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Persons with arthritis or rheumatism by sex, provinces and territories

  1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001
  %
Canada 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
Newfoundland and Labrador 11.1 13.7 14.4 15.4
Male 10.9 12.1 13.0 11.9
Female 11.3 15.4 15.7 18.8
Prince Edward Island 16.5 17.7 18.3 18.3
Male 16.0 17.0 17.2 15.6
Female 16.9 18.3 19.4 20.8
Nova Scotia 18.8 20.4 20.7 22.0
Male 14.1 14.4 14.8 18.4
Female 23.2 26.0 26.3 25.4
New Brunswick 14.7 16.3 16.7 18.0
Male 11.0 11.7 10.3 13.2
Female 18.2 20.8 22.9 22.6
Quebec 8.6 11.6 12.6 11.5
Male 6.5 8.4 8.6 7.5
Female 10.6 14.6 16.4 15.3
Ontario 14.2 14.2 16.2 16.6
Male 11.0 10.1 12.2 12.6
Female 17.4 18.1 20.1 20.5
Manitoba 14.8 15.2 16.8 16.5
Male 11.7 10.9 12.2 12.3
Female 17.8 19.3 21.3 20.5
Saskatchewan 18.3 18.9 19.6 18.5
Male 12.7 14.1 15.1 14.8
Female 23.9 23.6 23.9 22.1
Alberta 13.7 13.1 15.2 15.9
Male 9.8 9.6 11.2 12.8
Female 17.6 16.6 19.3 19.0
British Columbia 11.6 13.8 14.4 14.5
Male 7.7 7.7 10.8 11.1
Female 15.3 19.8 17.9 17.8
Yukon 13.4 12.6 .. 14.7
Male 11.3 13.7 .. 13.2
Female 15.6 11.5 .. 16.2
Northwest Territories 9.8 11.5 .. 10.8
Male 9.4E 9.3E .. 8.3
Female 10.2E 13.9E .. 13.5
Nunavut 7.4E 3.9E .. 5.9
Male F F .. 5.2E
Female 9.3E 6.7E .. 6.6
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, 104-5002 and 105-0002 and Catalogue no. 82-221-XIE.
Last modified: 2004-11-11.

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