Nair C, Nargundkar M, Johansen H, Strachan J
Health Rep. 1990;2(3):203-28.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death in Canada, as it is in most industrialized countries. Studies have shown that CVD mortality rates vary among ethnic groups. Since about one in six Canadian residents is a first generation immigrant, it is important to consider ethnic background when interpreting Canadian health statistics or planning health services. Overall, lower CVD mortality rates were found for first generation Canadians from Latin America, China and South Asia; higher rates are indicated for those from Scandinavia and Africa. The rates for North America are similar to those found for Eastern and Western Europe. Between two five-year time periods (1969-73 and 1984-88), CVD mortality rates generally were found to decrease, except for immigrants from Africa (age 35+). The rates were consistently higher for males than for females.
心血管疾病（CVD）是加拿大主要的死因，在大多数工业化国家亦是如此。研究表明，心血管疾病死亡率在不同种族群体中存在差异。由于大约六分之一的加拿大居民是第一代移民，因此在解读加拿大健康统计数据或规划医疗服务时，考虑种族背景非常重要。总体而言，来自拉丁美洲、中国和南亚的第一代加拿大居民的心血管疾病死亡率较低；来自斯堪的纳维亚和非洲的居民死亡率较高。北美洲的死亡率与东欧和西欧的死亡率相似。在两个五年时间段（1969 - 73年和1984 - 88年）内，除了非洲移民（35岁及以上）外，心血管疾病死亡率总体呈下降趋势。男性的死亡率一直高于女性。
