Aboriginal individuals with long-term high blood pressure by age Canada 2017

In 2017, around three percent of Aboriginal individuals in Canada aged 15 to 24 years reported having high blood pressure, compared to 40 percent of those aged 55 years and older. This statistic illustrates the percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada with self-reported long-term high blood pressure in 2017, by age.

Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada with long-term high blood pressure in 2017, by age*

Characteristic	Percentage of individuals
15 to 24 years	2.9%
25 to 34 years	5.1%
35 to 44 years	10.8%
45 to 54 years	22.8%
55 years and older	40.1%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

43,645 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* Long-term health problems (self-reported) refers to whether or not a person has reported that a health professional has diagnosed him or her with a long-term or chronic medical condition. Long-term or chronic conditions are those which have lasted, or are expected to last, six months or more.

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