0 F F
3533-E Grey Bruce HU, ON 136,895 26,834 19.6 109,964 80.3 F F
Males 67,692 11,113 16.4 56,579 83.6 F F
Females 69,203 15,721 22.7 53,385 77.1 F F
3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, ON 92,802 14,453 15.6 77,801 83.8 F F
Males 46,606 6,610 14.2 39,486 84.7 F F
Females 46,196 7,843 17.0 38,315 82.9 F F
3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, ON 147,097 26,700 18.2 120,349 81.8 F F
Males 72,586 12,467 17.2 60,119 82.8 F F
Females 74,511 14,233 19.1 60,230 80.8 F F
3536-B Halton Regional HU, ON 348,065 45,954 13.2 301,894 86.7 F F
Males 170,405 23,681 13.9 146,724 86.1 F F
Females 177,660 22,273 12.5 155,170 87.3 F F
3537-A City of Hamilton HU, ON 437,165 64,616 14.8 371,916 85.1 F F
Males 214,682 29,138 13.6 185,227 86.3 F F
Females 222,483 35,478 15.9 186,688 83.9 F F
3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, ON 134,485 21,759 16.2 112,195 83.4 F F
Males 65,477 10,821 16.5 54,591 83.4 F F
Females 69,009 10,938 15.8 57,605 83.5 F F
3539-E Huron County HU, ON 52,024 9,824 18.9 42,022 80.8 F F
Males 25,941 3,999 15.4 21,762 83.9 F F
Females 26,084 5,824 22.3 20,260 77.7 F F
3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, ON 92,384 14,913 16.1 77,356 83.7 F F
Males 45,390 6,838 15.1 38,437 84.7 F F
Females 46,994 8,075 17.2 38,919 82.8 F F
3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, ON 156,393 26,868 17.2 128,091 81.9 F F
Males 75,340 13,492 17.9 60,941 80.9 F F
Females 81,053 13,375 16.5 67,150 82.8 F F
3542-A Lambton HU, ON 110,752 17,528 15.8 92,963 83.9 F F
Males 54,448 8,537 15.7 45,650 83.8 F F
Females 56,304 8,991 16.0 47,313 84.0 F F
3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, ON 142,504 22,138 15.5 119,961 84.2 F F
Males 70,044 10,247 14.6 59,392 84.8 F F
Females 72,460 11,891 16.4 60,569 83.6 F F
3544-A Middlesex-London HU, ON 360,300 57,065 15.8 301,889 83.8 F F
Males 175,112 24,354 13.9 150,174 85.8 F F
Females 185,188 32,711 17.7 151,716 81.9 F F
3545-E Muskoka-Parry Sound HU, ON 72,834 11,548 15.9 60,346 82.9 F F
Males 36,147 5,012 E 13.9 E 30,675 84.9 F F
Females 36,687 6,536 17.8 29,671 80.9 F F
3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, ON 367,629 63,631 17.3 303,474 82.5 F F
Males 180,272 29,376 16.3 150,636 83.6 F F
Females 187,356 34,255 18.3 152,837 81.6 F F
3547-C North Bay and District HU, ON 80,275 12,260 15.3 67,893 84.6 F F
Males 39,308 5,407 13.8 33,808 86.0 F F
Females 40,967 6,854 16.7 34,085 83.2 F F
3549-H Northwestern HU, ON 53,374 8,397 15.7 44,954 84.2 F F
Males 26,851 4,795 17.9 22,032 82.1 F F
Females 26,523 3,602 13.6 22,922 86.4 F F
3551-B City of Ottawa HU, ON 693,622 85,148 12.3 607,300 87.6 F F
Males 339,073 37,518 11.1 300,506 88.6 F F
Females 354,549 47,630 13.4 306,793 86.5 F F
3552-E Oxford County HU, ON 86,758 16,323 18.8 69,848 80.5 F F
Males 43,060 7,523 17.5 35,305 82.0 F F
Females 43,698 8,800 20.1 34,543 79.1 F F
