In 2017, around 25 percent of Aboriginal individuals aged 15 years and older in Canada stated that they did not contact a health professional even once in the last 12 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017.
Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of individuals
Contacted health professional at least once in the last 12 months
73.8%
Contacted family doctor, (pediatrician) or general practitioner in the last 12 months
66.6%
Contacted nurse in the last 12 months
23.9%
Contacted any other medical doctor or specialist in the last 12 months
33.5%
Has not contacted health professional in the last 12 months
25.4%
Not specified if contacted health professional in the last 12 months
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StatCan. (December 9, 2020). Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/
StatCan. "Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017." Chart. December 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/
StatCan. (2020). Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/
StatCan. "Percentage of Aboriginal Individuals in Canada Who Had Contacted a Health Professional in The Last 12 Months as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/
StatCan, Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of Aboriginal individuals in Canada who had contacted a health professional in the last 12 months as of 2017 [Graph], StatCan, December 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280729/aboriginal-individuals-health-professional-contact-canada/
