High blood pressure, by sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2000/01

Chronic conditions -
High blood pressure		 Total population With high blood pressure Without high blood pressure High blood pressure, not stated
Number Number % Number % Number %
2000/2001              
00 Canada 25,801,719 3,257,198 12.6 22,497,665 87.2 46,856 0.2
  Males
 12,705,415 1,443,291 11.4 11,233,033 88.4 29,091 0.2
  Females
 13,096,304 1,813,907 13.9 11,264,632 86.0 17,765 0.1
             
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 461,104 70,876 15.4 389,928 84.6 F F
  Males
 227,150 32,345 14.2 194,734 85.7 F F
  Females
 233,954 38,531 16.5 195,194 83.4 F F
             
1001 HCS St. John's Region, NF (Peer group H) 158,173 22,042 13.9 135,984 86.0 F F
  Males
 76,979 9,974 13.0 67,005 87.0 F F
  Females
 81,194 12,068 14.9 68,979 85.0 F F
             
1002 HCS Eastern Region, NF (Peer group D) 103,604 16,304 15.7 87,300 84.3 F F
  Males
 50,928 7,765E 15.2E 43,163 84.8 F F
  Females
 52,676 8,539 16.2 44,137 83.8 F F
             
1003 HCS Central Region, NF (Peer group D) 90,416 16,972 18.8 73,444 81.2 F F
  Males
 44,952 7,052 15.7 37,901 84.3 F F
  Females
 45,464 9,920 21.8 35,543 78.2 F F
             
1004 HCS Western Region, NF (Peer group D) 74,740 10,759 14.4 63,898 85.5 F F
  Males
 36,843 5,262 14.3 31,581 85.7 F F
  Females
 37,897 5,497 14.5 32,318 85.3 F F
             
1005 Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NF (Peer group D) 14,020 2,118E 15.1E 11,903 84.9 F F
  Males
 7,114 883E 12.4E 6,231 87.6 F F
  Females
 6,907 1,235E 17.9E 5,672 82.1 F F
             
1006 Health Labrador Corporation, NF (Peer group F) 20,151 2,681 13.3 17,398 86.3 F F
  Males
 10,335 1,409E 13.6E 8,854 85.7 F F
  Females
 9,816 1,271 13.0 8,545 87.0 F F
             
11 Prince Edward Island 116,326 16,313 14.0 99,889 85.9 F F
  Males
 56,688 7,523 13.3 49,093 86.6 F F
  Females
 59,638 8,790 14.7 50,796 85.2 F F
             
1101 Urban Health Region, PE (Peer group I) 54,439 7,065 13.0 47,301 86.9 F F
  Males
 26,298 3,527 13.4 22,699 86.3 F F
  Females
 28,141 3,538 12.6 24,602 87.4 F F
             
1102 Rural Health Region, PE (Peer group E) 61,887 9,248 14.9 52,587 85.0 F F
  Males
 30,389 3,996 13.1 26,394 86.9 F F
  Females
 31,498 5,252 16.7 26,194 83.2 F F
             
12 Nova Scotia 787,972 127,845 16.2 659,503 83.7 F F
  Males
 380,843 55,100 14.5 325,330 85.4 F F
  Females
 407,129 72,745 17.9 334,173 82.1 F F
             
1201 Zone 1, NS (Peer group E) 108,292 20,307 18.8 87,985 81.2 F F
  Males
 53,119 8,003 15.1 45,116 84.9 F F
  Females
 55,173 12,304 22.3 42,868 77.7 F F
             
1202 Zone 2, NS (Peer group E) 70,499 9,031 12.8 61,468 87.2 F F
  Males
 33,968 3,925 11.6 30,043 88.4 F F
  Females
 36,531 5,106 14.0 31,425 86.0 F F
             
1203 Zone 3, NS (Peer group H) 88,937 16,436 18.5 72,501 81.5 F F
  Males
 43,361 6,848 15.8 36,513 84.2 F F
  Females
 45,575 9,588 21.0 35,988 79.0 F F
             
1204 Zone 4, NS (Peer group H) 83,250 13,704 16.5 69,547 83.5 F F
  Males
 40,986 5,684 13.9 35,302 86.1 F F
  Females
 42,265 8,020 19.0 34,244 81.0 F F
             
1205 Zone 5, NS (Peer group D) 112,272 24,377 21.7 87,827 78.2 F F
  Males
 53,896 10,199 18.9 43,630 81.0 F F
  Females
 58,376 14,179 24.3 44,197 75.7 F F
             
1206 Zone 6, NS (Peer group I) 324,722 43,990 13.5 280,175 86.3 F F
  Males
 155,512 20,442 13.1 134,725 86.6 F F
  Females
 169,210 23,548 13.9 145,450 86.0 F F
             
13 New Brunswick 634,264 91,865 14.5 541,426 85.4 F F
  Males
 310,592 38,280 12.3 271,522 87.4 F F
  Females
 323,673 53,584 16.6 269,904 83.4 F F
             
1301 Region 1, NB (Peer group I) 157,931 24,336 15.4 132,987 84.2 F F
  Males
 77,273 10,547 13.6 66,303 85.8 F F
  Females
 80,659 13,789 17.1 66,685 82.7 F F
             
1302 Region 2, NB (Peer group H) 149,340 23,152 15.5 126,188 84.5 F F
  Males
 72,297 8,743 12.1 63,555 87.9 F F
  Females
 77,043 14,409 18.7 62,634 81.3 F F
             
1303 Region 3, NB (Peer group I) 137,485 15,779 11.5 121,539 88.4 F F
  Males
 66,811 6,904 10.3 59,740 89.4 F F
  Females
 70,674 8,875 12.6 61,799 87.4 F F
             
