Canadian life expectancy varies greatly depending on ethnic origin
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People living in northern and remote regions of Canada, many of whom are aboriginal (people who are First Nations, M閠is, and Inuit), have life expectancies closer to people living in developing countries than with other Canadians, according to Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Canada has one of the longest life expectancies in the world, but health status and life expectancy vary widely within the country. According to the World Health Organization, life expectancy in Canada in 2001 was 79.5 years (77.0 for men and 82.0 for women). Canada was only 2.1 years behind Japan, which has the longest life expectancy in the world at 81.4 years. Canada has the seventh longest life expectancy for men and the 11th highest life expectancy for women, similar to other wealthy industrialised countries.
The residents of the Richmond area, a relatively prosperous suburb in British Columbia, have the highest life expectancy in Canada at 83.4 years (two years longer than the average in Japan).
In contrast, residents of Nunavik, the Inuit region of Quebec have the lowest life expectancy in Canada, at 66.7 years (66.3 for men and 70.2 for women). Life expectancy in Nunavik falls between that of the Dominican Republic (67.0) and Egypt (66.5), ranked 111 and 112 out of 191 countries. In 2001, the population of Nunavik was 9632, including 8760 people of aboriginal origin.
Statistics Canada also reported low life expectancies in various other northern and isolated parts of Canada. Smoking, heavy drinking, and high mortality rates (partly due to suicides) are also prevalent in these communities. Canada抯 National Aboriginal Health Organization has pointed out that, in 2002, the national suicide rate in Canada was 13 for every 100 000 people. In Nunavik, the rate was 82 for every 100 000.
On 27 January 2005, the Health Council of Canada recommended giving high priority to initiatives to reduce health disparities between aboriginal and other Canadians. The council noted that the health of aboriginal people is worse than that of the general Canadian population for virtually every measure of health and every health condition. For example, infant mortality for First Nations people is much higher than the Canadian average (8 v 5.5 per 1000 live births in 1999).(Calgary Barbara Kermode-Scott)
Canada has one of the longest life expectancies in the world, but health status and life expectancy vary widely within the country. According to the World Health Organization, life expectancy in Canada in 2001 was 79.5 years (77.0 for men and 82.0 for women). Canada was only 2.1 years behind Japan, which has the longest life expectancy in the world at 81.4 years. Canada has the seventh longest life expectancy for men and the 11th highest life expectancy for women, similar to other wealthy industrialised countries.
The residents of the Richmond area, a relatively prosperous suburb in British Columbia, have the highest life expectancy in Canada at 83.4 years (two years longer than the average in Japan).
In contrast, residents of Nunavik, the Inuit region of Quebec have the lowest life expectancy in Canada, at 66.7 years (66.3 for men and 70.2 for women). Life expectancy in Nunavik falls between that of the Dominican Republic (67.0) and Egypt (66.5), ranked 111 and 112 out of 191 countries. In 2001, the population of Nunavik was 9632, including 8760 people of aboriginal origin.
Statistics Canada also reported low life expectancies in various other northern and isolated parts of Canada. Smoking, heavy drinking, and high mortality rates (partly due to suicides) are also prevalent in these communities. Canada抯 National Aboriginal Health Organization has pointed out that, in 2002, the national suicide rate in Canada was 13 for every 100 000 people. In Nunavik, the rate was 82 for every 100 000.
On 27 January 2005, the Health Council of Canada recommended giving high priority to initiatives to reduce health disparities between aboriginal and other Canadians. The council noted that the health of aboriginal people is worse than that of the general Canadian population for virtually every measure of health and every health condition. For example, infant mortality for First Nations people is much higher than the Canadian average (8 v 5.5 per 1000 live births in 1999).(Calgary Barbara Kermode-Scott)