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Health care

Percentage of Health Professionals

In big cities you may have to wait years to find a family doctor or hours to be seen at an emergency clinic. Smaller towns have trouble even attracting healthcare workers. Not having convenient and adequate healthcare is one of the worst attributes a city can have. Canada's city with the lowest percentage of healthcare professionals: Cold Lake, AB. (below). Canada's city with the lowest number of doctors per 1,000 people, Leamington, ON.

Category Rank out of 179
Overall ranking 98
Affordable housing 130
Household income 19
New cars on the road 36
Job prospects 14
Population growth 68
Access to health care 179
Overall Crime 162
Walk or bike to work 177
Violent Crime 165
Total Precipitation 83
Pollution 112
Culture 147