1304 Region 4, NB (Peer group H) 46,132 6,336 13.7 39,708 86.1 F F
  Males
 22,674 3,414 15.1 19,171 84.6 F F
  Females
 23,459 2,922E 12.5E 20,537 87.5 F F
             
1305 Region 5, NB (Peer group D) 26,938 5,045 18.7 21,837 81.1 F F
  Males
 13,233 2,086 15.8 11,090 83.8 F F
  Females
 13,705 2,958 21.6 10,747 78.4 F F
             
1306 Region 6, NB (Peer group D) 75,213 10,068 13.4 65,145 86.6 F F
  Males
 37,706 3,127 8.3 34,579 91.7 F F
  Females
 37,507 6,941 18.5 30,566 81.5 F F
             
1307 Region 7, NB (Peer group D) 41,225 7,149 17.3 34,022 82.5 F F
  Males
 20,598 3,459 16.8 17,084 82.9 F F
  Females
 20,627 3,689 17.9 16,937 82.1 F F
             
24 Quebec 6,231,107 783,003 12.6 5,438,526 87.3 9,578E 0.2E
  Males
 3,063,515 320,403 10.5 2,736,948 89.3 F F
  Females
 3,167,591 462,600 14.6 2,701,578 85.3 F F
             
2401 Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC (Peer group H) 174,533 22,986 13.2 150,867 86.4 F F
  Males
 86,312 8,733 10.1 77,127 89.4 F F
  Females
 88,221 14,253 16.2 73,740 83.6 F F
             
2402 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC (Peer group H) 241,654 35,268 14.6 206,149 85.3 F F
  Males
 120,711 15,505 12.8 105,206 87.2 F F
  Females
 120,942 19,762 16.3 100,944 83.5 F F
             
2403 Québec, QC (Peer group H) 556,346 75,500 13.6 480,807 86.4 F F
  Males
 268,736 27,957 10.4 240,779 89.6 F F
  Females
 287,610 47,544 16.5 240,027 83.5 F F
             
2404 Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, QC (Peer group H) 408,383 50,674 12.4 357,028 87.4 F F
  Males
 201,735 20,319 10.1 180,735 89.6 F F
  Females
 206,648 30,355 14.7 176,293 85.3 F F
             
2405 Estrie, QC (Peer group H) 244,455 29,931 12.2 214,524 87.8 F F
  Males
 120,958 13,840 11.4 107,118 88.6 F F
  Females
 123,497 16,092 13.0 107,406 87.0 F F
             
2406 Montréal-Centre, QC (Peer group A) 1,569,344 199,296 12.7 1,367,019 87.1 F F
  Males
 755,931 75,336 10.0 678,085 89.7 F F
  Females
 813,413 123,961 15.2 688,935 84.7 F F
             
2407 Outaouais, QC (Peer group H) 267,803 31,658 11.8 236,145 88.2 F F
  Males
 132,198 14,412 10.9 117,785 89.1 F F
  Females
 135,605 17,245 12.7 118,360 87.3 F F
             
2408 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC (Peer group H) 123,875 16,555 13.4 107,105 86.5 F F
  Males
 62,972 6,265 9.9 56,707 90.1 F F
  Females
 60,903 10,290 16.9 50,399 82.8 F F
             
2409 Côte-Nord, QC (Peer group H) 77,721 12,270 15.8 65,450 84.2 F F
  Males
 39,882 5,334 13.4 34,548 86.6 F F
  Females
 37,838 6,936 18.3 30,902 81.7 F F
             
2410 Nord-du-Québec, QC (Peer group F) 14,385 1,395 9.7 12,945 90.0 F F
  Males
 7,454 582 7.8 6,828 91.6 F F
  Females
 6,931 813 11.7 6,118 88.3 F F
             
2411 Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (Peer group D) 85,308 12,281 14.4 72,960 85.5 F F
  Males
 42,440 4,929 11.6 37,511 88.4 F F
  Females
 42,868 7,352 17.1 35,448 82.7 F F
             
2412 Chaudière-Appalaches, QC (Peer group H) 330,976 35,522 10.7 295,180 89.2 F F
  Males
 165,751 15,324 9.2 150,427 90.8 F F
  Females
 165,224 20,198 12.2 144,753 87.6 F F
             
2413 Laval, QC (Peer group I) 297,108 36,127 12.2 259,893 87.5 F F
  Males
 145,112 15,750 10.9 129,131 89.0 F F
  Females
 151,996 20,377 13.4 130,762 86.0 F F
             
2414 Lanaudière, QC (Peer group I) 330,528 41,012 12.4 289,273 87.5 F F
  Males
 165,708 17,294 10.4 148,171 89.4 F F
  Females
 164,820 23,718 14.4 141,102 85.6 F F
             
2415 Laurentides, QC (Peer group H) 394,808 37,645 9.5 357,163 90.5 F F
  Males
 196,782 17,237 8.8 179,545 91.2 F F
  Females
 198,027 20,408 10.3 177,619 89.7 F F
             
2416 Montérégie, QC (Peer group H) 1,113,880 144,881 13.0 966,017 86.7 F F
  Males
 550,833 61,585 11.2 487,246 88.5 F F
  Females
 563,047 83,296 14.8 478,771 85.0 F F
             
2417 Nunavik, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
2418 Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC) 9,877,292 1,288,257 13.0 8,572,198 86.8 16,837E 0.2E
  Males
 4,846,436 588,685 12.1 4,245,759 87.6 11,992E 0.2E
  Females
 5,030,856 699,572 13.9 4,326,439 86.0 4,845E 0.1E
             
3501 Champlain DHC, ON 909,582 111,006 12.2 797,470 87.7 F F
  Males
 445,671 50,141 11.3 394,423 88.5 F F
  Females
 463,911 60,865 13.1 403,047 86.9 F F
             
