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North American Indian | Métis | Inuit | ||||||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
percent | ||||||||||
Arthritis or rheumatism | 57 | 51 | 63 | 50 | 45 | 54 | 32 | 24E | 40 | |
Heart problems | 52 | 60 | 44 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 26 | 30 | 26 | |
High blood pressure | 40 | 34E | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 30E | 29E | |
Diabetes | 23 | 19E | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 10E | 10E | x | |
Stomach problems or intestinal ulcers |
14 | 9E | 18E | 20 | 17E | 21 | 14E | 12E | 16E | |
Emphysema or shortness of breath |
13E | 11E | 15E | 11 | 14E | 9E | 16E | 9E | 22E | |
Asthma | 12E | 7E | 16E | 10 | 9E | 10E | 13E | 4E | 22E | |
Effects of a stroke | 11E | 17E | 6E | 8E | 8E | 7E | 8E | x | x | |
Chronic bronchitis | 9E | 4E | 13E | 7 | 5E | 9E | 5E | x | x | |
Cancer | 4E | 2E | 5E | 9 | 11E | 7E | x | x | x | |
Tuberculosis | 6E | 2E | 8E | 1E | 1E | 1E | 10E | 10E | 10E | |
Kidney disease | 3E | 2E | 3E | 5E | 5E | 5E | 7E | x | x | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. |