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. 2019 Oct 20;11(10):2529. doi: 10.3390/nu11102529

Table 5.

Economic burden in Canada in 2018 by age and sex groups.

2018 Costs ($CAN) Percent of Costs
Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total Direct and Indirect Costs Costs within Sex Group Total Costs
Females 1,936,570,565 3,302,166,717 5,238,737,282 100.0% 33.1%
≤14 years 12,040,403 15,666,224 27,706,627 0.5% 0.2%
15–34 years 76,513,918 100,906,919 177,420,837 3.4% 1.1%
35–54 years 386,859,501 595,385,456 982,244,957 18.7% 6.2%
55–64 years 440,519,124 728,965,831 1,169,484,955 22.3% 7.4%
65–74 years 480,354,720 840,813,557 1,321,168,277 25.2% 8.3%
75+ years 540,282,899 1,020,428,729 1,560,711,628 29.8% 9.9%
Males 3,939,178,970 6,661,887,503 10,601,066,473 100.0% 66.9%
≤14 years 24,667,689.36 31,113,645.39 55,781,335 0.5% 0.4%
15–34 years 87,878,603 118,808,699 206,687,302 1.9% 1.3%
35–54 years 1,076,934,563 1,651,501,848 2,728,436,411 25.7% 17.2%
55–64 years 1,074,108,771 1,808,010,348 2,882,119,119 27.2% 18.2%
65–74 years 972,731,815 1,717,252,172 2,689,983,987 25.4% 17.0%
75+ years 702,857,528 1,335,200,790 2,038,058,318 19.2% 12.9%
All years 3,939,178,970 6,661,887,503 10,601,066,473 100.0% 66.9%