3502 Quinte-Kingston and Rideau DHC, ON 420,612 63,041 15.0 356,160 84.7 F F
  Males
 203,748 29,839 14.6 173,227 85.0 F F
  Females
 216,863 33,202 15.3 182,933 84.4 F F
             
3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON 680,625 80,295 11.8 599,764 88.1 F F
  Males
 335,749 35,635 10.6 299,819 89.3 F F
  Females
 344,876 44,660 12.9 299,944 87.0 F F
             
3504 Toronto DHC, ON 2,176,887 262,145 12.0 1,911,848 87.8 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 112,504 10.7 939,090 89.1 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 149,641 13.3 972,758 86.6 F F
             
3505 Simcoe-York DHC, ON 951,621 121,660 12.8 824,989 86.7 F F
  Males
 470,337 60,476 12.9 406,037 86.3 F F
  Females
 481,284 61,184 12.7 418,952 87.0 F F
             
3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON 1,178,941 151,460 12.8 1,025,735 87.0 F F
  Males
 583,589 69,125 11.8 513,414 88.0 F F
  Females
 595,351 82,335 13.8 512,321 86.1 F F
             
3507 Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON 581,995 68,836 11.8 512,636 88.1 F F
  Males
 289,589 35,031 12.1 254,034 87.7 F F
  Females
 292,406 33,805 11.6 258,601 88.4 F F
             
3508 Hamilton-Wentworth DHC, ON 423,505 67,633 16.0 355,234 83.9 F F
  Males
 207,386 30,072 14.5 176,675 85.2 F F
  Females
 216,120 37,561 17.4 178,558 82.6 F F
             
3509 Niagara DHC, ON 362,313 53,172 14.7 308,997 85.3 F F
  Males
 176,877 25,498 14.4 151,379 85.6 F F
  Females
 185,436 27,674 14.9 157,619 85.0 F F
             
3510 Grand River DHC, ON 199,051 25,834 13.0 173,038 86.9 F F
  Males
 98,642 12,522 12.7 86,040 87.2 F F
  Females
 100,410 13,312 13.3 86,997 86.6 F F
             
3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON 504,732 67,819 13.4 436,422 86.5 F F
  Males
 246,576 29,987 12.2 216,230 87.7 F F
  Females
 258,156 37,832 14.7 220,192 85.3 F F
             
3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON 527,012 71,799 13.6 454,624 86.3 F F
  Males
 259,781 32,853 12.6 226,608 87.2 F F
  Females
 267,231 38,946 14.6 228,016 85.3 F F
             
3513 Grey-Bruce-Huron and Perth DHC, ON 247,777 34,422 13.9 213,305 86.1 F F
  Males
 122,534 15,271 12.5 107,214 87.5 F F
  Females
 125,244 19,152 15.3 106,092 84.7 F F
             
3514 Muskoka-Nipissing and Parry Sound DHC, ON 181,271 28,058 15.5 152,830 84.3 F F
  Males
 88,653 13,678 15.4 74,593 84.1 F F
  Females
 92,618 14,381 15.5 78,238 84.5 F F
             
3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON 345,255 56,956 16.5 287,887 83.4 F F
  Males
 170,891 25,240 14.8 145,504 85.1 F F
  Females
 174,364 31,716 18.2 142,384 81.7 F F
             
3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON 186,114 24,120 13.0 161,259 86.6 F F
  Males
 92,958 10,814 11.6 81,471 87.6 F F
  Females
 93,156 13,306 14.3 79,787 85.6 F F
             
35 Ontario by Public Health Unit (PHU) 9,877,292 1,288,257 13.0 8,572,198 86.8 16,837E 0.2E
  Males
 4,846,436 588,685 12.1 4,245,759 87.6 11,992E 0.2E
  Females
 5,030,856 699,572 13.9 4,326,439 86.0 4,845E 0.1E
             
3526 Algoma PHU, ON (Peer group H) 105,357 18,568 17.6 86,627 82.2 F F
  Males
 51,797 9,272 17.9 42,525 82.1 F F
  Females
 53,560 9,297 17.4 44,102 82.3 F F
             
3527 Brant PHU, ON (Peer group I) 105,865 12,258 11.6 93,507 88.3 F F
  Males
 52,051 5,217E 10.0E 46,834 90.0 F F
  Females
 53,814 7,041 13.1 46,673 86.7 F F
             
3530 Durham PHU, ON (Peer group J) 427,780 43,987 10.3 383,499 89.6 F F
  Males
 211,473 19,084 9.0 192,095 90.8 F F
  Females
 216,307 24,903 11.5 191,404 88.5 F F
             
3531 Elgin-St Thomas PHU, ON (Peer group I) 69,966 10,371 14.8 59,314 84.8 F F
  Males
 34,736 3,886 11.2 30,568 88.0 F F
  Females
 35,230 6,485 18.4 28,746 81.6 F F
             
3533 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound PHU, ON (Peer group I) 133,720 18,913 14.1 114,807 85.9 F F
  Males
 66,021 8,255 12.5 57,766 87.5 F F
  Females
 67,699 10,658 15.7 57,041 84.3 F F
             
3534 Haldimand-Norfolk PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,186 13,576 14.6 79,531 85.3 F F
  Males
 46,591 7,305 15.7 39,206 84.2 F F
  Females
 46,595 6,271 13.5 40,324 86.5 F F
             
3535 Haliburton-Kawartha-Pine Ridge PHU, ON (Peer group I) 144,537 22,618 15.6 121,647 84.2 F F
  Males
 71,721 10,816 15.1 60,905 84.9 F F
  Females
 72,817 11,803 16.2 60,742 83.4 F F
             
3536 Halton PHU, ON (Peer group J) 321,355 41,680 13.0 278,685 86.7 F F
  Males
 157,856 21,840 13.8 135,722 86.0 F F
  Females
 163,498 19,840 12.1 142,963 87.4 F F
             
