Percentage of children and youth 6 to 14 years of age who needed health care in the previous 12 months but did not receive it, by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2012 – The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth

6.5.2 Percentage of children and youth 6 to 14 years of age who needed health care in the previous 12 months but did not receive it, by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2012

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	First Nations	Métis	Inuit
Indigenous Identity	6.5	4.1	7.2

Note: Excludes persons living on Indian reserves or settlements.

Source: CICH graphic created with data adapted from Statistics Canada. Table 577-0003 – Aboriginal Peoples Survey, access to and use of health care services, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories, occasional.

In 2012, 7% of First Nations and Inuit children and youth aged 6 to 14 years needed health care and did not receive it.

That was the case for 4% of Métis children and youth.