Reports and releases

A summary of information for external users of the data. The document helps users assess whether the quality of the data fits their intended use.

This analysis examines Canadian trends in opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2012 and 2017. It builds on the report Pan-Canadian Trends in the Prescribing of Opioids, 2012 to 2016.

Asthma hospitalization rates for Canadians younger than 20 have declined by 50% over the past 10 years. Yet asthma continues to be one of the leading causes of hospital stays among this age group. Take a closer look.

Read this report to find out about the number and types of drugs prescribed, potentially inappropriate drug use and drug use in long-term care facilities among seniors in Canada.

Chartbook featuring trends over time in asthma hospitalizations among children and youth in Canada, as well as inequalities by income, household education, geographic location, age and sex.

Recommended definitions for a selection of equity stratifiers for measuring health inequalities: age, sex, gender, income, education and geographic location. 

Learn about trends and socio-economic inequalities in asthma hospital stays among children and youth at the provincial/territorial and national levels.

Get a summary of the key findings in CIHI's report Dementia in Canada. 

Explore dementia across the health system, including dementia in hospitals, long-term care, and home and community care.

This report provides information on the quality of the data file found in the Hospital Morbidity Database for 2016–2017.