Health Indicators of Inuit Nunangat within the Canadian Context

It reflects the level of mortality, health status, and health care of a population, and the effectiveness of preventive care and the attention paid to maternal and child health.3 The infant mortality rate is higher for Inuit Nunangat than the rest of Canada. [...] In both the 1994-1998 and 1999-2003 periods, the same causes of death are responsible for some of the highest ratios of death in Inuit Nunangat compared to Canada. [...] In 1994-1998, Inuit Nunangat had a rate of potential years of life lost 3.2 times higher than Canada as a whole, and in 1999-2003, the rate of PYLL in Inuit Nunangat was 3.9 times higher. [...] This is due to a decrease in the PYLL in the rest of Canada between the two periods, combined with an increase in the PYLL in Inuit Nunangat. [...] In both the 1994-1998 and 1999-2003 periods, the same causes of death are responsible for some of the highest ratios of death in Inuit Nunangat compared to Canada.