3553-B Peel Regional HU, ON 932,276 121,839 13.1 809,235 86.8 F F
Males 462,801 55,828 12.1 405,772 87.7 F F
Females 469,475 66,012 14.1 403,463 85.9 F F
3554-E Perth District HU, ON 64,176 9,339 14.6 54,837 85.4 F F
Males 31,857 4,111 E 12.9 E 27,746 87.1 F F
Females 32,319 5,228 16.2 27,091 83.8 F F
3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, ON 112,971 17,257 15.3 95,197 84.3 F F
Males 54,973 8,496 15.5 45,960 83.6 F F
Females 57,998 8,761 15.1 49,236 84.9 F F
3556-H Porcupine HU, ON 73,459 11,557 15.7 61,902 84.3 F F
Males 36,808 4,711 12.8 32,096 87.2 F F
Females 36,651 6,846 18.7 29,805 81.3 F F
3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, ON 80,783 13,628 16.9 66,970 82.9 F F
Males 38,619 6,456 16.7 32,163 83.3 F F
Females 42,165 7,173 17.0 34,807 82.6 F F
3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, ON 164,919 28,240 17.1 136,364 82.7 F F
Males 81,824 14,239 17.4 67,411 82.4 F F
Females 83,095 14,001 16.8 68,953 83.0 F F
3560-E Simcoe County District HU, ON 341,289 48,130 14.1 293,034 85.9 F F
Males 168,527 25,168 14.9 143,360 85.1 F F
Females 172,762 22,963 13.3 149,674 86.6 F F
3561-C Sudbury and District HU, ON 165,227 27,337 16.5 137,725 83.4 F F
Males 81,263 13,389 16.5 67,813 83.4 F F
Females 83,963 13,948 16.6 69,912 83.3 F F
3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, ON 132,122 18,870 14.3 112,991 85.5 F F
Males 65,581 9,659 14.7 55,661 84.9 F F
Females 66,542 9,211 13.8 57,330 86.2 F F
3563-C Timiskaming HU, ON 30,170 5,711 18.9 24,399 80.9 F F
Males 14,867 2,481 16.7 12,343 83.0 F F
Females 15,304 3,229 21.1 12,056 78.8 F F
3565-B Waterloo HU, ON 393,400 55,716 14.2 337,521 85.8 F F
Males 195,542 26,910 13.8 168,631 86.2 F F
Females 197,858 28,806 14.6 168,890 85.4 F F
3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, ON 211,398 23,465 11.1 187,720 88.8 F F
Males 105,253 10,350 9.8 94,690 90.0 F F
Females 106,145 13,115 12.4 93,030 87.6 F F
3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, ON 335,838 51,066 15.2 283,988 84.6 F F
Males 167,191 25,447 15.2 141,744 84.8 F F
Females 168,647 25,619 15.2 142,244 84.3 F F
3570-B York Regional HU, ON 715,639 87,908 12.3 626,600 87.6 F F
Males 353,925 45,125 12.7 307,879 87.0 F F
Females 361,714 42,783 11.8 318,721 88.1 F F
3595-G City of Toronto HU, ON 2,227,660 334,899 15.0 1,889,804 84.8 F F
Males 1,079,348 163,208 15.1 914,284 84.7 F F
Females 1,148,312 171,691 15.0 975,520 85.0 F F
46 Manitoba 915,110 131,120 14.3 781,351 85.4 2,639 E 0.3 E
Males 451,324 58,153 12.9 391,588 86.8 F F
Females 463,786 72,967 15.7 389,763 84.0 F F
4610-A Winnipeg RHA, MB 548,911 76,264 13.9 471,325 85.9 F F
Males 267,343 33,313 12.5 233,415 87.3 F F
Females 281,567 42,951 15.3 237,910 84.5 F F
4615-A Brandon RHA, MB 39,387 6,215 15.8 33,020 83.8 F F
Males 18,952 3,166 E 16.7 E 15,669 82.7 F F
Females 20,434 3,049 14.9 17,351 84.9 F F
4620-E North Eastman RHA, MB 28,814 4,308 15.0 24,412 84.7 F F
