Table 4.
Breakdown of the percentage of first-time blood donors (April 2005 to December 2020) by sex, age group, and region compared to the age-eligible Canadian population.
| Variable | Categories | First-Time Blood Donors (%) |
Canadian General Population (17 Years and Older) a (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 54.0 | 51.3 |
| Male | 46.0 | 48.7 | |
| Age group | 17–29 | 53.5 | 19.7 |
| 30–39 | 17.2 | 17.0 | |
| 40–49 | 14.7 | 32.2 | |
| 50+ | 14.6 | 31.1 | |
| Region | British Columbia | 15.2 | 18.1 |
| Alberta | 18.1 | 14.5 | |
| Saskatchewan | 4.8 | 3.7 | |
| Manitoba | 5.9 | 4.5 | |
| Ontario | 46.8 | 50.3 | |
| Atlantic Canada | 9.2 | 8.7 |
a Statistics Canada 2021 Census data, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Limited to population 17 years and older to reflect the population eligible to donate blood and excluding the province and territories where CBS do not collect donations (Québec, Northwest territories, Yukon, and Nunavut). Atlantic region includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. From table 98100026-eng.zip. Available from: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/98100026-eng.zip (accessed on 31 January 2023).