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The Health Fact Sheet publication features short, informative articles on interesting health topics from various health data sources.

Trends in Canadian births, 1993 to 2013

Release date: October 26, 2016

This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadian live births, including births by sex, age of mother, geography, and single versus multiple births

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Low birth weight newborns in Canada, 2000 to 2013

Release date: October 26, 2016

This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadian newborns with low birth weight, including low birth weight babies by sex, age of mother, birth order, and geography.

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Preterm live births in Canada, 2000 to 2013

Release date: October 26, 2016

This fact sheet examines various trends in preterm live births in Canada, including preterm births by sex, age of mother, birth order, geography, and single birth versus multiple birth events.

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Blood pressure of children and youth, 2012 to 2015

Release date: October 13, 2016

This is a Health fact sheet about measured blood pressure of Canadian children and youth aged 6 to 19 as well as the association between blood pressure and body mass index. The results shown are based on data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

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Hearing loss of Canadians, 2012 to 2015

Release date: October 13, 2016

This is a health fact sheet about hearing loss in Canadians aged 6 to 79. Results shown are based on otoscopy, tympanometry and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) test data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

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Blood pressure of adults, 2012 to 2015

Release date: October 13, 2016

This is a Health fact sheet about measured blood pressure and hypertension among Canadian adults aged 20 to 79. An important risk factor for hypertension is being overweight or obese. The results shown are based on data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

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Helmet use in recreational activities, 2013-2014

Release date: March 20, 2016

This is a Health fact sheet about helmet use in recreational activities among Canadians aged 12 and older. The results shown are based on data from the Canadian Community Health Survey.

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Cancer incidence in Canada, 2013

Release date: March 15, 2016

Statistics shown in this article come from the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR). The Canadian Cancer Registry is an administrative database that collects information on cancer incidence from all provincial and territorial cancer registries in Canada.

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Trends in Canadian births, 1992 to 2012

Release date: February 10, 2016

This fact sheet examines various trends in Canadians live births including births by sex, age of mother, geography, and single versus multiple births.

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Unmet health care needs, 2014

Release date: February 9, 2016

This health fact sheet presents data on unmet health care needs among Canadians aged 12 and older. Results shown are based on data from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey.

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