Males 14,756 2,331 E 15.8 E 12,369 83.8 F F
Females 14,058 1,977 14.1 12,043 85.7 F F
4625-E South Eastman RHA, MB 45,580 6,720 14.7 38,345 84.1 F F
Males 23,344 2,932 E 12.6 E 19,964 85.5 F F
Females 22,236 3,788 17.0 18,381 82.7 F F
4630-E Interlake RHA, MB 59,714 7,921 13.3 51,601 86.4 F F
Males 30,354 3,478 11.5 26,743 88.1 F F
Females 29,361 4,443 15.1 24,858 84.7 F F
4640-D Central RHA, MB 77,718 9,836 12.7 67,710 87.1 F F
Males 38,977 4,895 12.6 33,963 87.1 F F
Females 38,741 4,941 12.8 33,747 87.1 F F
4645-D Assiniboine RHA, MB 55,394 9,665 17.4 45,630 82.4 F F
Males 27,504 4,063 14.8 23,441 85.2 F F
Females 27,890 5,602 20.1 22,189 79.6 F F
4660-D Parkland RHA, MB 30,919 6,136 19.8 24,783 80.2 F F
Males 15,370 2,480 16.1 12,889 83.9 F F
Females 15,550 3,656 23.5 11,894 76.5 F F
4670-H Norman RHA, MB 14,388 2,312 16.1 12,051 83.8 F F
Males 7,341 829 11.3 6,487 88.4 F F
Females 7,047 1,483 21.0 5,565 79.0 F F
4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, MB 14,284 1,743 12.2 12,473 87.3 F F
Males 7,382 665 E 9.0 E 6,649 90.1 F F
Females 6,902 1,078 15.6 5,825 84.4 F F
47 Saskatchewan 799,911 120,155 15.0 677,402 84.7 2,354 E 0.3 E
Males 394,990 54,353 13.8 339,055 85.8 F F
Females 404,920 65,802 16.3 338,347 83.6 F F
4701-D Sun Country RHA, SK 44,645 7,088 15.9 37,396 83.8 F F
Males 22,772 3,495 15.3 19,153 84.1 F F
Females 21,873 3,593 16.4 18,242 83.4 F F
4702-D Five Hills RHA, SK 46,247 7,656 16.6 38,417 83.1 F F
Males 22,830 3,726 16.3 18,970 83.1 F F
Females 23,418 3,930 16.8 19,447 83.0 F F
4703-D Cypress RHA, SK 37,185 5,462 14.7 31,562 84.9 F F
Males 18,503 2,310 E 12.5 E 16,080 86.9 F F
Females 18,682 3,151 16.9 15,482 82.9 F F
4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, SK 200,832 31,429 15.6 168,703 84.0 F F
Males 98,158 14,977 15.3 83,003 84.6 F F
Females 102,674 16,452 16.0 85,700 83.5 F F
4705-D Sunrise RHA, SK 47,513 11,553 24.3 35,874 75.5 F F
Males 23,332 4,456 19.1 18,828 80.7 F F
Females 24,180 7,097 29.3 17,045 70.5 F F
4706-A Saskatoon RHA, SK 236,846 29,047 12.3 207,524 87.6 F F
Males 115,634 11,914 10.3 103,445 89.5 F F
Females 121,211 17,133 14.1 104,079 85.9 F F
4707-D Heartland RHA, SK 36,260 6,152 17.0 29,916 82.5 F F
Males 18,288 3,059 E 16.7 E 15,059 82.3 F F
Females 17,972 3,093 17.2 14,857 82.7 F F
4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, SK 33,567 5,070 15.1 28,464 84.8 F F
Males 16,774 2,419 E 14.4 E 14,321 85.4 F F
Females 16,794 2,651 15.8 14,143 84.2 F F
4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, SK 57,531 8,571 14.9 48,589 84.5 F F
Males 28,386 4,236 E 14.9 E 23,820 83.9 F F
Females 29,145 4,336 14.9 24,769 85.0 F F
4710-H Prairie North RHA, SK 47,699 7,026 14.7 40,534 85.0 F F
Males 24,393 3,389 E 13.9 E 20,865 85.5 F F
Females 23,306 3,637 15.6 19,669 84.4 F F
4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, SK 11,587 1,102 9.5 10,425 90.0 F F
