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Women and Men in Canada: A Statistical Glance - 2003 Edition
Health and safety
Figure 11: Life expectancy at birth and at age 65, 1921-1999
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Remaining life expectancy |
| At birth |
At age 65 |
| Females |
Males |
Women |
Men |
| Years |
| 1921, |
60.6 |
58.8 |
13.6 |
13.0 |
| 1931 |
62.1 |
60.0 |
13.7 |
13.0 |
| 1941 |
66.3 |
63.0 |
14.1 |
12.8 |
| 1951 |
70.9 |
66.4 |
15.0 |
13.3 |
| 1961 |
74.3 |
68.4 |
16.1 |
13.6 |
| 1971 |
76.4 |
69.4 |
17.6 |
13.8 |
| 1981 |
79.3 |
72.1 |
19.2 |
14.7 |
| 1991 |
80.9 |
74.6 |
19.9 |
15.8 |
| 1996 |
81.2 |
75.5 |
20.0 |
16.1 |
| 1999 |
81.7 |
76.3 |
20.3 |
16.5 |
Excludes Quebec.
Excludes Newfoundland.
Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division.
Figure 13: Percentage of people with long-term disabilities, by age, 2001
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Women |
Men |
Total |
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% |
| People aged: |
| 0-14 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
| 15-24 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
| 25-44 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
| 45-54 |
14.3 |
12.6 |
13.4 |
| 55-64 |
22.4 |
21.1 |
21.8 |
| 65-74 |
32.0 |
30.2 |
31.2 |
| 75-84 |
49.4 |
48.8 |
49.2 |
| 85 and over |
71.8 |
69.3 |
71.0 |
| Total aged 65 and over |
42.0 |
38.4 |
40.4 |
| Total for all age groups |
13.3 |
11.5 |
12.4 |
Excludes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey.
Figure 15: Smoking status of people living in a private household, 1998-1999
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Women |
Men |
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% |
| People aged 12 and over: |
| Daily smoker |
21.4 |
24.4 |
| Former smoker |
29.7 |
37.4 |
| Occasional smoker |
4.0 |
3.5 |
| Never smoked |
44.9 |
34.7 |
Excludes those who did not respond to the question.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey.
Figure 16: Homicide victims, 2001
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Women |
Men |
Total |
| Total number of victims |
161.0 |
393.0 |
554.0 |
| As a % of all victims |
29.1 |
70.9 |
100.0 |
| Victims per 100,000 population |
1.0 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Figure 17: Distribution of homicide victims, by relationship to accused, 2001
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Women |
Men |
Total |
Women as % of victims in group |
| % |
| Family |
74.8 |
26.6 |
42.7 |
58.4 |
| Acquaintance |
21.0 |
56.3 |
44.5 |
15.7 |
| Stranger |
4.2 |
16.8 |
12.6 |
11.1 |
| Unknown |
0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
... |
| Total solved offenses |
143 |
286 |
429 |
33.3 |
... Not applicable
Refers to solved offenses.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice
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