Indigenous people who reported health service disruptions COVID Canada 2020

In 2020, around 32 percent of Indigenous individuals aged 15 years and older in Canada with long-term health conditions or disabilities reported disruptions of counseling services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, while only 18 percent of non-Indigenous individuals stated the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of indigenous people in Canada with long-term health conditions or disabilties who reported health service disruptions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Percentage of indigenous people in Canada with long-term conditions who reported health service disruptions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

Characteristic	Indigenous	Non-Indigenous
Regular medical or dental	54%	51%
Physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic	40%	37%
Regular medical testing	38%	33%
Counselling services	32%	18%
Other therapies and services for a long-term condition	20%	17%
Support group/lines/addiction services	17%	9%
Required testing or medical attention for COVID-19	13%	8%
Surgery	9%	7%
Occupational therapy	8%	4%
Professional nursing care at home	3%	2%
Speech therapy	2%	1%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

June 23 to July 6, 2020

Number of respondents

over 13,000

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

have a long-term condition, difficulty or self-identified as a person with a disability

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This study presents findings for participants who identified as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, including single and multiple identities. Given the relatively small number of participants, it was not possible to report findings separately for First Nations people, Métis or Inuit or by geographic region. However, the geographic scope of this crowdsource initiative spans all provinces and territories.

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