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- Title
Twenty years of diabetes surveillance using the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System.
- Authors
LeBlanc, Allana G.; Yong Jun Gao; McRae, Louise; Pelletier, Catherine
- Abstract
In 1999, the Government of Canada, along with the provinces and territories, established the National Diabetes Surveillance System (NDSS) to track rates of diabetes in Canada. The NDSS used a novel method to systematically collect and report national diabetes data using linked administrative health databases. The NDSS has since evolved to become the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS) and provides information on over 20 chronic conditions. This At-a-glance report provides the most up-to-date CCDSS information on diabetes rates in Canada. Currently, 8.8% of Canadians (9.4% male, 8.1% female, aged one year and older) live with diabetes, and approximately 549 new cases are diagnosed each day. Since 2000, the age-standardized prevalence rate has increased by an average of 3.3% per year. The age-standardized incidence rate has remained relatively stable, and all-cause mortality rates among those with diabetes have decreased by an average of 2.1% per year. This suggests that people are living longer with a diabetes diagnosis.
- Subjects
CANADA; DIABETES; CHRONIC diseases; DISEASE incidence; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Promotion de la Santé et Prévention des Maladies Chroniques au Canada, 2019, Vol 39, Issue 11, p306
- ISSN
2368-7398
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24095/hpcdp.39.11.03