Table 1 Comparison of age, sex and province distributions in the home care population in 2008 (initial year), 2012 (midpoint year), and 2017 (last year)

Age (years)

  18–64

16.8 (29,143)

14.9 (35,133)

14.0 (41,694)

  65–74

14.9 (25,850)

14.2 (33,570)

15.3 (45,432)

  75–84

36.0 (62,223)

33.0 (77,905)

30.5 (90,7000

  85 +

32.2 (55,741)

37.9 (89,470)

40.2 (119,665)

Sex

  Male

34.1 (59,046)

35.7 (84,288)

37.7 (112,054)

  Female

65.9 (113,921)

64.3 (151,790)

62.3 (185,437)

Province^a

  British Columbia

7.4 (12,861)

13.9 (32,728)

12.5 (37,173)

  Alberta

n/a

8.1 (19,171)

13.2 (39,108)

  Manitoba

6.5 (11,183)

4.6 (10,863)

1.2 (3,429)

  Ontario

86.0 (148,810)

73.3 (173,133)

70.1 (208,518)

  Newfoundland & Labrador

n/a

n/a

3.0 (8,979)

  Yukon Territory

0.1 (113)

0.1 (183)

0.1 (284)