High blood pressure, by age group and sex (Percent)
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
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percent | |||||
Total, 12 years and over | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
Males | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 18.5 |
Females | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.0 |
12 to 19 years | 0.6E | 0.6E | 0.6E | 0.5E | 0.6E |
Males | 0.5E | 0.5E | 0.8E | 0.7E | 0.5E |
Females | 0.8E | 0.6E | 0.4E | F | F |
20 to 34 years | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Males | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Females | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8E | 1.5E | 1.4 |
35 to 44 years | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Males | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
Females | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
45 to 64 years | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 23.4 |
Males | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 26.8 |
Females | 21.5 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 20.0 |
65 years and over | 47.7 | 49.5 | 47.6 | 47.7 | 47.4 |
Males | 43.7 | 46.9 | 45.2 | 47.3 | 45.7 |
Females | 51.1 | 51.7 | 49.5 | 48.0 | 48.8 |
E : use with caution. F : too unreliable to be published. Note: Population aged 12 and over who report that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 105-0501 and Catalogue no. 82-221-X. Last modified: 2016-03-07. |
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