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Tuberculosis: 3. Epidemiology of the disease in Canada
Table 4: Top 10 countries of origin of foreign-born patients with TB, for cases reported in Canada, 1990–1995 |
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Country of origin |
No. (and %) of cases |
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Vietnam |
868 |
(13.5) |
China |
725 |
(11.3) |
Philippines |
651 |
(10.1) |
India |
599 |
(9.3) |
Hong Kong |
421 |
(6.6) |
Somalia |
405 |
(6.3) |
Haiti |
260 |
(4.0) |
Ethiopia |
187 |
(2.9) |
Poland |
137 |
(2.1) |
United Kingdom |
108 |
(1.7) |
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Total |
4361 |
(67.8) |
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*Percentages relate to the total number (6421) of foreign-born patients with TB in Canada over the period 1990–1995. |
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