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Chronic health condition prevalence among Canadian First Nations children 2015-2016

Percentage of Canadian First Nations children with select chronic health conditions from 2015 to 2016

The data displays the percentage of Canadian First Nations children that had a diagnosed chronic health condition as of 2015-2016. According to the survey, 10.1% of First Nations children in Canada had been diagnosed with allergies as of that time.

Allergies 10.1
Asthma 8.3
Speech or language difficulties 6.1
Dermatitis/atopic eczema 5.9
Chronic ear infections 3.3
Learning disorder 2
ADD/ADHD 1.8
Heart condition 1.3
Stomach or intestional problems 0.9
Hearing impairment 0.8
Anxiety disorder 0.8
ASD 0.8
Anemia (chronic) 0.7
FASD 0.5
Emphysema, chroic bronchitis, COPD 0.5
Blindness or serious vision problems 0.5
Kidney problem 0.4
Mood disorder 0.3
Epilepsy 0.3
Developmental disorder 0.2
Arthritis 0.2