| Table 2: Prevalence of chronic health problems among native groups in Canada, 1991* | |||||
| No. (and %) of population 15 years of age and older with condition | |||||
| Condition | North American Indian people on Indian reserves and settlements n = 102 075 |
North American Indian people off reserves n = 186 295 |
Métis people n = 84 155 |
Inuit people n = 20 805 |
Total|| n = 388 900 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 635 (8.5) | 9 790 (5.3) | 4 670 (5.5) | 405 (1.9) | 23 255 (6.0) |
| High blood pressure | 13 110 (12.8) | 20 635 (11.1) | 9 555 (11.4) | 1 995 (9.6) | 44 735 (11.5) |
| Arthritis or rheumatism | 14 410 (14.1) | 27 870 (15.0) | 14 375 (17.1) | 2 150 (10.3) | 57 995 (14.9) |
| Heart problem | 6 940 (6.8) | 11 695 (6.3) | 5 905 (7.0) | 1 275 (6.1) | 25 580 (6.6) |
| Bronchitis | 6 190 (6.1) | 17 040 (9.1) | 8 875 (10.5) | 1 035 (5.0) | 32 650 (8.4) |
| Emphysema or shortness of breath | 6 785 (6.6) | 9 685 (5.2) | 4 835 (5.7) | 1 120 (5.4) | 22 155 (5.7) |
| Asthma | 4 545 (4.5) | 11 375 (6.1) | 5 755 (6.8) | 690 (3.3) | 22 135 (5.7) |
| Tuberculosis | 3 445 (3.4) | 4 970 (2.7) | 2 075 (2.5) | 1 350 (6.5) | 11 655 (3.0) |
| Epilepsy or seizure disorder | 1 640 (1.6) | 2 870 (1.5) | 1 030 (1.2) | 380 (1.8) | 5 910 (1.5) |
| *Source: Statistics Canada, The Daily, catalogue 11-001E. June 29, 1993: 4. © Minister of Industry, 1993.
||Totals are less than the sum of the preceding groups because many native people are included in more than one group. | |||||