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Tuberculosis: 3. Epidemiology of the disease in Canada
| Table 1: Cases of tuberculosis (TB) reported in Canada for various age groups, 1991–1995 |
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| Age group, yr |
No. (and %)
reported at death* |
Total no.
reported |
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 24 |
6 |
(0.3) |
2 147 |
| 25–44 |
32 |
(1.0) |
3 339 |
| 45–64 |
52 |
(2.5) |
2 095 |
 65 |
139 |
(5.4) |
2 557 |
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| Total |
229 |
(2.3) |
10 142† |
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*Percentages relate to the number of cases for each age group.
†Includes 4 cases that were not reported at death but for which the patient's age was unknown.
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