19% patients in NDR live in rural areas while 81% patients live in urban areas.
Province
Rural (%)
Urban (%)
Total number of patients
Alberta
22
78
33142
Manitoba
27
73
14662
Ontario
16
84
70575
Quebec
19
81
4690
Newfoundland and Labrador
30
70
474
Total
19
81
123543
*NDR uses the second digit in the postal code to determine if a patient lives in a rural or urban area.
Table 2: Neighbourhood income before tax*
26% patients in NDR live in low-income neighbourhoods, 58% patients live in middle-income neighbourhoods and 16% patients live in high-income neighbourhoods.
Province
Low-income neighbourhood (%)
Middle-income neighbourhood (%)
High-income neighbourhood (%)
Total number of patients
Alberta
28
59
13
33142
Manitoba
21
63
16
14662
Ontario
26
57
17
70575
Quebec
24
64
12
4690
Newfoundland and Labrador
42
46
12
474
Total
26
58
16
123543
*NDR uses PCCF+ to derive the neighbourhood income quintile before tax (QABTIPPE) from postal codes. We assign the lowest quintile to the low-income neighbourhood, the highest quintile to the high-income neighbourhood and group the rest quintiles (2-4) to the middle-income neighbourhood. For view the original data, please click the display original data button.
Province
Q1 (lowest income) (%)
Q2 (%)
Q3 (%)
Q4 (%)
Q5 (highest income) (%)
Total number of patients
Alberta
28
24
19
16
13
33142
Manitoba
21
19
23
21
16
14662
Ontario
26
21
18
18
17
70575
Quebec
24
21
22
21
12
4690
Newfoundland and Labrador
42
21
13
12
12
474
Total
26
21
19
18
16
123543
Table 3: Patients with two more comorbidities1,2
NDR data shows Diabetic patients living in low-income neighbourhoods are more susceptible to comorbidities than patients in middle or high-income neighbourhoods.
Province
Low-income neighbourhood (%)
Middle-income neighbourhood (%)
High-income neighbourhood (%)
Total number of patients
Alberta
47
39
32
33142
Manitoba
32
25
23
14662
Ontario
37
34
32
70575
Quebec
27
20
17
4690
Newfoundland and Labrador
37
35
22
474
Total
39
34
31
123543
1Cormorbidities include Depression, Hypertension, COPD, Dementia, Osteoarthritis, Epilepsy, and Parkinsons disease
2NDR uses PCCF+ to derive the neighbourhood income quintile before tax (QABTIPPE) from postal codes. We assign the lowest quintile to the low-income neighbourhood, the highest quintile to the high-income neighbourhood and group the rest quintiles (2-4) to the middle-income neighbourhood. For view the original data, please click the display original data button.