3537 Hamilton PHU, ON (Peer group H) 423,505 67,633 16.0 355,234 83.9 F F
  Males
 207,386 30,072 14.5 176,675 85.2 F F
  Females
 216,120 37,561 17.4 178,558 82.6 F F
             
3538 Hastings and Prince Edward PHU, ON (Peer group I) 132,650 22,056 16.6 110,317 83.2 F F
  Males
 64,075 10,011 15.6 53,837 84.0 F F
  Females
 68,574 12,045 17.6 56,481 82.4 F F
             
3539 Huron PHU, ON (Peer group G) 51,211 7,794 15.2 43,417 84.8 F F
  Males
 25,438 3,752 14.8 21,685 85.2 F F
  Females
 25,773 4,041 15.7 21,732 84.3 F F
             
3540 Kent-Chatham PHU, ON (Peer group I) 93,445 12,186 13.0 80,929 86.6 F F
  Males
 46,075 4,089 8.9 41,851 90.8 F F
  Females
 47,370 8,097 17.1 39,078 82.5 F F
             
3541 Kingston-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington PHU, ON (Peer group I) 149,440 21,661 14.5 127,341 85.2 F F
  Males
 72,014 11,249 15.6 60,705 84.3 F F
  Females
 77,426 10,413 13.4 66,636 86.1 F F
             
3542 Lambton PHU, ON (Peer group I) 108,811 13,920 12.8 94,632 87.0 F F
  Males
 53,398 6,186 11.6 47,027 88.1 F F
  Females
 55,413 7,735 14.0 47,605 85.9 F F
             
3543 Leeds-Grenville-Lanark PHU, ON (Peer group I) 137,717 19,198 13.9 117,823 85.6 F F
  Males
 67,593 8,580 12.7 58,619 86.7 F F
  Females
 70,124 10,618 15.1 59,204 84.4 F F
             
3544 Middlesex-London PHU, ON (Peer group I) 348,789 45,815 13.1 302,766 86.8 F F
  Males
 169,301 21,059 12.4 148,164 87.5 F F
  Females
 179,488 24,756 13.8 154,602 86.1 F F
             
3545 Muskoka-Parry Sound PHU, ON (Peer group E) 72,021 12,689 17.6 59,332 82.4 F F
  Males
 35,571 6,276 17.6 29,296 82.4 F F
  Females
 36,450 6,414 17.6 30,036 82.4 F F
             
3546 Niagara PHU, ON (Peer group I) 362,313 53,172 14.7 308,997 85.3 F F
  Males
 176,877 25,498 14.4 151,379 85.6 F F
  Females
 185,436 27,674 14.9 157,619 85.0 F F
             
3547 North Bay PHU, ON (Peer group H) 77,563 10,870 14.0 66,347 85.5 F F
  Males
 37,523 5,493 14.6 31,684 84.4 F F
  Females
 40,040 5,377 13.4 34,663 86.6 F F
             
3549 Northwestern PHU, ON (Peer group G) 55,555 8,442 15.2 46,887 84.4 F F
  Males
 27,906 3,780 13.5 23,962 85.9 F F
  Females
 27,649 4,661 16.9 22,925 82.9 F F
             
3551 Ottawa PHU, ON (Peer group B) 664,036 74,906 11.3 588,023 88.6 F F
  Males
 324,851 35,077 10.8 288,667 88.9 F F
  Females
 339,185 39,828 11.7 299,356 88.3 F F
             
3552 Oxford PHU, ON (Peer group I) 85,976 11,633 13.5 74,343 86.5 F F
  Males
 42,539 5,042 11.9 37,498 88.1 F F
  Females
 43,437 6,592 15.2 36,845 84.8 F F
             
3553 Peel PHU, ON (Peer group B) 857,586 109,780 12.8 747,050 87.1 F F
  Males
 425,733 47,285 11.1 377,692 88.7 F F
  Females
 431,853 62,495 14.5 369,358 85.5 F F
             
3554 Perth PHU, ON (Peer group G) 62,847 7,716 12.3 55,081 87.6 F F
  Males
 31,075 3,263E 10.5E 27,762 89.3 F F
  Females
 31,771 4,453 14.0 27,319 86.0 F F
             
3555 Peterborough PHU, ON (Peer group I) 109,112 13,816 12.7 95,296 87.3 F F
  Males
 52,621 5,736 10.9 46,886 89.1 F F
  Females
 56,491 8,080 14.3 48,411 85.7 F F
             
3556 Porcupine PHU, ON (Peer group H) 74,595 10,351 13.9 64,184 86.0 F F
  Males
 37,394 4,075E 10.9E 33,259 88.9 F F
  Females
 37,201 6,276 16.9 30,925 83.1 F F
             
3557 Renfrew PHU, ON (Peer group G) 82,501 14,389 17.4 68,112 82.6 F F
  Males
 39,940 6,094 15.3 33,846 84.7 F F
  Females
 42,561 8,295 19.5 34,266 80.5 F F
             
3558 Eastern Ontario PHU, ON (Peer group I) 163,078 21,744 13.3 141,334 86.7 F F
  Males
 80,913 9,003 11.1 71,910 88.9 F F
  Females
 82,165 12,741 15.5 69,424 84.5 F F
             
3560 Simcoe PHU, ON (Peer group J) 316,951 49,612 15.7 267,220 84.3 F F
  Males
 155,803 22,025 14.1 133,659 85.8 F F
  Females
 161,148 27,587 17.1 133,561 82.9 F F
             
3561 Sudbury PHU, ON (Peer group H) 165,778 28,036 16.9 137,552 83.0 F F
  Males
 81,957 11,893 14.5 69,978 85.4 F F
  Females
 83,820 16,144 19.3 67,574 80.6 F F
             
