Health Issues in Canada - Assignment

Health Issues in Canada
SYSTEMJP
2020

HEALTH ISSUES 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Heart Disease in Canada............................................................................................................2
Current Data findings.............................................................................................................3
Influence of Heart Disease within Canada.................................................................................4
Trends within the health care sector and comparative analysis with other countries................5
Strategies adopted to address the issue of heart disease............................................................6
Health care in Canada............................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

HEALTH ISSUES 2
Introduction
Heart disease is among the leading issues that led towards the death of the individuals
worldwide. Heart disease is reflected as a condition in which the blood vessels get blocked or
narrowed and as a result, it led towards chest pain, stroke or heart attack. The governments of
the nations are focusing upon adapting treatments facilities and conducting research so that
the rate at which the heart diseases are increasing can be controlled and the risk can be
avoided. Various factors contribute towards the heart disease within the individuals including
the age and the gender factors. The report is focused on analysing the impact of the heart
disease within Canada and analysing the regions within the economy where the heart disease
has the highest rates. The report also analyses the trends for heart disease within Canada, and
a detailed comparison with the other nations within the world in case of heart diseases.
Heart Disease in Canada
Heart Disease is considered as a serious problem in Canada, as apart from cancer the
heart diseases are considered as the major cause that results in death as well as a cause of
hospitalisation. The data received by the officials indicate that approx. every 12 Canadians
who are diagnosed with heart disease die per hour. Heart disease is widely spreading within
Canada and is a complex disease which makes it difficult to understand the basic factors due
to which the disease is spreading and how to control such factors. Within Canada Men are
mostly affected by heart diseases as compared to women, the newly diagnosed cases of heart
disease are more in male rather than female (PHAC, 2017).
Several factors contribute towards the heart disease within the individual, such as age,
family history, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, unhealthy diets, and excessive
smoking and drinking alcohol. Such factors contribute towards the increase in the risk of
heart disease, in Canada, the peoples of 40 years or above are diagnosed with heart failures.

HEALTH ISSUES 3
The risk of heart disease can be controlled by analysing the family history of the patient and
through controlled eating and drinking habits. Canada government has made heart health
priority by implementing policies and focusing on the reduction of the rates of increasing
heart diseases. As a result, the rate of heart diseases is declining in Canada due to the
innovations in research as well as prevention efforts (PHAC, 2019).
Current Data findings
The population of Canada is suffering from the heart disease irrespective of their age
factor or their gender. Among the Canadians, aged 20 years or older 158,700 adults are newly
diagnosed with heart diseases approx. 6.1 per 1000 of the adults living within Canada and
almost 63,200 adults had first heart attack 2.3 per 1000 of the Canadian adults. Among the
adults who were aged 40 years or above, 92,900 were diagnosed with heart failure which
results in around 5.2 per 1000 adults of 40 or above. The death rate due to the heart disease
within Canada is three times higher among the adults of age 20 or above as compared with
those who do not have heart disease (Canada.ca, 2017).
90% of the people living in Canada have at least one risk factor contributing to the
risk of heart disease. Among the individuals who were diagnosed with heart stroke or
cognitive condition discharged from the hospital, were re-admitted with the related condition.
Canadians get exposed to a heart disease with the increasing age, as the population of 65
years or above were newly diagnosed with heart disease as compared to the adults of 25-44
years of age (Canada.ca, 2017). 71% of the population living in Canada of age 40 or above
having heart failures also have heart diseases, and approximately 20% of the populations,
with the heart disease, also have heart failures (PHAC, 2018).