Physical health status

This section deals with the area of older adults’ physical well-being: physical health status. Older Manitobans are discussed in terms of life expectancy, mortality, causes of death, and physical health (e.g., chronic health conditions, mobility, and functional health) status. Comparisons are made among various age groups of older Manitobans and between men and women when possible. In some cases, comparisons are made among older Canadians only.

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Life expectancy

  • A line graph compares the average life expectancy at birth of Manitoban men (yellow line) and women (blue line) from 2016–2020.

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Life expectancy at birth (PowerPoint)  |  Life expectancy at birth (Excel)

Sources: Statistics Canada Table 13-10-0114-01. Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, three-year estimates, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island 

  • A line graph shows the average life remaining at age 65 years and over for older female Manitobans (yellow line) and older males (blue line) from 2016–2020 compared by gender.

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Life remaining at age 65 (PowerPoint)  |  Life remaining at age 65 (Excel)

Sources: Statistics Canada Table 13-10-0114-01. Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, three-year estimates, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island

  • A vertical bar graph shows the health-adjusted life expectancy for older Manitobans at age 65 by gender and income quintile.

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Health adjusted life expectancy (PowerPoint)  |  Health adjusted life expectancy (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, Cansim Table 102-0122, 2005–2007.
Statistics Canada. Table 102-0122 - Health-adjusted life expectancy, at birth and at age 65, by sex and income, Canada and provinces, occasional (years) 2015-2017.

Mortality rates

  • Using select age groupings for Manitobans 60-69, 70-79, and 80 years and over, this table identies the number of deaths and standardized mortality rates per 1,000 population.

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Death and mortality rates (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada. Life expectancy, at birth and at age 65, by sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups.

  • Compared by gender, these two line graphs compares the age-standardized mortality rates per 1,000 Population for Manitobans aged 60 years and over.

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Age standardized mortality (PowerPoint)  |  Age standardized mortality (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada. Mortality rates, by age group.
Statistics Canada. Population estimates on July 1 by age and gender.

Causes of death

  • Outlined in this table are the leading causes of death (ICD-10 Diagnostic Categories) among older Maniotbans age 60 years and over for 2020.

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Leading cause of death (PowerPoint) 

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0394-01 Leading causes of death, total population, by age group

  • This table shows the standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population in 2020 that are the leading causes of death amongst select age groups of older Canadians.

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Mortality rate per 100,000 (PowerPoint) 

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0394-01 Leading causes of death, total population, by age group
 

Self-rated health

  • This tables shows the percentage of how older Manitobans self-rate their health as excellent or very good, good, fair or poor by gender and in select age groups.

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Percentage of Manitobans self-rated health (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2018.

  • A bar graph shows how older Manitobans self-rate their health as excellent or very good, good, fair or poor.

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Self-rated health (PowerPoint)  |  Self-rated health (Excel)

This comparative bar graph showing self-rated health by gender.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2018

Chronic health conditions

  • Identified in this table by gender and select age groups, are five diagnosed chronic conditions that older Manitobans have in 2020.

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Number of diagnosed chronic conditions (PowerPoint)

*These percentages do not add up to 100% as multiple responses were given
E: use with caution
F: Too unreliable to be published

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0788-01 Chronic conditions among seniors aged 65 and older, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors

  • Compared are select groups of older Manitobans age 65 and over and how their self-perceived health of their teeth and mouth as excellent or good or fair or poor for 2020.

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Diagnosed chronic conditions (PowerPoint)  |  Diagnosed chronic conditions (Excel)

E: use with caution
F: Too unreliable to be published

Statistics Canada. Table 13-10-0850-01 Health characteristics of seniors aged 65 and over, Canadian Health Survey on Seniors, two-year period estimates

Oral health

  • Compared are select groups of older Manitobans age 65 and over and how their self-perceived health of their teeth and mouth as excellent or good or fair or poor for 2020.

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Self rated health teeth (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2014

  • The percentage of older Manitobans' ability to bite/chew certain foods is shown in this table by gender and select age groups of 65 years and over.

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Ability to bite and chew (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2012
 

  • Shown in this table, older Manitobans identifies their frequency of pain in their teeth or gums over a month's period in select age groups.

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Frequency of pain in teeth and gums (PowerPoint)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2012

Mobility limitations

  • A vertical bar chart shows prevalence of mobility problems by older Manitobans age 6 years and older.

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Mobility limitations (PowerPoint)  |  Mobility limitations (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2018

Functional health

  • A vertical bar chart shows the prevalance of moderate or severe functional health by older Manitobans in select age groups of 65-74 and 75 years and older.

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Prevelance of functional health (PowerPoint)  |  Prevelance of functional health (Excel)

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2014 

Note: Functional health (also known as the Health Utility Index) is a measure of overall functional health, based on 8 dimensions of functioning (vision, hearing, speech, mobility, dexterity, feelings, cognition, and pain).

Resources

CLSA Dashboard: COVID-19 baseline survey

A survey conducted during the peak COVID-19 period. The website is interactive and contains some important information about several age groups    

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