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Tuberculosis: 3. Epidemiology of the disease in Canada
| Table 3: Reported cases and rates of TB in Canada for 1987 and 1995 |
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| Patient characteristic |
Year; no. of cases (and rate per 100 000 population)* |
Change in no. of cases from 1987 to 1995 (and % change in rate per 100 000) |
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| 1987 |
1995 |
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| Age, yr |
 4 |
69 |
(3.7) |
91 |
(4.6) |
+22 |
(+24.3) |
| 5–14 |
71 |
(1.9) |
85 |
(2.1) |
+14 |
(+10.5) |
| 15–24 |
215 |
(4.9) |
229 |
(5.7) |
+14 |
(+16.5) |
| 25–34 |
368 |
(7.5) |
325 |
(6.6) |
–43 |
(–12.0) |
| 35–44 |
246 |
(6.3) |
314 |
(6.4) |
+68 |
(+1.6) |
| 45–54 |
198 |
(7.5) |
200 |
(5.4) |
+2 |
(–28.0) |
| 55–64 |
265 |
(11.1) |
209 |
(8.3) |
–56 |
(–25.2) |
| 65–74 |
283 |
(16.3) |
251 |
(12.0) |
–32 |
(–26.4) |
 75 |
257 |
(23.1) |
225 |
(15.3) |
–32 |
(–33.8) |
| Sex |
| Male |
1131 |
(8.6) |
1043 |
(7.1) |
–88 |
(–17.4) |
| Female |
841 |
(6.3) |
886 |
(5.9) |
+45 |
(–6.3) |
| Ethnic origin |
| Status Indian† |
283 |
(51.6) |
264 |
(43.8) |
–19 |
(–15.1) |
| Foreign-born |
686 |
(22.2) |
1116 |
(20.4) |
+248 |
(–8.1) |
| Other Canadian |
809 |
(3.2) |
511 |
(1.7) |
–298 |
(–46.9) |
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Total |
1972 |
(7.4) |
1930 |
(6.5) |
–42 |
(–12.2) |
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*Age and sex were unknown for 1 patient in 1995; ethnic origin was unknown for 12 patients in 1987 and for 39 patients in 1995.
†Based on population projections for status Indians, 1991–2015 (1995 median growth projection).12 |
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