Data found in a recent provincial report, shows Northern Manitoba continues to have the highest rate of teen births in the province.
The Manitoba Government released its annual report on ALL Aboard, their poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy. It shows Northern Manitoba had 49 live births per 1,000 females in 2013/14, while the provincial average was only 13 per 1,000.
The report also reveals residents of the Northern Health Region had the lowest rate of continuity of physician care between 2012 and 2014. Across the province 72.8% of Manitobans received the majority of their care from the same physician, compared to 56% of residents in the NHR.
Northern Manitobans also have the highest potential years of life lost. The report reveals that an average of 48.7 years of life is lost per 1,000 people aged 1 to 74. In the North, that number is almost double, at 95.5 years. The report says men, northern residents, First Nations Manitobans, and those with the lowest incomes have, on average, more potential years of life lost.
There is some good news for the North though. When it comes to community belonging, 72.6% of Manitobans in the NHR, report a sense of belonging to their local community which is higher than the Canadian average of 66.4%.
