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Table 2 Observed and estimated absolute numbers of AMI hospitalizations in 2009 and 2020 for Canada (excluding Quebec)

From: The aging Canadian population and hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction: projection to 2020

  

2009

2020 projections for 3 population scenarios*

Gender

Age group

Observed

Estimated

Low

Medium

High

    

N

%

N

%

N

%

Male

< 50 years

4739

4541

5412

14.2

5639

19.0

5863

23.7

 

50-64 years

12600

12053

14372

14.1

14528

15.3

14689

16.6

 

65-74 years

7413

7073

9057

22.2

9167

23.7

9287

25.3

 

≥ 75 years

9444

9182

8730

-7.6

8923

-5.5

9133

-3.3

 

All ages

34196

32849

37571

9.9

38257

11.9

38972

14.0

Female

< 50 years

1102

1010

1307

18.6

1364

23.8

1421

28.9

 

50-64 years

3988

3758

4425

11.0

4468

12.0

4511

13.1

 

65-74 years

3531

3593

4536

28.5

4579

29.7

4618

30.8

 

≥ 75 years

9030

8888

7699

-14.7

7846

-13.1

7875

-12.8

 

All ages

17651

17249

17967

1.8

18257

3.4

18525

5.0

Total

51847

50098

55538

7.1

56514

9.0

57497

10.9

  1. AMI Acute myocardial infarction
  2. * Using Statistics Canada population projections
  3. † Percentage change over the 2009 observed figure