3562 Thunder Bay PHU, ON (Peer group I) 130,084 15,679 12.1 113,897 87.6 F F
  Males
 64,794 7,034 10.9 57,252 88.4 F F
  Females
 65,290 8,645 13.2 56,645 86.8 F F
             
3563 Timiskaming PHU, ON (Peer group E) 31,655 4,466 14.1 27,151 85.8 F F
  Males
 15,526 1,876E 12.1E 13,613 87.7 F F
  Females
 16,128 2,590 16.1 13,538 83.9 F F
             
3565 Waterloo PHU, ON (Peer group I) 378,067 45,064 11.9 332,480 87.9 F F
  Males
 187,731 23,691 12.6 163,517 87.1 F F
  Females
 190,336 21,373 11.2 168,963 88.8 F F
             
3566 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph PHU, ON (Peer group J) 203,929 23,773 11.7 180,156 88.3 F F
  Males
 101,858 11,341 11.1 90,518 88.9 F F
  Females
 102,070 12,432 12.2 89,638 87.8 F F
             
3568 Windsor-Essex PHU, ON (Peer group I) 324,756 45,692 14.1 279,064 85.9 F F
  Males
 160,308 22,578 14.1 137,730 85.9 F F
  Females
 164,448 23,114 14.1 141,334 85.9 F F
             
3570 York PHU, ON (Peer group B) 634,669 72,047 11.4 557,768 87.9 F F
  Males
 314,534 38,451 12.2 272,378 86.6 F F
  Females
 320,136 33,597 10.5 285,390 89.1 F F
             
3595 Toronto PHU, ON (Peer group A) 2,176,887 262,145 12.0 1,911,848 87.8 F F
  Males
 1,053,456 112,504 10.7 939,090 89.1 F F
  Females
 1,123,431 149,641 13.3 972,758 86.6 F F
             
46 Manitoba 907,493 121,901 13.4 783,702 86.4 F F
  Males
 447,046 51,506 11.5 394,287 88.2 F F
  Females
 460,448 70,395 15.3 389,415 84.6 F F
             
4610 Winnipeg, MB (Peer group H) 535,694 72,650 13.6 461,903 86.2 F F
  Males
 259,819 30,648 11.8 228,476 87.9 F F
  Females
 275,874 42,002 15.2 233,427 84.6 F F
             
4615 Brandon, MB (Peer group I) 39,264 5,159 13.1 33,927 86.4 F F
  Males
 18,934 2,290 12.1 16,579 87.6 F F
  Females
 20,330 2,870 14.1 17,348 85.3 F F
             
4620 North Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 29,532 4,547 15.4 24,985 84.6 F F
  Males
 14,962 1,798 12.0 13,165 88.0 F F
  Females
 14,570 2,750 18.9 11,820 81.1 F F
             
4625 South Eastman, MB (Peer group G) 43,418 5,136 11.8 38,243 88.1 F F
  Males
 22,138 2,481E 11.2E 19,656 88.8 F F
  Females
 21,280 2,655 12.5 18,587 87.3 F F
             
4630 Interlake, MB (Peer group G) 60,785 10,019 16.5 50,767 83.5 F F
  Males
 30,930 4,250 13.7 26,681 86.3 F F
  Females
 29,855 5,769 19.3 24,086 80.7 F F
             
4640 Central, MB (Peer group G) 75,577 7,842 10.4 67,598 89.4 F F
  Males
 38,033 3,089E 8.1E 34,806 91.5 F F
  Females
 37,544 4,753 12.7 32,792 87.3 F F
             
4650 Marquette, MB (Peer group E) 29,719 4,060 13.7 25,641 86.3 F F
  Males
 14,837 1,493 10.1 13,344 89.9 F F
  Females
 14,882 2,567 17.3 12,297 82.6 F F
             
4655 South Westman, MB (Peer group E) 28,694 3,974 13.9 24,533 85.5 F F
  Males
 14,361 1,545E 10.8E 12,630 87.9 F F
  Females
 14,332 2,430 17.0 11,903 83.0 F F
             
4660 Parkland, MB (Peer group E) 33,760 4,954 14.7 28,685 85.0 F F
  Males
 16,881 2,364 14.0 14,396 85.3 F F
  Females
 16,879 2,591 15.3 14,288 84.7 F F
             
4670 Norman, MB (Peer group F) 14,823 1,802 12.2 12,997 87.7 F F
  Males
 7,657 655E 8.6E 7,002 91.4 F F
  Females
 7,166 1,148 16.0 5,995 83.7 F F
             
4680, 4690 Burntwood and Churchill, MB (Peer group C) 16,228 1,757 10.8 14,425 88.9 F F
  Males
 8,493 895E 10.5E 7,552 88.9 F F
  Females
 7,735 862E 11.1E 6,873 88.9 F F
             
4680 Burntwood, MB (Peer group C) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
4690 Churchill, MB (Peer group F) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Males
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  Females
 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
             
47 Saskatchewan 805,993 101,463 12.6 703,375 87.3 F F
  Males
 398,404 43,817 11.0 353,820 88.8 F F
  Females
 407,589 57,646 14.1 349,555 85.8 F F
             
4701 Weyburn SA, SK (Peer group G) 46,415 6,738 14.5 39,611 85.3 F F
  Males
 23,571 2,792E 11.8E 20,779 88.2 F F
  Females
 22,844 3,946 17.3 18,832 82.4 F F
             
4702 Moose Jaw SA, SK (Peer group E) 46,692 7,285 15.6 39,248 84.1 F F
  Males
 23,056 3,088 13.4 19,968 86.6 F F
  Females
 23,636 4,197 17.8 19,281 81.6 F F
             
4703 Swift Current SA, SK (Peer group G) 38,130 4,705 12.3 33,425 87.7 F F
  Males
 19,067 2,248E 11.8E 16,819 88.2 F F
  Females
 19,063 2,457 12.9 16,606 87.1 F F
             
