Nutrition: Find Health and Nutrition Statistics

Nutrition Statistics

Includes food and nutrition-related modules, including food insecurity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and self-reported height and weight.

Canadian Health Measures Survey

Review the prevalence of adult obesity in Canada and the United States.

The Health of Canada's Communities

Statistics Canada report on the health trends of Canadian communities (PDF).

Physical Activity Monitor

Reports differences in physical activity levels by the various factors potentially influencing participation. Published by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute

Health Canada : Food and Nutrition

Canada's Nutrition and Health Atlas

Find maps and tables about health and nutrition of Canadians. View maps, or view data for each province.

Canadian Statistics and Data Sets

Statistics Canada: Health in Canada
Online source for Canadian health statistics. And under Products (right side menu) are two commonly used links
Statistics Canada: Health Profiles
features health region data from a number of sources including Statistics Canada's health surveys, administrative data, and the census of population
Statistics Canada: Health Indicators
provides over 80 indicators of the health of Canadians and the effectiveness of the health care by health region. No profiles are provided.

Statistics Canada Data Portal (formerly CANSIM)
Cansim is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database of survey data. Updated daily. FREE as of February 1, 2012.
This is an Open Access resource freely available on the Internet.

PHAC Surveillance Programs
Listing of the Public Health Agency of Canada's ongoing surveillance projects. Examples included Flu-Watch; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance System; West Nile Virus Surveillance Information; and more
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
An independant body that provides key information and statistics on the Canadian health care system. Also check out their Quick Stats page where you can search by topic (e.g., Quality of Care, Lifestyle, etc.)
Institute of Health Economics
Search health statistics by geographic region (provincial, national, international) or topic area (e.g., Aboriginal Health, Diabetes, Nutrition, etc).
Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) Weekly (PHAC)
Current
Notifiable Diseases On-Line (PHAC)
Historic
Canadian Cancer Statistics
Injury Surveillance (PHAC)
Flu Watch
Canada's national surveillance program that tracks and records the spread of flu and flu-like illnesses.
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FluWatch allows for the creation of single (one region), dual (two regions), and animated maps that demonstrate the occurrence of illness across Canada and its provinces.