Canada Statistics
Introduction
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Low Birth Weight by Region
Source: Health Indicator Maps, catalogue no. 82-583-XIE, Vol. 2010, No.1. (CANSIM Table 102-4303). Produced by the Geography Division for the Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, 2010.
Canadian Growth Charts
- New standards: WHO growth charts measure up for Canada PDF
- Promoting optimal monitoring of child growth in Canada: Using the new who growth charts PDF
General Statistics
Population: 34,030,589 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 37
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342)
- 15-64 years: 68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972)
- 65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,372,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.)
Median age
- total: 41 years
- male: 39.8 years
- female: 42.1 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.794% (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 136
Birth rate
- 10.28 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 187
Death rate
- 7.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 105
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.056 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 183
- male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 81.38 years
- country comparison to the world: 12
- male: 78.81 years
- female: 84.1 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.58 children born/woman (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 178
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 20.1% (male 32,107,900/female 30,781,823)
- 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 104,411,352/female 104,808,064)
- 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 17,745,363/female 23,377,542) (2011 est.)
Median age
- total: 36.9 years
- male: 35.6 years
- female: 38.2 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
- 0.963% (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 119
Birth rate
- 13.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 149
Death rate
- 8.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 89
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
- total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 176
- male: 6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 78.37 years
- country comparison to the world: 50
- male: 75.92 years
- female: 80.93 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.06 children born/woman (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 123
HIV/AIDS
adult prevalence rate
- 0.3% (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 91
people living with HIV/AIDS
- 68,000 (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 50
deaths
- fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 69
Ethnic groups
British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Data: The World Factbook Canada
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