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Prevalence of chronic health conditions among Canadian First Nations adults 2015-2016

Percentage of First Nations adults in Canada with select diagnosed chronic health conditions in 2015-2016

The data displays the percentage of First Nations adults in Canada with select diagnosed chronic health conditions from March 2015 to December 2016. During this time, around 21.5% of First Nations adults reported they had been diagnosed with allergies.

Allergies 21.5
Arthritis 18.3
High blood pressure 17.2
Diabetes 15.9
Chronic back pain 12.4
High cholesterol 10.2
Asthma 9.6
Anxiety disorder 8.9
Stomach or intestinal problems 8
Mood disorder 7.8
Hearing impairment 6.9
Dermatitis/atopic eczema 5.5
Thyroid 5.2
Cataracts 4.3
Heart disease 4.2
Anemia (chronic) 4
Blidness or serious vision problems 3.8
Kidney problems 3.3
Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, COPD 2.5
Osteoporosis 2.4
Learning disorder 2.3
ADD/ADHD 2.2
Cancer 2
Speech or language difQiculties 1.6
Effects of stroke 1.4
Tuberculosis 1.3
Liver disease 1.2
Glaucoma 1.1
Hepatitis 0.9
Epilepsy 0.6
Neurological disease 0.4
Alzheimer's disease or other dementia 0.3
HIV/AIDS 0.2
Autism spectrum disorder 0.1