Males 5,921 371 E 6.3 E 5,512 93.1 F F
Females 5,666 730 E 12.9 E 4,913 86.7 F F
48 Alberta 2,604,212 317,939 12.2 2,274,237 87.3 12,035 E 0.5 E
Males 1,310,038 153,681 11.7 1,148,970 87.7 7,387 E 0.6 E
Females 1,294,174 164,258 12.7 1,125,267 86.9 F F
4820-E Chinook RHA, AB 123,374 16,874 13.7 106,286 86.1 F F
Males 61,598 8,817 14.3 52,566 85.3 F F
Females 61,777 8,057 13.0 53,720 87.0 F F
4821-E Palliser HR, AB 82,667 9,812 11.9 72,626 87.9 F F
Males 42,004 3,708 E 8.8 E 38,114 90.7 F F
Females 40,664 6,103 15.0 34,512 84.9 F F
4822-B Calgary HR, AB 944,707 104,220 11.0 834,167 88.3 F F
Males 475,809 52,836 11.1 419,765 88.2 F F
Females 468,899 51,384 11.0 414,402 88.4 F F
4823-E David Thompson RHA, AB 243,611 26,762 11.0 214,482 88.0 2,368 E 1.0 E
Males 122,497 11,777 9.6 109,405 89.3 F F
Females 121,114 14,985 12.4 105,077 86.8 F F
4824-E East Central Health, AB 91,665 13,699 14.9 77,870 84.9 F F
Males 45,988 6,627 14.4 39,264 85.4 F F
Females 45,678 7,072 15.5 38,606 84.5 F F
4825-B Capital Health, AB 828,699 114,139 13.8 712,250 85.9 F F
Males 412,868 54,565 13.2 356,345 86.3 F F
Females 415,831 59,573 14.3 355,905 85.6 F F
4826-E Aspen RHA, AB 134,403 16,348 12.2 117,842 87.7 F F
Males 68,456 8,230 12.0 60,095 87.8 F F
Females 65,947 8,118 12.3 57,747 87.6 F F
4827-E Peace Country Health, AB 103,168 10,779 10.4 92,180 89.3 F F
Males 53,291 3,714 7.0 49,368 92.6 F F
Females 49,877 7,065 14.2 42,812 85.8 F F
4828-H Northern Lights HR, AB 51,916 5,308 10.2 46,534 89.6 F F
Males 27,529 3,408 E 12.4 E 24,048 87.4 F F
Females 24,387 1,900 E 7.8 E 22,487 92.2 F F
59 British Columbia 3,521,971 468,138 13.3 3,045,919 86.5 7,914 E 0.2 E
Males 1,732,295 217,590 12.6 1,509,177 87.1 5,528 E 0.3 E
Females 1,789,676 250,548 14.0 1,536,742 85.9 2,386 E 0.1 E
5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, BC 68,707 9,795 14.3 58,853 85.7 F F
Males 34,665 3,838 E 11.1 E 30,768 88.8 F F
Females 34,042 5,956 17.5 28,085 82.5 F F
5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, BC 70,143 7,889 11.2 62,032 88.4 F F
Males 35,013 3,905 E 11.2 E 31,043 88.7 F F
Females 35,130 3,985 11.3 30,989 88.2 F F
5913-A Okanagan HSDA, BC 264,878 39,200 14.8 225,037 85.0 F F
Males 128,120 18,817 14.7 109,198 85.2 F F
Females 136,758 20,384 14.9 115,839 84.7 F F
5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, BC 178,653 22,009 12.3 156,536 87.6 F F
Males 88,890 10,925 12.3 77,857 87.6 F F
Females 89,763 11,084 12.3 78,679 87.7 F F
5921-A Fraser East HSDA, BC 208,731 29,628 14.2 178,997 85.8 F F
Males 102,975 11,989 11.6 90,879 88.3 F F
Females 105,757 17,639 16.7 88,118 83.3 F F
5922-B Fraser North HSDA, BC 483,534 62,286 12.9 419,761 86.8 F F
Males 238,478 32,057 13.4 205,139 86.0 F F
Females 245,057 30,229 12.3 214,622 87.6 F F
5923-B Fraser South HSDA, BC 527,524 75,150 14.2 452,206 85.7 F F
Males 260,591 34,133 13.1 226,458 86.9 F F
Females 266,933 41,018 15.4 225,747 84.6 F F
