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Tables

Table 5 Selected health indicators, 2013
Table 6 Life expectancy
Table 7 Births in Canada, by age of mother
Table 8 Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2011

Charts

Chart 5 Infant mortality
Chart 6 Healthy lifestyles of Canadians, 2013

Tables

Table 5
Selected health indicators, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected health indicators Both sexes, Males and Females, calculated using % of population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	% of population
	Both sexes	Males	Females
Arthritis (15 and older)	15.9	12.4	19.2
Diabetes	6.6	7.2	6.0
Asthma	7.9	6.9	8.9
High blood pressure	17.7	18.2	17.2
Current smoker, daily or occasional	19.3	22.1	16.5
BMI (18 and older), overweight	34.8	41.9	27.7
BMI (18 and older), obese	18.8	20.1	17.4
Influenza immunization, in past year	29.3	26.5	32.0
Perceived mental health, very good or excellent	71.1	71.9	70.3
Perceived mental health, fair or poor	6.3	5.8	6.7
Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied	91.7	91.9	91.5
Pain or discomfort that prevents activities	14.7	12.0	17.3
Has a regular medical doctor	84.5	80.6	88.3
Notes: Population aged 12 and older. BMI = body mass index. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.

Table 6
Life expectancy
Table summary
This table displays the results of Life expectancy 1941, 1960 to 1962, 1985 to 1987 and 2009 to 2011, calculated using years units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	years
	1941	1960 to 1962	1985 to 1987	2009 to 2011
Females
At birth	66.3	74.2	79.7	83.6
At age 65	14.1	16.1	19.1	21.7
Males
At birth	63.0	68.4	73.0	79.3
At age 65	12.8	13.5	14.9	18.8
Note: Starting with 1950 to 1952 data, life expectancy is calculated using a three-year average of age-specific mortality rates. Sources : Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512 and Catalogue no. 84-518-X.

Table 7
Births in Canada, by age of mother
Table summary
This table displays the results of Births in Canada. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), 1991, 2011 and 1991 to 2011, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	number		% change
	1991	2011^{Note p: preliminary}	1991 to 2011
All ages	402,533	377,636	-6
under 15 years	265	99	-63
15 to 19 years	24,180	13,436	-44
20 to 24 years	80,724	53,478	-34
25 to 29 years	150,027	113,628	-24
30 to 34 years	107,561	124,349	16
35 to 39 years	33,107	59,656	80
40 to 44 years	4,124	12,207	196
45 to 49 years	138	708	413
^p preliminary Note: Totals include births where the age of the mother is unknown. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-4503.

Table 8
Mortality rates, by selected causes, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mortality rates Both sexes, Males and Females, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	rate per 100,000 population
	Both sexes	Males	Females
All causes of death	489.0	589.9	406.3
Sepsis	4.8	5.4	4.4
Viral hepatitis	1.0	1.3	0.6
Human immunodeficiency virus	0.7	1.1	0.4
Malignant neoplasms	154.1	182.6	133.1
Diabetes mellitus	14.5	18.4	11.4
Alzheimer’s disease	10.8	9.4	11.6
Heart diseases	91.0	119.3	67.6
Cerebrovascular diseases	24.8	26.4	23.2
Influenza and pneumonia	10.4	12.6	8.9
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	22.1	26.9	19.0
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	6.2	8.4	4.2
Renal failure	5.9	7.6	4.8
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	4.1	4.5	3.6
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities	2.8	3.0	2.6
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	24.2	32.9	16.1
Suicide	10.1	15.1	5.1
Homicide	1.6	2.2	0.9
Note: Rates are age-standardized to the 1991 Census of Population. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0552.