1. What are the odds?
What are your chances of getting a critical illness?
Let’s take a look at the statistics:
Critical illness facts
Chances of getting a critical illness male
Chances of getting a critical illness female
Famous people with a critical illness
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2. Critical illness facts sheet
“In Canada someone suffers a heart attack every 7 minutes and a stroke every 10 minutes.”
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, 2010
“90% of Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease or stroke.”
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Tracking Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada. Released June 2009
“40% of Canadian women and 45% of men will develop cancer during their lifetimes.”
Canadian Cancer Society, 2010 (based on 2009 incidence rates)
“Half a million Canadians have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.”
Alzheimer’s Society, 2010 – Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society
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3. Chances of getting a critical illness
MALE
Munich Re, 2010: Critical illness statistics are based on population incidence rates, as available for each condition 3

4. Chances of getting a critical illness
FEMALE
Munich Re, 2010: Critical illness statistics are based on population incidence rates, as available for each condition 4

5. Famous people with a critical illness diagnosed 2000-2009
Heart attack
David Bowie
Alzheimer’s disease
Margaret Thatcher
Stroke
Dick Clark
Brain injury
Bob Woodruff
Cancer
Lance Armstrong
Nelson Mandela
Suzanne Somers
Bypass surgery
Regis Philbin
Bill Clinton
David Letterman
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