Health equity and population health: Reports and releases

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.

This document highlights how Canada compares to 11 similar countries in the 2017 international health policy survey of seniors.

Seniors were asked about many aspects of their health care experience, from mental health and access to medical specialists, to quality of home care and end-of-life planning. Learn more about the results of the latest Commonwealth Fund International…

This document highlights how Canada compares to 11 similar countries in the 2017 international health policy survey of seniors.

Open-year data quality tests performed on NACRS in 2017–2018, including the rules, patient care types, submission levels, selection criteria and data elements used.

Current-Year Information report is produced on a yearly basis and provides information on the quality of the data file for the given fiscal year.