Appendix D: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2009 – Indicators of our health and factors influencing our health
Appendix D: Indicators of Our Health and Factors Influencing Our Health
| Value | Description | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who we are | |||
| PopulationTable 1 - footnote 1 | 33.2 | million people (as of April 1, 2008) | 2008 |
| AboriginalTable 1 - footnote 1 | 1.17 | million people | 2006 |
| First Nations (single ancestry)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 0.70 | million people | 2006 |
| Métis (single ancestry)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 0.39 | million people | 2006 |
| Inuit (single ancestry)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 0.05 | million people | 2006 |
| ImmigrantTable 1 - footnote 1 | 6.2 | million people | 2006 |
| By birth place | |||
| AfricaTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.37 | million people | 2006 |
| Asia and the Middle EastTable 1 - footnote 1 | 2.53 | million people | 2006 |
| Caribbean and BermudaTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.32 | million people | 2006 |
| Central AmericaTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.13 | million people | 2006 |
| EuropeTable 1 - footnote 1 | 2.28 | million people | 2006 |
| Oceania and otherTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.06 | million people | 2006 |
| South AmericaTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.25 | million people | 2006 |
| United States of AmericaTable 1 - footnote 1 | 0.25 | million people | 2006 |
| By years since immigration | |||
| Recent (<= 10 years)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 2.0 | million people | 2006 |
| Long-term (> 10 years)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 4.2 | million people | 2006 |
| Urban populationTable 1 - footnote 1 | 80.2 | percent of the population | 2006 |
| Our health status | |||
| Life expectancy and reported health | |||
| Life expectancy at birthTable 1 - footnote 1 | 80.8 | years of expected life | 2006 |
| Health-adjusted life expectancy at birthTable 1 - footnote 1 | 69.6 | years of expected healthy life | 2001 |
| Infant mortality rate (under 1 year)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 5.0 | deaths per 1,000 live births | 2006 |
| Excellent or very good self-rated healthTable 1 - footnote 1A * Table 1 - footnote 2 | 59.6 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Excellent or very good self-rated mental healthTable 1 - footnote 1A * Table 1 - footnote 2 | 72.7 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Leading causes of mortality | |||
| Circulatory diseasesTable 1 - footnote 2 | 222.1 | deaths per 100,000 population per year | 2005 |
| Malignant cancersTable 1 - footnote 2 | 213.0 | deaths per 100,000 population per year | 2005 |
| Respiratory diseasesTable 1 - footnote 2 | 63.4 | deaths per 100,000 population per year | 2005 |
| Causes of premature mortality (ages 0–74 years) | |||
| Malignant cancersTable 1 - footnote 1 | 1,574 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2001 |
| Circulatory diseasesTable 1 - footnote 1 | 854 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2001 |
| Unintentional injuriesTable 1 - footnote 1 | 587 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2004 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuriesTable 1 - footnote 1 | 372 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2004 |
| Respiratory diseasesTable 1 - footnote 1 | 162 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2001 |
| HIVTable 1 - footnote 1 | 46 | potential years of life lost per 100,000 population per year | 2001 |
| Causes of ill health and disability | |||
| Living with chronic diseases | |||
| Cancer incidenceTable 1 - footnote 1 | 501.2 | per 100,000 population | 2008 |
| DiabetesTable 1 - footnote 2 | 5.9 | percent of the population aged 1+ years | 2005–2006 |
| ObesityTable 1 - footnote 1 | 24.3 | percent of the population aged 18+ years | 2005 |
| Arthritis/rheumatismTable 1 - footnote 1A * Table 1 - footnote 2 | 15.1 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| AsthmaTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 2 | 8.1 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Heart diseaseTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 2 | 4.8 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| High blood pressureTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 2 | 19.2 | percent of the population aged 20+ years | 2007 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 2 | 4.4 | percent of the population aged 35+ years | 2005 |
| Living with mental Illness | |||
| SchizophreniaTable 1 - footnote 2 | 0.3 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2005 |
| Major depressionTable 1 - footnote 2 | 4.8 | percent of the population aged 15+ years during a 12-month period | 2002 |
| Alcohol dependenceTable 1 - footnote 2 | 2.6 | percent of the population aged 15+ years during a 12-month period | 2002 |
| Anxiety disordersTable 1 - footnote 2 | 4.8 | percent of the population aged 15+ years during a 12-month period | 2002 |
| Alzheimer's and other dementiasTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 4 | 6.0–10.0 | percent of the population aged 65+ years in North America | 2000 |
| Acquiring infectious diseases | |||
| HIVTable 1 - footnote 2 | 2,300–4,500 | estimated number of new cases annually | 2005 |
| ChlamydiaTable 1 - footnote 2 | 217.3 | new cases per 100,000 population annually | 2007 |
| GonorrheaTable 1 - footnote 2 | 34.9 | new cases per 100,000 population annually | 2007 |
| Infectious syphilisTable 1 - footnote 2 | 3.6 | new cases per 100,000 population annually | 2007 |
| Factors influencing our health | |||
| Income | |||
| Persons living in low income (after-tax)Table 1 - footnote 1 | 9.2 | percent of the population based on 1992 low-income cut-off | 2007 |
| Employment and working conditions | |||
| Unemployment rateTable 1 - footnote 1 | 6.1 | percent of the population aged 15+ years | 2008 |
| Food security | |||
| People reporting food insecurityTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 5 | 9.2 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2004 |
| Environment and housing | |||
| Ground-level ozone exposureTable 1 - footnote 6 | 36.9 | parts per billion (population weighted warm season average) | 2006 |
| Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposureTable 1 - footnote 6 | 7.8 | micrograms per cubic metre (population weighted warm season average) | 2006 |
| Unable to access acceptable housingTable 1 - footnote 7 | 12.7 | percent of the population | 2006 |
| Education and literacy | |||
| High school graduatesTable 1 - footnote 1 | 81.5 | percent of the population aged 25+ years | 2008 |
| Some post-secondary educationTable 1 - footnote 1 | 62.2 | percent of the population aged 25+ years | 2008 |
| Post-secondary educationTable 1 - footnote 1 | 56.0 | percent of the population aged 25+ years | 2008 |
| Social support and connectedness | |||
| Very or somewhat strong sense of community belongingTable 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 62.0 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Violent crime incidentsTable 1 - footnote 1 | 930 | per 100,000 population | 2007 |
| Health behaviours | |||
| Current smokerTable 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 4 | 19.2 | percent of the population aged 15+ years | 2007 |
| Engaged in leisure time physical activityTable 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 49.0 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption (5+ times a day)Table 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 41.3 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Heavy drinking (5+ drinks on one occasion at least once a month in the past year)Table 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 17.2 | percent of the population aged 12+ years | 2007 |
| Illicit drug use (in the past year)Table 1 - footnote 1A *Table 1 - footnote 4 | 11.5 | percent of the population aged 25+ years | 2004 |
| Teen pregnancyTable 1 - Footnote 1 | 29.2 | pregnancies per 1,000 female population aged 15 to 19 years per year | 2005 |
| Access to health care | |||
| Regular family physicianTable 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 84.8 | percent of the population aged 12+ years per year | 2007 |
| Contact with dental professionalTable 1 - Footnote 1A *Table 1 - Footnote 1 | 64.6 | percent of the population aged 12+ years per year | 2007 |
| Note: Italicized information denotes indicators that have not changed from the previous Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2008. Some data may not be comparable. More detailed information can be found in Appendix E: Definitions and Data Sources for Indicators.
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