According to the data, around 70 percent of Canadian adults aged 65 years and older had received a flu vaccine during 2021. This statistic depicts the percentage of Canadian adults who had received an influenza vaccination as of 2021, by age.
Percentage of Canadian adults who had received an influenza vaccination in 2021, by age
Characteristic
Percentage of adults
All adults
40.4%
18-64 years
32.4%
65 years and older
70.4%
18-64 with chronic medical condition*
40.5%
18-64 without chronic medical condition
29.2%
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* "8 people aged 18-64 years did not disclose whether they had any chronic medical conditions (CMC) and were excluded from the stratified analysis." "CMC: Chronic medical conditions including asthma, lung diseases, heart conditions, cancer, diabetes, liver or kidney diseases, immune disorder, spleen problems, anemia, obesity, cochlear implant and chronic cerebrospinal fluid leak."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, January 6 to February 11, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Health Canada. (March 25, 2022). Percentage of Canadian adults who had received an influenza vaccination in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978263/influenza-vaccine-coverage-canada-by-age/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian adults who had received an influenza vaccination in 2021, by age." Chart. March 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978263/influenza-vaccine-coverage-canada-by-age/
Health Canada. (2022). Percentage of Canadian adults who had received an influenza vaccination in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978263/influenza-vaccine-coverage-canada-by-age/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian Adults Who Had Received An Influenza Vaccination in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978263/influenza-vaccine-coverage-canada-by-age/
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