Inuit Lifespan Stagnates While Canada’S Rises

Inuit now live as long as the average Canadian did in the 1940s, Ms. Simon noted in an interview. "We didn't even have medicare (publicly funded health-care) then, so yes, this is pretty shocking." Inuit have the lowest life expectancy among Canada's three aboriginal groups, which also include Indians and Metis. Together, the groups number 1.2 million, or about 3.8% of Canada's total population of around 32 million. The Inuit live primarily in the huge northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, as well as in the Northwest Territories, northern Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada based its data on a 2001 census of regions where Inuit represented at least 80% of the population. In 2006 there were about 50,500 Inuit in Canada. The data released Wednesday shows the further north they lived, the shorter their life expectancy. http://www.nationalpost.com/rss/story.html?id=258643

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