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Persons with asthma by sex, provinces

  1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001
  %
Canada 6.5 7.2 8.1 8.4
Male 6.2 6.0 7.2 6.9
Female 6.7 8.4 8.9 9.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.6E 5.0E 6.2 6.6
Males 2.4E F 5.5E 5.3
Females 6.8E 6.3E 7.0E 7.9
Prince Edward Island 4.9 5.9E 6.7 8.5
Males 4.8E 5.1E 4.9E 7.0
Females 4.9E 6.7E 8.4 9.9
Nova Scotia 6.5 6.5 7.9 9.1
Males 7.8E 6.4E 6.6E 7.5
Females 5.4E 6.6E 9.0 10.7
New Brunswick 5.3 5.8E 7.1 8.6
Males 3.8E 4.1E 5.1E 7.4
Females 6.8E 7.4E 9.1E 9.7
Quebec 6.3 7.2 7.5 8.7
Males 6.1 6.1 6.9 7.1
Females 6.4 8.3 8.1 10.2
Ontario 6.7 7.4 8.6 8.5
Males 6.9 6.2 8.1 6.8
Females 6.5 8.6 9.1 10.1
Manitoba 5.6 7.0 6.2 8.5
Males 4.4E 5.8 4.3E 7.2
Females 6.7E 8.2 8.0E 9.8
Saskatchewan 5.8 6.7 8.4 7.5
Males 5.3E 4.9E 5.5E 7.0
Females 6.4E 8.6E 11.1 7.9
Alberta 6.7 7.1 8.8 8.9
Males 7.0E 6.6 8.7 7.6
Females 6.3E 7.7 8.9 10.2
British Columbia 7.0 7.8 8.1 7.6
Males 5.0E 5.9E 6.5 6.2
Females 9.0 9.6 9.6 9.0
Yukon .. .. .. 9.2
Males .. .. .. 4.8E
Females .. .. .. 13.8E
Northwest Territories .. .. .. 8.4E
Males .. .. .. 7.7E
Females .. .. .. 9.1
Nunavut .. .. .. 3.6
Males .. .. .. F
Females .. .. .. 5.3
Note: Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 104-0001 and 105-0001 and Catalogue no. 82-221-XIE.
Last Modified: 2004-09-09.

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