Age–standardized percentage reporting a diagnosis of arthritis, household population aged 12 or older, Canada, provinces and territories, 2008

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This is a horizontal bar graph showing the percentages of people aged 12 or older who reported a diagnosis of arthritis by province or territory and Canada in 2008.

The Y axis lists all the provinces and territories with Canada at top followed by Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The X axis from left to right measures the percentages and increases by increments of 2 from 0 to 20.

he percentages for Canada and each province are represented from top to bottom on the Y axis as follows: Canada 13.3%, Newfoundland and Labrador 16.5%, Prince Edward Island 15.4%, Nova Scotia 17.6%, New Brunswick 16.5%, Quebec 9.3%, Ontario 14.8%, Manitoba 15.6%, Saskatchewan 15.6%, Alberta 13.9%, British Columbia 12.5%, Yukon 11.5%, Northwest Territories 14.8% and Nunavut 18.5%.

The age–standardized percentage reporting a diagnosis of arthritis was significantly lower than the estimate for the rest of Canada at p<0.05 in Quebec.

The age–standardized percentage reporting a diagnosis of arthritis was significantly lower than the estimate for Canada at p<0.05 in Quebec.

The age–standardized percentage reporting a diagnosis of arthritis was significantly higher than the estimate for Canada at p<0.05 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2008.