Appendix C: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2012 – Indicators of our health and factors influencing our health

Appendix C: Indicators of Our Health and Factors Influencing Our Health

Table C.1 Who we are
Who we are (million people)		Year
Population	33.5	2011
Aboriginal people(s)	1.17	2006
First Nations	0.70	2006
Inuit	0.05	2006
Métis	0.39	2006
Immigrant	6.2	2006
By birth place
Africa	0.37	2006
Asia and the Middle East	2.53	2006
Caribbean and Bermuda	0.32	2006
Central America	0.13	2006
Europe	2.28	2006
Oceania and other^{<Table C.1 - Footnote *}	0.06	2006
South America	0.25	2006
United States of America	0.25	2006
By years since immigration
Recent (<= 10 years)	2.0	2006
Long-term (>10 years)	4.2	2006
Population centre	27.1	2011
Life expectancy at birth (years of expected life)	80.9	2006-2008
Note: Italicized information denotes indicators that have not changed from the previous The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2011. Some data may not be comparable. More detailed information can be found in Appendix D: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators. Footnote 1 *'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'Other country,' as well as immigrants born in Canada. Sources: Statistics Canada.

Table C.2 Our health status
Our health status		Year
Health-adjusted life expectancy and reported health
Health-adjusted life expectancy at birth (years of expected healthy life, females)	72.1	2004-2006
Health-adjusted life expectancy at birth (years of expected healthy life, males)	69.6	2004-2006
Infant mortality rate (under one year) (deaths per 1,000 live births)	5.1	2008
Perceived health, very good or excellent^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	60.1	2010
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	73.9	2010
Leading causes of mortality (deaths per 100,000 population per year)
Cancers	211.8	2008
Circulatory diseases	209.9	2008
Respiratory diseases	62.2	2008
Causes of premature mortality, aged 0 to 74 years (potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year)
Cancers	1,530	2008
Circulatory diseases	777	2008
Unintentional injuries	591	2008
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries	311	2008
Respiratory diseases	184	2008
HIV	34	2008
Living with chronic diseases
Cancer incidence (new cases age-standardized per 100,000 population per year)	406	2011
Diabetes prevalence (percent of the population aged 1+ years)	6.8	2008-2009
Obesity (percent of the population aged 18+ years)	23.9	2007-2009
Arthritis^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 15+ years)	16.3	2010
Asthma^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	8.5	2010
Heart disease^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	5.0	2010
High blood pressure^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of the population aged 20+ years)	20.1	2010
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease^{Table C.2 - Footnote *} (percent of the population aged 35+ years)	4.3	2010
Living with mental illness, population aged 15+ years (percent)
Schizophrenia^{Table C.2 - Footnote *}	0.3	2005
Major depression^{Table C.2 - Footnote *}	4.8	2002
Alcohol dependence^{Table C.2 - Footnote *}	2.6	2002
Anxiety disorders^{Table C.2 - Footnote *}	5.3	2010
Alzheimer's and other dementias^{Table C.2 - Footnote } (estimated percent of the population aged 65+ years)*	8.9	2008
Acquiring infectious diseases
HIV (number of positive HIV tests)	2,417	2009
Chlamydia (new cases per 100,000 population annually)	258.5	2009
Gonorrhea (new cases per 100,000 population annually)	33.1	2009
Infectious syphilis (new cases per 100,000 population annually)	5.0	2009
Footnote * Denotes self-reported data Note: Italicized information denotes indicators that have not changed from the previous The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2011*. Some data may not be comparable. More detailed information can be found in Appendix D: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators. Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, Public Health Agency of Canada and Alzheimer Society of Canada.

Table C.3 Factors influencing our health
Factors influencing our health		Year
Income (percent of the population, based on 1992 low-income cut-off)
Persons living in low-income (after tax)	9.6	2009
Employment and working conditions, population aged 15+ years (percent)
Unemployment rate	7.4	2011
Food security, population aged 12+ years (percent)
Households reporting moderate to severe food insecurity^{Table C.3 - Footnote *}	6.7	2010
Environment and housing
Ground-level ozone exposure (parts per billion [population weighted warm season average])	37.0	2009
Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposure (micrograms per cubic metre [population weighted warm season average])	7.0	2009
Core housing need^{Table C.3 - Footnote } (percent of the households)*	12.7	2006
Education and literacy, population aged 25+ years (percent)
High school graduates	83.4	2011
Some post-secondary education	64.1	2011
Post-secondary graduates	58.4	2011
Social support and connectedness
Sense of community belonging, somewhat or very strong^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of the population aged 12+ years)	65.4	2010
Violent crime incidents (per 100,000 population per year)	1,282	2010
Health behaviours
Current smoker^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of the population aged 15+ years)	16.7	2010
Engaged in leisure time physical activity, moderately active or active^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	52.1	2010
Fruit and vegetable consumption (5+ times per day)^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 12+ years)	43.3	2010
Heavy drinking (5+ drinks on one occasion at least once a month in the past year)^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of population aged 15+ years)	15.9	2010
Illicit drug use in the past year^{Table C.3 - Footnote *} (percent of the population aged 25+ years)	8.2	2010
Teen pregnancy rate (pregnancy per 1,000 female population aged 15 to 19 years per year)	14.2	2009
Access to health care, population aged 12+ years (percent)
Regular family physician^{Table C.3 - Footnote *}	84.8	2010
Contact with dental professional^{Table C.3 - Footnote *}	71.1	2010
Footnote * Denotes self-reported data Note: Italicized information denotes indicators that have not changed from the previous The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2011*. Some data may not be comparable. More detailed information can be found in Appendix D: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators. Sources: Statistics Canada, Health Canada, Environment Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

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Appendix C: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2012 – Indicators of our health and factors influencing our health

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