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Table 4.1
Most commonly reported chronic conditions diagnosed by a health professional, Inuit population aged 15 and over, 2006

Standard Symbols
 Region Arthritis /
Rheumatism
High blood
pressure
Asthma Stomach
problems or
intestinal
ulcers
percentage
Total, Canada 13 12 9 8
Total, Inuit Nunaat  10 11 6 6
Nunatsiavut  12  19 10 4E
Nunavik 6  10 4E  5
Nunavut  11  11 6  7
Inuvialuit Region  13  12 8  8
Outside Inuit Nunaat  20  14 14  11
Source: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006