Friend of the Human Race

Canada

All figures from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory, 2007, unless otherwise stated.

Population – 32,876,000
Life expectancy at birth - 81
Healthy life expectancy at birth – 73
Maternal mortality, per 100,000 live births – 7 (2005)
Child mortality aged 0-5, per 100,000 births – 6 (Unicef, 2008)
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars – 2587 (2006)

Water and sanitation

Proportion of population of using improved drinking-water sources urban/rural/total (%) – 100/99/100 (2006)
Proportion of population of using improved sanitation facilities urban/rural/total (%) – 100/99/100 (2006)

HIV and AIDS

Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 and over, per 100,000 – 268
Deaths due to HIV/AIDS per 100,000 population – <10

Other communicable diseases

Cholera, reported cases – 1
Measles, reported cases – 101
Mumps, reported cases – 1108
Pertussis (Whooping Cough), reported cases – 1472
Prevalence of TB per 100,000 - 3 (2008)
TB detection rate (MDG indicator 24) DOTS (%) – 84%