This indicator provides the age-standardized rate of hospitalizations with conditions that are wholly (100%) attributable to alcohol, per 100,000 population age 10 and older.
Lower rates are desirable.
Data availability:
to (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region
Calculation
(Total number of hospitalizations with wholly alcohol-attributable conditions among patients age 10 and older ÷ Total mid-year population age 10 and older) × 100,000 (age-adjusted)
Unit of analysis: Single discharge
Denominator
Total mid-year population age 10 and older
Numerator
Total number of hospitalizations with wholly alcohol-attributable conditions among patients age 10 and older
Comments
Indicator results are also available in
Both the Hospitalizations Entirely Caused by Alcohol and the Hospital Stays for Harm Caused by Substance Use indicators have a common approach to case identification.
For additional information, please see Hospital Stays for Harm Caused by Substance Use.