Health Indicators e-Publication
The Health Indicators e-Publication is produced jointly by Statistics Canada and CIHI. It is a compilation of more than 80 indicators measuring health status, non-medical determinants of health, health system performance and community and health system characteristics.
These indicators are produced at the health region level, as well as at provincial, territorial and Canada levels. Data used to calculate the indicators is the most recently available and represents a wide range of sources including the censuses, surveys and administrative records.
What's new?
December 5, 2024
Updated data tables are available for the following 27 indicators from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI):
- Health Status: Hospitalizations Entirely Caused by Alcohol; Injury Hospitalization; Hospitalized Stroke Event; Hospitalized Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Event
- Health System Performance: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions; Caesarean Section; 30-Day Acute Myocardial Infarction In-Hospital Mortality; 30-Day Stroke In-Hospital Mortality; Readmission(s); Hospitalized Hip Fracture Event; Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours
- Community and Health System Characteristics: Inflow/Outflow Ratio(s); Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Cardiac Revascularization; Hip Replacement; Knee Replacement; Hysterectomy
Statistics Canada may also update selected indicators.
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Data tables and definitions
Data and definitions are presented below according to the Health Indicator Framework (PDF).
Health Status
Well–being
- Perceived health External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Perceived mental health External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Perceived life stress External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Health conditions
- Adult body mass index External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Youth body mass index External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Arthritis External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Diabetes External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Asthma External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- High blood pressure External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Pain or discomfort that prevents activities External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Pain or discomfort by severity External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Mood disorders External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Birth-related indicators
- Low birth weight External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- High birth weight External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Small for gestational age External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Large for gestational age External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Pre-term births External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Cancer incidence External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Injury hospitalization
- Injuries External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Hospitalized stroke event
- Hospitalized Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) event
- Hospitalizations Entirely Caused by Alcohol Footnotei
Human function
- Functional health External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Participation and activity limitation External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Disability–free life expectancy External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Disability–adjusted life expectancy External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Health–adjusted life expectancy External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Deaths
- Infant mortality External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Perinatal mortality External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Life expectancy External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Total mortality External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- All diseases of the circulatory system deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- All malignant neoplasms (cancer) deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- All diseases of the respiratory system deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Suicide External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Unintentional injury deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- AIDS deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Premature mortality External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Potential years of life lost (PYLL)
- for provincial/territorial level time–series External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for total mortality External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for all cancer deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for all circulatory disease deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for all respiratory disease deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for unintentional injuries External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for Suicide External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- for AIDS deaths External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Non–medical determinants of health
Health behaviours
- Smoking External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Heavy drinking External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Physical activity during leisure time External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Breastfeeding practices External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Fruit and vegetable consumption External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Bicycle helmet use External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Living and working conditions
- High school graduates External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Post–secondary graduates External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Unemployment rate External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Long–term unemployment rate External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Low income rate External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Children in low income families External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Average personal income External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Median share of income External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Government transfer income External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Housing affordability External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Crime incidents External link, opens in new window Footnoteii
- Adults and youths charged External link, opens in new window Footnoteii
- Household food insecurity External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Personal resources
- Sense of community belonging External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Life satisfaction External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Environmental factors
- Exposure to second–hand smoke at home External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Exposure to second–hand smoke in vehicles and public places External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Lead concentration External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Bisphenol A concentration External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Mercury concentration External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Health system performance
Acceptability
- Patient satisfaction (and quality rating of services received) External link, opens in new window Footnoteii
Accessibility
- Influenza immunization External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Mammography External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Pap test External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Colorectal cancer screening External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Regular medical doctor External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Hip fracture surgery within 48 hours
Appropriateness
Continuity
Effectiveness
- Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
- 30-day Acute myocardial infarction in–hospital mortality rate
- 30-day stroke in–hospital mortality rate
- 30-day acute myocardial infarction readmission rate
- 30-Day Obstetric readmission
- Pediatric Patients Readmitted to Hospital
- 30-Day surgical readmission
- 30-Day medical readmission
- Potentially avoidable mortality rate External link, opens in new window
- Mortality from preventable causes
- Mortality from treatable causes
Safety
Community and health system characteristics
Community
- Population estimates External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Population distribution by size of population centre External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Population density External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Dependency ratio External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Aboriginal population External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Immigrant population External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Internal migrant mobility External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Metropolitan influenced zones (MIZ) External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Lone–parent families External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Visible minority population External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Health system
- Inflow/outflow ratio
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Cardiac revascularization
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Hysterectomy
- Contact with alternative health care providers External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Contact with a medical doctor External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Contact with health professionals about mental health External link, opens in new window Footnotei
- Contact with dental professionals External link, opens in new window Footnotei
Resources
Footnotes
i.
Indicator has been updated since the last publication with the most recent data available.
ii.
Data are available at the provincial/territorial level or for a limited number of health regions only.

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