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In 2016, an estimated 63,110 people were living with HIV.
What health professionals need to know about HIV and AIDS, prevention, disease progression, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and surveillance.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Canada and the tenth largest contributor to disability-adjusted life years (the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death).
"In Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death after cancer, and a leading cause
of hospitalization. Ischemic heart disease, the most common form of heart disease, is the first cause of years of life lost (years lost due to premature mortality) and the second leading cause of disability-adjusted life years lost (the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death). "
In 2019, there were 4,912 hepatitis B cases reported for a rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people. From 2018 to 2019, the rate of acute hepatitis B decreased by 10%. From 2018 to 2019, the rate of chronic hepatitis B decreased by 8%. From 2016 to 2019, the total reported rates of chronic hepatitis B decreased.
In 2019, there were 11,441 hepatitis C cases reported for a rate of 30.4 per 100,000 people. From 2015 to 2018, the total reported cases of hepatitis C increased. From 2018 to 2019, the total reported cases decreased by 10%.
The number of persons who are infected with HIV and not yet tested (i.e. are not even aware themselves that they have HIV) is impossible to know precisely. This number is estimated using statistical models and methods with data from a variety of sources.
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The birth prevalence of Down syndrome in Canada (excluding Quebec) has been stable in the last decade, averaging 15.8 per 10,000 total births, between 2005 and 2013. The rate of Down syndrome among stillbirths remained relatively stable around 31.2 per 1,000 stillbirths, except for a slight decrease from 2010 to 2012, while the rate among live births remained stable at approximately 13.5 per 10,000 live births between 2005 and 2013.