Table 15
Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professional for female population aged 15 and over, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Canada, 2012

Table 15
Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professional for female population aged 15 and over, by selected Aboriginal identity group, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Prevalence of selected chronic conditions diagnosed by health professional for female population aged 15 and over Chronic conditions, Arthritis, High blood pressure, Asthma, Mood disorder and Anxiety disorder, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Chronic conditions
Arthritis High blood pressure Asthma Mood disorder Anxiety disorder
percentage
Total Aboriginal identity female population (excluding reserves) 22.2 17.2 16.6 16.9 17.0
Off-reserve First Nations 23.4 17.4 17.5 18.6 17.6
Métis 21.3 17.1 16.7 16.2 17.8
Inuit 15.2 14.8 9.3 8.2 7.1
Non-Aboriginal identity female population 14.7 13.1 10.6 10.3 9.4
Note: Data for chronic conditions were age standardized to reflect the younger age structure of the Aboriginal population.
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012; Canadian Community Health Survey, 2012.
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