4704 Regina SA, SK (Peer group I) 199,000 23,255 11.7 175,086 88.0 F F
  Males
 97,399 10,498 10.8 86,242 88.5 F F
  Females
 101,601 12,757 12.6 88,844 87.4 F F
             
4705 Yorkton SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,985 9,348 19.1 39,543 80.7 F F
  Males
 24,174 3,420 14.1 20,754 85.9 F F
  Females
 24,811 5,928 23.9 18,789 75.7 F F
             
4706 Saskatoon SA, SK (Peer group I) 231,775 24,598 10.6 207,178 89.4 F F
  Males
 113,566 11,890 10.5 101,676 89.5 F F
  Females
 118,209 12,708 10.8 105,502 89.2 F F
             
4707 Rosetown SA, SK (Peer group G) 39,280 5,092 13.0 34,188 87.0 F F
  Males
 19,941 2,116E 10.6E 17,825 89.4 F F
  Females
 19,339 2,976 15.4 16,362 84.6 F F
             
4708 Melfort SA, SK (Peer group E) 35,027 5,053 14.4 29,921 85.4 F F
  Males
 17,600 1,990E 11.3E 15,610 88.7 F F
  Females
 17,428 3,063 17.6 14,311 82.1 F F
             
4709 Prince Albert SA, SK (Peer group E) 56,173 7,795 13.9 48,270 85.9 F F
  Males
 27,582 2,981E 10.8E 24,493 88.8 F F
  Females
 28,592 4,814 16.8 23,777 83.2 F F
             
4710 North Battleford SA, SK (Peer group E) 48,712 6,181 12.7 42,532 87.3 F F
  Males
 24,517 2,096E 8.5E 22,421 91.5 F F
  Females
 24,196 4,085 16.9 20,111 83.1 F F
             
4711 Northern Health Services Branch, SK (Peer group C) 15,803 1,414 8.9 14,372 90.9 F F
  Males
 7,931 698E 8.8E 7,233 91.2 F F
  Females
 7,871 716E 9.1E 7,139 90.7 F F
             
48 Alberta 2,481,568 259,826 10.5 2,215,689 89.3 6,053E 0.2E
  Males
 1,248,617 116,777 9.4 1,127,592 90.3 F F
  Females
 1,232,951 143,049 11.6 1,088,097 88.3 F F
             
4801 Chinook RHA, AB (Peer group G) 120,653 14,639 12.1 105,910 87.8 F F
  Males
 60,847 6,749 11.1 54,097 88.9 F F
  Females
 59,806 7,889 13.2 51,813 86.6 F F
             
4802 Palliser HA, AB (Peer group G) 77,508 9,975 12.9 67,533 87.1 F F
  Males
 38,424 3,924E 10.2E 34,500 89.8 F F
  Females
 39,084 6,050 15.5 33,034 84.5 F F
             
4803 Headwaters HA, AB (Peer group J) 62,770 6,340 10.1 56,349 89.8 F F
  Males
 32,010 2,469E 7.7E 29,500 92.2 F F
  Females
 30,760 3,871 12.6 26,848 87.3 F F
             
4804 Calgary RHA, AB (Peer group B) 809,818 70,473 8.7 737,151 91.0 F F
  Males
 407,032 32,004 7.9 372,833 91.6 F F
  Females
 402,787 38,469 9.6 364,317 90.4 F F
             
4805 HA #5, AB (Peer group G) 43,417 3,091 7.1 39,811 91.7 F F
  Males
 21,829 1,161E 5.3E 20,153 92.3 F F
  Females
 21,588 1,930 8.9 19,658 91.1 F F
             
4806 David Thompson RHA, AB (Peer group G) 162,697 18,762 11.5 143,022 87.9 F F
  Males
 81,898 9,169 11.2 72,006 87.9 F F
  Females
 80,799 9,593 11.9 71,016 87.9 F F
             
4807 East Central HA, AB (Peer group G) 85,574 11,926 13.9 73,479 85.9 F F
  Males
 43,105 6,337 14.7 36,665 85.1 F F
  Females
 42,470 5,589 13.2 36,814 86.7 F F
             
4808 Westview RHA, AB (Peer group J) 77,177 7,396 9.6 69,609 90.2 F F
  Males
 39,219 3,457E 8.8E 35,588 90.7 F F
  Females
 37,959 3,938E 10.4E 34,020 89.6 F F
             
4809 Crossroads RHA, AB (Peer group G) 34,136 4,589 13.4 29,546 86.6 F F
  Males
 17,074 1,846E 10.8E 15,228 89.2 F F
  Females
 17,062 2,743 16.1 14,319 83.9 F F
             
4810 Capital HA, AB (Peer group B) 700,227 78,657 11.2 620,257 88.6 F F
  Males
 349,340 34,497 9.9 314,460 90.0 F F
  Females
 350,887 44,160 12.6 305,796 87.1 F F
             
4811 Aspen RHA, AB (Peer group G) 73,940 8,630 11.7 65,262 88.3 F F
  Males
 37,776 3,813E 10.1E 33,963 89.9 F F
  Females
 36,164 4,817 13.3 31,299 86.5 F F
             
4812 Lakeland RHA, AB (Peer group G) 84,599 10,141 12.0 74,291 87.8 F F
  Males
 42,453 4,874 11.5 37,515 88.4 F F
  Females
 42,146 5,268 12.5 36,776 87.3 F F
             
4813 Mistahia RHA, AB (Peer group F) 73,189 7,401 10.1 65,759 89.8 F F
  Males
 37,963 2,816E 7.4E 35,118 92.5 F F
  Females
 35,225 4,585 13.0 30,641 87.0 F F
             
