Yukon government releases 2024 Yukon Health Status Report

Press Release

March 23, 2026

The Government of Yukon has tabled the 2024 Yukon Health Status Report in the Yukon Legislative Assembly, providing an overview of childhood immunization and communicable diseases, as well as injuries to Yukoners.

Submitted by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Sudit Ranade, the report includes updated information on childhood immunization rates and reportable communicable diseases in 2024. Childhood immunization coverage in the Yukon remains below the national target of 95 per cent, reinforcing the importance of ongoing public health efforts to protect children and communities from diseases that are preventable through vaccination.

Injuries accounted for nearly 18 per cent of all Yukon emergency department visits in 2024 – higher than the Canadian average. Falls were the leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations across almost all age groups.

As the Yukon’s population continues to age, the report notes the health-related burden of falls is expected to increase, making injury prevention an important part of supporting healthy aging and reducing pressure on the health care system.

The report will help guide prevention efforts, health system planning and cross-sector collaboration to improve health outcomes for Yukoners.

The 2024 Yukon Health Status report provides information that may be useful to health professionals, governments and Yukoners.

Minister of Health and Social Services Brad Cathers

Each type of injury has a different set of causes. Identifying the leading causes of injury and determining which groups are at greater risk allows us to move beyond viewing injuries as random events and toward systemic, environmental and engineering solutions that can save lives and improve health outcomes.

Yukon Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Sudit Ranade

Quick facts

• The next report is expected to be released in fall of 2026 and the next comprehensive report will be tabled in fall of 2027.
• Among injury-related hospitalizations involving substances, alcohol was the most commonly identified substance.
• Approximately 86 per cent of Yukon children aged two to six have received the recommended doses for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
• In 2024, 244 cases of chlamydia, 227 cases of COVID-19 and 128 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the Yukon.

Media contact

Tim Kucharuk
Press secretary, Cabinet Communications
867-335-2419
tim.kucharuk@yukon.ca

Nigel Allan
Communications, Health and Social Services
867-332-9576
nigel.allan@yukon.ca

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