5931-B Richmond HSDA, BC 152,786 21,063 13.8 130,953 85.7 F F
Males 73,732 11,872 16.1 61,090 82.9 F F
Females 79,054 9,192 11.6 69,863 88.4 F F
5932-G Vancouver HSDA, BC 512,805 60,709 11.8 450,586 87.9 F F
Males 252,709 27,619 10.9 223,746 88.5 F F
Females 260,096 33,090 12.7 226,840 87.2 F F
5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, BC 228,543 23,642 10.3 204,600 89.5 F F
Males 111,377 11,768 10.6 99,610 89.4 F F
Females 117,165 11,874 10.1 104,990 89.6 F F
5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, BC 292,240 43,965 15.0 247,187 84.6 F F
Males 138,047 17,122 12.4 120,343 87.2 F F
Females 154,193 26,843 17.4 126,845 82.3 F F
5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, BC 206,451 31,919 15.5 174,390 84.5 F F
Males 100,916 13,489 13.4 87,284 86.5 F F
Females 105,535 18,429 17.5 87,106 82.5 F F
5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, BC 94,885 13,876 14.6 80,745 85.1 F F
Males 47,219 6,352 13.5 40,752 86.3 F F
Females 47,666 7,524 15.8 39,993 83.9 F F
5951-H Northwest HSDA, BC 58,036 5,154 8.9 52,759 90.9 F F
Males 30,010 2,643 8.8 27,348 91.1 F F
Females 28,026 2,512 E 9.0 E 25,411 90.7 F F
5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, BC 123,367 15,577 12.6 107,545 87.2 F F
Males 63,274 7,881 12.5 55,212 87.3 F F
Females 60,093 7,696 12.8 52,333 87.1 F F
5953-H Northeast HSDA, BC 50,689 6,275 12.4 43,731 86.3 F F
Males 26,280 3,181 E 12.1 E 22,450 85.4 F F
Females 24,409 3,095 E 12.7 E 21,282 87.2 F F
60 Yukon Territory 24,946 2,583 10.4 22,281 89.3 F F
Males 12,450 1,201 E 9.6 E 11,201 90.0 F F
Females 12,496 1,382 E 11.1 E 11,080 88.7 F F
6001-H Yukon Territory 24,946 2,583 10.4 22,281 89.3 F F
Males 12,450 1,201 E 9.6 E 11,201 90.0 F F
Females 12,496 1,382 E 11.1 E 11,080 88.7 F F
61 Northwest Territories 33,228 3,549 10.7 29,578 89.0 F F
Males 17,262 1,922 11.1 15,255 88.4 F F
Females 15,966 1,627 10.2 14,322 89.7 F F
6101-H Northwest Territories 33,228 3,549 10.7 29,578 89.0 F F
Males 17,262 1,922 11.1 15,255 88.4 F F
Females 15,966 1,627 10.2 14,322 89.7 F F
62 Nunavut 13,743 903 E 6.6 E 12,811 93.2 F F
Males 6,975 F F 6,405 91.8 F F
Females 6,768 361 E 5.3 E 6,407 94.7 F F
6201-F Nunavut 13,743 903 E 6.6 E 12,811 93.2 F F
Males 6,975 F F 6,405 91.8 F F
Females 6,768 361 E 5.3 E 6,407 94.7 F F
A Peer group A 6,722,372 1,003,184 14.9 5,699,616 84.8 19,572 0.3
Males 3,278,245 446,758 13.6 2,819,931 86.0 11,555 E 0.4 E
Females 3,444,127 556,426 16.2 2,879,684 83.6 8,016 E 0.2 E
B Peer group B 7,250,919 937,022 12.9 6,296,583 86.8 17,314 E 0.2 E
Males 3,591,714 458,378 12.8 3,122,329 86.9 11,006 E 0.3 E
Females 3,659,206 478,644 13.1 3,174,254 86.7 6,308 E 0.2 E
C Peer group C 2,988,716 463,111 15.5 2,518,729 84.3 6,875 E 0.2 E
Males 1,475,482 204,431 13.9 1,267,114 85.9 3,936 E 0.3 E
Females 1,513,235 258,681 17.1 1,251,615 82.7 2,939 E 0.2 E
D Peer group D 428,146 71,703 16.7 355,339 83.0 1,104 E 0.3 E