4814 Peace RHA, AB (Peer group G) 17,518 1,790 10.2 15,654 89.4 F F
  Males
 9,065 987E 10.9E 8,077 89.1 F F
  Females
 8,454 803E 9.5E 7,577 89.6 F F
             
4815 Keeweetinok Lakes RHA, AB (Peer group F) 15,503 2,038 13.1 13,370 86.2 F F
  Males
 8,041 816E 10.2E 7,225 89.8 F F
  Females
 7,462 1,221E 16.4E 6,145 82.4 F F
             
4816 Northern Lights RHA, AB (Peer group F) 32,755 2,615 8.0 29,965 91.5 F F
  Males
 17,325 1,319E 7.6E 15,985 92.3 F F
  Females
 15,430 1,296E 8.4E 13,980 90.6 F F
             
4817 Northwestern RHA, AB (Peer group F) 10,087 1,365 13.5 8,722 86.5 F F
  Males
 5,217 539E 10.3E 4,678 89.7 F F
  Females
 4,869 826 17.0 4,044 83.0 F F
             
59 British Columbia 3,421,672 389,875 11.4 3,022,663 88.3 9,135E 0.3E
  Males
 1,686,389 185,618 11.0 1,497,604 88.8 3,167E 0.2E
  Females
 1,735,283 204,257 11.8 1,525,058 87.9 5,968E 0.3E
             
5901 East Kootenay, BC (Peer group G) 69,315 7,917 11.4 61,246 88.4 F F
  Males
 34,839 4,366 12.5 30,473 87.5 F F
  Females
 34,477 3,551 10.3 30,773 89.3 F F
             
5902 West Kootenay-Boundary, BC (Peer group I) 70,689 8,209 11.6 62,204 88.0 F F
  Males
 35,062 3,114E 8.9E 31,843 90.8 F F
  Females
 35,627 5,096 14.3 30,360 85.2 F F
             
5903 North Okanagan, BC (Peer group I) 99,212 10,927 11.0 87,664 88.4 F F
  Males
 48,771 5,256 10.8 42,971 88.1 F F
  Females
 50,441 5,671 11.2 44,692 88.6 F F
             
5904 South Okanagan Similkameen, BC (Peer group I) 195,969 30,505 15.6 164,898 84.1 F F
  Males
 94,940 13,141 13.8 81,800 86.2 F F
  Females
 101,029 17,365 17.2 83,099 82.3 F F
             
5905 Thompson, BC (Peer group I) 109,782 11,620 10.6 97,931 89.2 F F
  Males
 54,649 4,923 9.0 49,725 91.0 F F
  Females
 55,133 6,697 12.1 48,206 87.4 F F
             
5906 Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group I) 196,019 24,847 12.7 170,506 87.0 F F
  Males
 96,001 12,716 13.2 82,966 86.4 F F
  Females
 100,019 12,130 12.1 87,540 87.5 F F
             
5907 South Fraser Valley, BC (Peer group B) 502,588 50,393 10.0 452,195 90.0 F F
  Males
 247,362 27,061 10.9 220,302 89.1 F F
  Females
 255,226 23,333 9.1 231,893 90.9 F F
             
5922 Burnaby/Simon Fraser, BC 451,552 50,002 11.1 400,362 88.7 F F
  Males
 222,220 23,405 10.5 198,702 89.4 F F
  Females
 229,332 26,597 11.6 201,661 87.9 F F
             
5917 Burnaby, BC (Peer group A) 172,461 17,379 10.1 153,998 89.3 F F
  Males
 84,958 8,243 9.7 76,601 90.2 F F
  Females
 87,503 9,136 10.4 77,397 88.5 F F
             
5908 Simon Fraser, BC (Peer group B) 279,092 32,623 11.7 246,364 88.3 F F
  Males
 137,262 15,162 11.0 122,100 89.0 F F
  Females
 141,830 17,461 12.3 124,264 87.6 F F
             
5909 Coast Garibaldi, BC (Peer group J) 62,996 6,452 10.2 55,896 88.7 F F
  Males
 31,862 2,955E 9.3E 28,613 89.8 F F
  Females
 31,134 3,497 11.2 27,282 87.6 F F
             
5910 Central Vancouver Island, BC (Peer group I) 202,878 24,421 12.0 178,174 87.8 F F
  Males
 99,705 9,800 9.8 89,623 89.9 F F
  Females
 103,173 14,621 14.2 88,552 85.8 F F
             
5911 Upper Island/Central Coast, BC (Peer group J) 95,312 12,157 12.8 82,972 87.1 F F
  Males
 47,628 5,835 12.3 41,793 87.7 F F
  Females
 47,684 6,321 13.3 41,179 86.4 F F
             
5912 Cariboo, BC (Peer group F) 59,559 8,389 14.1 50,963 85.6 F F
  Males
 30,240 4,158 13.7 26,049 86.1 F F
  Females
 29,319 4,232 14.4 24,913 85.0 F F
             
5913 North West, BC (Peer group F) 62,131 7,241 11.7 54,636 87.9 F F
  Males
 32,148 3,417E 10.6E 28,475 88.6 F F
  Females
 29,984 3,823 12.8 26,160 87.2 F F
             
5914 Peace Liard, BC (Peer group F) 50,837 4,933 9.7 45,607 89.7 F F
  Males
 26,369 2,240 8.5 23,950 90.8 F F
  Females
 24,468 2,693E 11.0E 21,657 88.5 F F
             
5915 Northern Interior, BC (Peer group F) 104,362 10,384 10.0 93,360 89.5 F F
  Males
 53,524 5,397 10.1 47,737 89.2 F F
  Females
 50,838 4,987 9.8 45,623 89.7 F F
             
5921 Vancouver/Richmond, BC 645,091 68,115 10.6 574,942 89.1 F F
  Males
 317,653 32,369 10.2 284,964 89.7 F F
  Females
 327,438 35,747 10.9 289,978 88.6 F F
             
