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Lung diseases

Best overall source

The best overall source for statistics on respiratory diseases in Canada is the report called Life and Breath: Respiratory Disease in Canada, released in November 2007. This report is a collaborative effort of the Public Health Agency of Canada's Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, the Canadian Lung Association, Statistics Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

General facts and figures on lung diseases

Figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Centre for Chronic Prevention and Control: This section includes data on proportion of all deaths and hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases, and associated health care costs.

Canadian Lung Association Study: Exploring self-awareness levels of major lung disease risk factors among Canadians most at risk. October 2010

Asthma

Asthma figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada

Statistics Canada Persons with asthma by age and sex

COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis)

COPD Figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada

Lung cancer
  • In 2009, there were an estimated 23 400 new cases of lung cancer in Canada: 12 800 among men and 10 700 among women.
  • On average, 450 Canadians are diagnosed with lung cancer every week.
  • In 2009, there were an estimated 20 500 lung cancer deaths in Canada.
  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in Canada. It causes approximately 29% of cancer deaths among men and 22% among women.
  • On average, 394 Canadians die of lung cancer every week.
  • One in 11 men is expected to develop lung cancer during his lifetime, and one in 13 men will die of it.
  • One in 16 women is expected to develop lung cancer during her lifetime, and one in 18 women will die of it.

All statistics are estimates from: Canadian Cancer Society’s Steering Committee: Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009. Toronto: Canadian Cancer Society, 2009.

Influenza

FluWatch- The Public Health Agency of Canada's flu surveillance program

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis in Canada 2006 Pre-release: report from the Public Health Agency of Canada

Pediatric tuberculosis in Canada: report from the Public Health Agency of Canada

Tuberculosis among the foreign-born in Canada: report from the Public Health Agency of Canada

Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Among the Foreign-born in Canada: report from the Public Health Agency of Canada