A report commissioned by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the land-claim organization that represents Inuit in the territory, outlines ways in which the region falls behind the rest of Canada. Here are some of the highlights:

— Nunavut has the fewest hospital beds per capita in the country, with 1,095 residents per bed compared with a national average of 409 per bed.

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— Two in five homes in Nunavut are in need of major repairs; that’s six times the national average.

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— The cost to operate and maintain drinking water infrastructure in Nunavut is 10 times the Canadian average.

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— Thirty-five per cent of homes in Nunavut are overcrowded compared with five per cent nationally.

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— Nunavummiut face a food insecurity rate of 58 per cent compared with 13 per cent across Canada.

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— Nunavut’s suicide rate is five times higher than the national average.

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— Nunavut residents are the least likely in Canada to have a regular health-care provider — about 14 per cent compared with almost 85 per cent nationally.

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— More than 39 per cent of Nunavummiut between the ages of 20 and 24 are not in post-secondary education versus seven per cent nationally.

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— Nunavut is the only province or territory that relies completely on satellite internet, so the fastest possible download speed is 15 megabits per second compared with 50 megabits nationally.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020.

—This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship