Sociodemographic profiles
Nunavik health profile 2021: Sociodemographic background
This profile briefly compiles social and demographic data on the population of Nunavik up to 2021. Based on data from the Canadian Census and selected medico-administrative registries, the document presents comparisons within Nunavik as well as with the province of Québec. It includes distributions, rates, and proportions related to household characteristics, education, employment, and income.
Nunavik health profile 2018: Sociodemographic background
This profile briefly covers various social and demographic data on the population of Nunavik up to 2016. The data are primarily drawn from the Canadian Census and selected medico-administrative registries. This version served as the foundation for the update completed in 2024–2025, and therefore, the figures and information presented here are largely similar.
Health Profile of Nunavik 2011: Demographic and Socioeconomic Conditions
This profile compiles sociodemographic information on Nunavimmiut up to the year 2011. It covers demographic and socioeconomic conditions. The data are drawn primarily from the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS), as well as from the Canadian Census, the Institut de la statistique du Québec, the 2004 Qanuippitaa? Health Survey, and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey. This edition is more detailed than the updated versions, also offering written comparisons with other Inuit Nunangat regions.
Profiles on the Health of Adults and Elders
Nunavik health profile 2021, Population aged 15 years and over
This health profile focuses on the health of the population aged 15 years and over. Based on data from selected medico-administrative registries, the document presents comparisons within Nunavik as well as with the province of Québec. It examines the trends regarding general health indicators, frequently encountered health problems and primary causes of deaths and hospitalizations. Lastly, the implications of the data presented in this profile on health programs and services to offer the region’s population are examined.
Nunavik health profile 2018, Population aged 15 years and over
This profile presents hospital morbidity and mortality indicators, as well as sociodemographic data for the Nunavik population aged 15 years or more up to 2017. The data are primarily drawn from selected medico-administrative registries. This version served as the foundation for the 2021 update completed in 2024–2025, and therefore, the figures and information presented here are largely similar.
Health Profile of Nunavik 2015: Focus on Youth, Adult and Elders’ populations
This profile was prepared in 2015 to monitor and report on the health of the population. It summarizes the information for various health issues and social determinants of health, flags emerging trends, and describes needs that should be addressed by health initiatives. Taken together, its chapters provide a detailed consideration of health status and seek at identifying the factors that affect it in the region.
Profiles on the Health of Families
Nunavik health profile 2018, Health of mothers and children
This profile presents indicators specific to the health of mothers, children and families. Maternal sociodemographic and medical-administrative data, as well as perinatal and infant mortality rates, premature births, low birth weight, and primary causes of hospitalization among infants less than one year old, and between 1 and 9 years old, are presented up to 2018. The primary data sources are medical-administrative databases, the census, and data on demographic projections.
Health Profile of Nunavik 2015: Focus on Youth, Adult and Elders’ populations
This document summarizes the information from both the Nunavik Health Profile 2014: Young Children and Their Families, and the Nunavik Health Profile 2015: Youth, Adult and Elders’ populations.
Nunavik Health Profile 2014: Young Children and Their Families
This profile presents an overview of the health status of young children and their families in Nunavik, based on data available up to 2012. It examines demographic trends, families living conditions, community infrastructure, and key health factors affecting mothers, families, and children. The primary data sources are the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS), the Canadian Census, and population health surveys.
For more information
For more information, consult the thematic reports from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 health survey, which document the physical and mental health status as well as the social determinants of health of Nunavimmiut, and reports from the health survey of high school students in Nunavik, Uvikkavut Qanuippat?