5916 Vancouver, BC (Peer group A) 501,148 52,253 10.4 447,191 89.2 F F
  Males
 246,807 25,169 10.2 221,444 89.7 F F
  Females
 254,341 27,083 10.6 225,747 88.8 F F
             
5919 Richmond, BC (Peer group A) 143,943 15,862 11.0 127,751 88.8 F F
  Males
 70,846 7,199 10.2 63,520 89.7 F F
  Females
 73,097 8,663 11.9 64,231 87.9 F F
             
5918 North Shore, BC (Peer group B) 160,837 14,577 9.1 145,787 90.6 F F
  Males
 79,315 7,639 9.6 71,493 90.1 F F
  Females
 81,522 6,937 8.5 74,294 91.1 F F
             
5920 Capital, BC (Peer group I) 282,542 38,785 13.7 243,320 86.1 F F
  Males
 134,103 17,826 13.3 116,126 86.6 F F
  Females
 148,439 20,959 14.1 127,194 85.7 F F
             
60 Yukon Territory 24,937 2,129 8.5 22,776 91.3 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,189 9.4 11,451 90.4 F F
  Females
 12,266 941 7.7 11,325 92.3 F F
             
6001 Yukon Territory (Peer group F) 24,937 2,129 8.5 22,776 91.3 F F
  Males
 12,672 1,189 9.4 11,451 90.4 F F
  Females
 12,266 941 7.7 11,325 92.3 F F
             
61 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut 32,496 2,640 8.1 29,751 91.6 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,410 8.4 15,363 91.2 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,230 7.9 14,388 91.9 F F
             
6101 Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut (Peer group F) 32,496 2,640 8.1 29,751 91.6 F F
  Males
 16,846 1,410 8.4 15,363 91.2 F F
  Females
 15,650 1,230 7.9 14,388 91.9 F F
             
62 Nunavut 19,494 1,208 6.2 18,239 93.6 F F
  Males
 10,219 640 6.3 9,531 93.3 F F
  Females
 9,275 568E 6.1E 8,708 93.9 F F
             
6201 Nunavut (Peer group C) 19,494 1,208 6.2 18,239 93.6 F F
  Males
 10,219 640 6.3 9,531 93.3 F F
  Females
 9,275 568E 6.1E 8,708 93.9 F F
             
A Peer group A 4,563,782 546,935 12.0 4,007,808 87.8 9,039E 0.2E
  Males
 2,211,998 228,452 10.3 1,978,740 89.5 F F
  Females
 2,351,785 318,484 13.5 2,029,068 86.3 F F
             
B Peer group B 4,608,853 503,456 10.9 4,094,595 88.8 10,802E 0.2E
  Males
 2,285,429 237,176 10.4 2,039,925 89.3 F F
  Females
 2,323,424 266,280 11.5 2,054,670 88.4 F F
             
C Peer group C 51,526 4,379 8.5 47,036 91.3 F F
  Males
 26,644 2,233 8.4 24,316 91.3 F F
  Females
 24,882 2,146 8.6 22,720 91.3 F F
             
D Peer group D 623,737 105,073 16.8 518,336 83.1 F F
  Males
 307,711 44,762 14.5 262,770 85.4 F F
  Females
 316,026 60,310 19.1 255,566 80.9 F F
             
E Peer group E 672,116 104,391 15.5 566,896 84.3 F F
  Males
 331,582 43,052 13.0 288,077 86.9 F F
  Females
 340,534 61,339 18.0 278,819 81.9 F F
             
F Peer group F 515,215 55,013 10.7 458,249 88.9 1,953E 0.4E
  Males
 265,790 25,947 9.8 238,714 89.8 F F
  Females
 249,425 29,066 11.7 219,534 88.0 F F
             
G Peer group G 1,354,608 173,877 12.8 1,178,069 87.0 2,662E 0.2E
  Males
 680,309 78,887 11.6 599,665 88.1 F F
  Females
 674,300 94,990 14.1 578,404 85.8 906E 0.1E
             
H Peer group H 5,842,757 782,670 13.4 5,052,211 86.5 7,877E 0.1E
  Males
 2,879,043 332,627 11.6 2,541,366 88.3 F F
  Females
 2,963,714 450,042 15.2 2,510,845 84.7 2,827E 0.1E
             
I Peer group I 6,000,855 790,008 13.2 5,200,081 86.7 10,766 0.2
  Males
 2,939,201 361,148 12.3 2,571,971 87.5 6,081E 0.2E
  Females
 3,061,654 428,859 14.0 2,628,110 85.8 4,685E 0.2E
             
J Peer group J 1,568,270 191,396 12.2 1,374,385 87.6 F F
  Males
 777,709 89,005 11.4 687,489 88.4 F F
  Females
 790,561 102,391 13.0 686,897 86.9 F F
             

1. Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2000/01
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 provincial governments as the areas of responsibility for regional health boards (i.e., legislated) or as regions of interest to health care authorities.
7. A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics.
8. In Newfoundland and Labrador, health regions are generally referred to as Health and Community Services (HCS) regions.
9. In Prince Edward Island, the two health regions divide the province into urban and rural components.
10. Prince Edward Island has defined these health regions for statistical purposes only; they bear no resemblance to the boundaries of the five actual administrative health regions.
11. In Nova Scotia, health regions are known as "health zones" and relate to the province's administrative health region boundaries.
12. In Ontario, Public Health Units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District Health Councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
13. Because of the small population of Churchill, Manitoba (population: 1,110 in 1996), the Canadian Community Health Survey only collects data for the aggregation of Burntwood/Churchill (regions 4680, 4690).
14. In Saskatchewan, "service areas" (SA) have been created from groupings of the 33 health districts.
15. In Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
16. The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
17. CANSIM table number 01050010.