 |
Persons with arthritis or rheumatism by age and sex
| |
1994-1995 |
1996-1997 |
1998-1999 |
2000-2001 |
| |
% |
| All age groups |
12.7 |
13.8 |
15.3 |
15.2 |
| Male |
9.5 |
9.7 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
| Female |
15.7 |
17.8 |
19.2 |
19.0 |
| 12-14 years |
F |
F |
F |
0.4E |
| Male |
F |
F |
F |
F |
| Female |
F |
F |
F |
F |
| 15-19 years |
1.0E |
1.1E |
F |
1.5 |
| Male |
F |
F |
F |
1.0E |
| Female |
F |
1.5E |
F |
2.1 |
| 20-24 years |
2.8E |
2.4 |
2.0E |
3.0 |
| Male |
F |
0.7E |
F |
2.6 |
| Female |
3.9E |
4.1E |
2.7E |
3.4 |
| 25-34 years |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
| Male |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.3E |
4.2 |
| Female |
4.4 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
| 35-44 years |
6.8 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
| Male |
6.0 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
| Female |
7.7 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
| 45-54 years |
13.9 |
15.3 |
17.2 |
17.0 |
| Male |
10.4 |
10.7 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
| Female |
17.7 |
20.1 |
22.0 |
20.9 |
| 55-64 years |
27.1 |
28.4 |
32.6 |
29.8 |
| Male |
20.4 |
19.9 |
24.1 |
22.8 |
| Female |
33.0 |
36.1 |
41.2 |
36.7 |
| 65-74 years |
37.5 |
39.6 |
42.1 |
39.9 |
| Male |
31.1 |
32.2 |
33.3 |
30.5 |
| Female |
42.6 |
45.6 |
49.3 |
48.0 |
| 75 years and over |
45.4 |
46.7 |
48.5 |
47.5 |
| Male |
38.0 |
37.3 |
38.4 |
37.4 |
| Female |
50.3 |
53.5 |
55.6 |
54.1 |
| Note: Population aged 12 and over
who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having
arthritis or rheumatism. |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, CANSIM, tables 104-0002
and 105-0002
and Catalogue no. 82-221-XIE. |
| Last modified: 2004-06-14. |
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