In Canada, from 2006 to 2016, the mortality rate from heart disease reached 92.5 per 100,000 person years at risk among First Nations living on reservations, compared to around 66 per 100,000 person years at risk for both Frist Nations living off-reserve and non-Indigenous peoples. This statistic shows mortality rates among First Nations living on- and off-reserve and non-Indigenous in Canada from 2006 to 2016, by cause of death.
Mortality rates among First Nations living on- and off-reserve and non-Indigenous in Canada from 2006 to 2016, by cause of death
(per 100,000 person years at risk)
Characteristic
Non-Indigenous
First Nations off-reserve
First Nations on-reserve
Assault (homicide)
0.8
5.6
12
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
8
17.4
33.1
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
18.2
40.3
69.4
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
4.3
6.5
9.6
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
3.8
17.3
22.3
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
14.5
18.6
19.9
Influenza and pneumonia
7.3
9.2
14.9
Cerebrovascular diseases
17.1
15
20.8
Diseases of heart
67
66.6
92.5
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
5.9
2.5
1.7
Diabetes mellitus
8.7
18.9
42.1
Malignant neoplasms
108.8
101.9
115.7
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