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Numeric Data

Source of microdata, aggregate data, and statistics

Health

Birth Statistics
Data on live births, fertility rates, birth weights and gestation.
  Live Births, by month
  Estimates of births by gender, annual
  Births and deaths (1995)
  Pregnancy and births

 

Mortality and Causes of Death
Statistics on rates of death and causes, with trends and regional breakdowns.
  Causes of death
  Infant mortality and fetal deaths (stillbirths)
  Mortality and death rates
  Suicide Mortality in the Canadian Armed Forces (1995 to 2023)

 

Diseases and Health Conditions
Information on cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, and other health conditions.
  Canadian Cancer Statistics
  Cancer Survival Statistics
  Tracking Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada, 2009
  HIV and AIDS in Canada: surveillance report to December 31, 2014
  Health of Canadians living in census metropolitan areas (2006)

 

Disability and Limitations
Reports on disability prevalence, types and social impact.
  Disability
  Reports on Disability and Accessibility in Canada
  Diseases and physical health conditions

 

Health Care and Expenditures
Analysis of Canada’s healthcare system performance and expenditures. 
  Discharge Abstract Database (2009-2012)
Microdata files via <odesi>
  Economic Burden of Illness in Canada 
  Health care in Canada (2008)
  Waiting times Canada
  Wait Times in Canada - a comparison by province (2011)

 

Injuries and Accidents
Overview of injury types, causes and national cost implications.
  Injuries in Canada: Insights from the Canadian Community Health Survey
  Cost of injury in Canada

 

Public Health Reports and Overviews
General reports on population health and its determinants.
  Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
Microdata files via <odesi>
  Data Liberation Initiative
 Statistics Canada data on health
  National Population Health Survey (1994–2011)
- Public-use microdata file via <odesi>: 2001 / 2006
  Health fact sheets
  Health indicators

 

Global Health Statistics
Worldwide health indicators and surveys for cross-country comparisons.

  Health Profile
  Health reports
  Statistical report on the health of Canadians
  Ontario Community Health Profiles
  Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health 2002/2003
  NCI Cancer Atlas 
  Health, United States (1995–present)
  Injury Data and Resources 
  Marital Status and Health: United States, 1999–2002
  Minority women’s health
  National Center for Health Statistics
  U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics and Publications
  WHO Health Indicators
  Health Indicator maps
  World Health Statistics 
  Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS+)
  Global Health Observatory (GHO) 
  United Nations Statistics Division – health and disability
  Quality of Death Index 2015 – Ranking palliative care across the world
  World Development Indicators

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