Males 213,783 32,052 15.0 180,966 84.6 F F
Females 214,363 39,651 18.5 174,373 81.3 F F
E Peer group E 3,524,210 512,392 14.5 3,001,765 85.2 10,053 0.3
Males 1,760,984 228,545 13.0 1,525,874 86.6 6,565 E 0.4 E
Females 1,763,227 283,847 16.1 1,475,891 83.7 3,489 E 0.2 E
F Peer group F 49,811 5,438 10.9 44,163 88.7 F F
Males 25,580 2,490 9.7 22,941 89.7 F F
Females 24,232 2,949 12.2 21,222 87.6 F F
G Peer group G 4,353,973 623,783 14.3 3,723,538 85.5 6,652 E 0.2 E
Males 2,111,623 278,713 13.2 1,827,967 86.6 F F
Females 2,242,350 345,071 15.4 1,895,570 84.5 F F
H Peer group H 640,629 84,720 13.2 554,306 86.5 F F
Males 328,252 41,498 12.6 285,431 87.0 F F
Females 312,377 43,222 13.8 268,875 86.1 F F
I Peer group I 619,348 120,811 19.5 497,725 80.4 F F
Males 304,637 53,737 17.6 250,529 82.2 F F
Females 314,711 67,074 21.3 247,197 78.5 F F
1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003
2. Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure.
3. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
4. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3% are identified by an (E) and should be interpreted with caution.
5. Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% were suppressed (F) due to extreme sampling variability.
6. "Health regions" are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces except Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, the Ministry of Health uses statistical "zones" rather than its legislated administrative areas; the zones are aggregations of the nine district health authorities.
7. For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
8. The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2003.
9. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics. The nine peer groups are identified by the letters A through I, which are appended to the health region 4-digit code.
10. In Ontario, Public health units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District health councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
11. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
12. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Manitoba have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Churchill Regional Health Authority (4690) is combined with Burntwood Regional Health Authority (4680) and referred to as "Burntwood/Churchill (4685)".
13. To avoid data suppression, northern regions in Saskatchewan have been grouped with neighbouring regions, as follows: Athabasca Health Authority (4713) is combined with Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority (4711) and Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority (4712) and referred to as "Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca (4714)".
14. The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available for a specific reference period and (...) for figures not applicable.
15. CANSIM table number 01050210.