2000 October Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Exhibit 15.1 —Selected Indicators of First Nations Health Status

The infant mortality rate is twice as high among First Nations people as in the Canadian population as a whole.
The life expectancy of the status Indian population is seven years less than that of the overall Canadian population.
Suicide rates among Aboriginal groups have been reported at two to seven times higher than in the population at large.
The prevalence of all self-reported major chronic disease is significantly higher in Aboriginal communities than in the general population, and it appears to be increasing.

Source: Toward a Healthy Future: Second Report on the Health of Canadians, 1999.