Health indicators are standardized measures that help us compare health status and health system performance and characteristics among different jurisdictions in Canada. Health indicators provide comparable information to support provinces and regional health authorities as they monitor the health of their populations and track how well their local health systems function.
Health indicators enhance our understanding of the health of Canadians, including
- How the health care system works
- What aspects of the system need improvement
Health indicators are also used to
- Inform health policy
- Manage the health care system
- Enhance our understanding of the factors that influence health
- Identify gaps in health status and outcomes for specific populations
In the last decade, CIHI has partnered with Statistics Canada to produce more than 80 indicators to measure the health of the Canadian population and the performance of the health system.
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- Contact us at indicators@cihi.ca.
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Health outcomes information
Reports and analyses
Reports and analyses about health indicators
Download any of these CIHI reports and analyses
Health Indicators
- Health Indicators—A series of annual reports with selected indicators that measure health status, non-medical determinants of health, health system performance, and community and health system characteristics. Selected indicators include interpretive analysis. (Latest 2012)
- Health Indicators e-publication—Read the latest edition of this free web-based product, jointly produced by CIHI and Statistics Canada, which provides access to the most recent health indicator results, including data for all available years, maps and technical notes. (June 2012)
Methodology of health indicators
Health Indicators Technical Notes
Supplementary information about methods of calculating and interpreting health indicators data.
Key projects about health indicators
National consensus conferences on health indicators
Three national consensus conferences were convened to reach agreement on the indicators used by CIHI and Statistics Canada to measure
- The health of Canadians
- The factors that affect our health
- The performance of the health system
View the reports
- National Consensus Conference on Population Health Indicators Final Report (1999)
- The Health Indicators Project: The Next Five Years (2005)
- The Health Indicators Project: Report From the Third Consensus Conference on Health Indicators (2009)
Federal, provincial and territorial reports on comparable indicators
Download reports based on the comparable health and health system performance indicators for Canada, the provinces and territories
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