19% patients in NDR live in rural areas while 81% patients live in urban areas.
Province
Rural (%)
Urban (%)
Total number of patients
Alberta
21
79
36664
Manitoba
20
80
21405
Ontario
17
83
83963
Quebec
20
80
4894
Newfoundland and Labrador
28
72
533
Total
18
82
147459
*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
22
61
17
36664
Manitoba
22
61
16
21405
Ontario
25
57
18
83963
Quebec
25
63
12
4894
Newfoundland and Labrador
25
64
11
533
Total
24
59
17
147459
*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
22
23
19
19
17
36664
Manitoba
22
21
20
20
16
21405
Ontario
25
20
19
18
18
83963
Quebec
25
21
22
19
12
4894
Newfoundland and Labrador
25
37
13
14
11
533
Total
24
21
19
18
17
147459
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
49
46
44
36664
Manitoba
47
46
41
21405
Ontario
41
41
39
83963
Quebec
27
20
17
4894
Newfoundland and Labrador
31
37
26
533
Total
43
42
40
147459
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.