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Table 3 Comparison of age, sex and province distributions in the LTC population in 2008 (initial year), 2012 (midpoint year), and 2017 (last year)

From: Prevalence of sensory impairments in home care and long-term care using interRAI data from across Canada

 

2010

(n = 138,913)

2014

(n = 155,434)

2018

(n = 163,585)

 

% (n)

Age (years)

  18–64

6.5 (9,011)

6.7 (10,465)

6.8 (11,151)

  65–74

9.7 (13,470)

10.5 (16,380)

11.6 (19,016)

  75–84

31.7 (44,007)

28.7 (44,575)

27.5 (45,057)

  85 +

52.1 (72,425)

54.1 (84, 014)

54.0 (88,361)

Sex

  Male

30.8 (42,778)

32.4 (50,382)

33.7 (55,139)

  Female

69.2 (96,135)

67.6 (105,052)

66.3 (108,446)

Province

  British Columbia

17.8 (24,695)

18.4 (28,605)

18.4 (30,020)

  Alberta

11.4 (15,884)

11.0 (17,107)

11.1 (18,149)

  Manitoba

4.5 (6,313)

4.2 (6,586)

4.1 (6.619)

  Saskatchewan

n/a

3.6 (5,595)

5.5 (9,045)

  Ontario

65.8 (91,416)

61.1 (94,885)

58.9 (96,410)

  Newfoundland & Labrador

0.3 (455)

1.5 (2,249)

1.9 (3,115)

  Yukon Territory

0.1 (150)

0.1 (165)

0.1 (227)