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  • 31. Prostate cancer trends in Canada, 1995 to 2012 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201600114548
    Description:

    This article presents national data on the annual rates of newly diagnosed cases of prostate cancer (incidence) and deaths due to this cancer (mortality) from 1995 to 2012. Trends in rates are presented for all ages combined and by age groups. The age distribution of both prostate cancer incidence and mortality in 2012 is compared to corresponding data from 1995.

    Release date: 2016-04-25
  • 32. Changes in causes of death, 1950 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-630-X2016003
    Description:

    This edition of Canadian Megatrends looks at changes in the causes of death from 1950 to 2012.

    Release date: 2016-03-21
  • 33. Deaths involving sepsis in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201600114308
    Description:

    This article explores deaths in Canada that involved sepsis, a serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to an infection. Sepsis-associated mortality rates are presented over time and by sex, age and underlying cause of death. The article uses multiple-causes-of-death data from the Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database. Data from the years 2000 to 2011 are used when discussing changes over time.

    Release date: 2016-01-21
  • 34. Ovarian Cancer: Survival statistics Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201500114212
    Description:

    This article presents relative survival ratios for ovarian cancer at the national level. Data from the Canadian Cancer Registry are used to estimate ratios for one, five and ten year survival, by age at diagnosis and over time.

    The time period is from 1992—1994 to 2006—2008.

    Release date: 2015-09-10
  • 35. Is the injury gap closing between the Aboriginal and general populations of British Columbia? Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201500114131
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This study provides an overview of trends in hospitalization injury rates between the Aboriginal and total populations of British Columbia. Hospital discharge records from 1986 through 2010 were obtained from linked health care databases maintained by Population Data BC.

    Release date: 2015-01-21
  • 36. Mortality from diabetes mellitus, 2004 to 2008: A multiple-cause-of-death analysis Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201400311909
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using multiple-cause-of-death data, this study examines diabetes mellitus as either the underlying cause or a contributing cause of mortality during the 2004-to-2008 period.

    Release date: 2014-03-19
  • 37. Trends in mortality rates, 2000 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201400111897
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents the age-standardized mortality rates and analyzes the trends in mortality rates since 2000, with emphasis on the leading causes of death.

    Release date: 2014-01-28
  • 38. Mortality: Overview, 2008 and 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 91-209-X201300111785
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines mortality in Canada primarily for the year 2008 and 2009 including infant mortality, the probability of dying and life expectancy for males and females.
    Release date: 2013-07-09
  • 39. Mortality rates among children and teenagers living in Inuit Nunangat, 1994 to 2008 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200311695
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines disparities in mortality between 1- to 19-year-old residents of Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada from 1994 to 2008. Mortality rates are calculated by cause of death.

    Release date: 2012-07-18
  • 40. The healthy immigrant effect and mortality rates Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201100411588
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article presents analysis using the 1991 to 2001 Canadian census mortality follow-up study to explore associations between mortality and birthplace and period of immigration.

    Release date: 2011-11-16
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  • 1. Provisional Deaths in Canada Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024004
    Description: This dashboard presents data that are relevant for monitoring mortality in Canada. The interactive visualization within the dashboard features insights on weekly death trends from the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death (CVSD) database.
    Release date: 2024-03-14
  • 2. Provisional deaths and excess mortality in Canada dashboard Archived
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021028
    Description: The dashboard presents data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on mortality in Canada. It includes the latest weekly death data, historical weekly death data back to 2014, updated adjusted (i.e. the estimated number of weekly deaths) and expected weekly death counts produced for the 2020 reference year from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Death database (CVS:D). The CVS:D is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada. With this tool, data users can explore current and historical weekly trends of deaths for each province and territory. Key variables such as age group and sex are also presented in interactive charts. The interactive tool allows users to examine excess deaths by comparing the trend in weekly deaths in 2020 to the trends in weekly deaths in previous years.
    Release date: 2023-12-14
  • 3. Life Tables, Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Table: 84-537-X
    Description: This electronic publication contains life tables comprising life expectancy and related estimates by age and sex for Canada, the provinces and territories. Detailed estimates (by single year of age) have been produced for Canada and all of the provinces, except Prince Edward Island, based on two types of complete life tables: three-year estimates (for periods of consecutive three years) and single-year estimates. Aggregated estimates (by five-year age group) have been produced for Prince Edward Island and the three territories separately based on abridged life tables (three-year estimates).
    Release date: 2023-11-27
  • 4. Canada at a Glance
    Table: 12-581-X
    Description: Canada at a Glance presents current statistics on Canadian society, including subjects such as the population, education, health, prices and the economy, among others. Updated yearly, this booklet is a very useful reference for those who want quick access to a current statistical portrait of Canada.
    Release date: 2022-11-23
  • 5. Visualizing mortality in Canada: Rates and counts by sex and province or territory for select causes of death
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021031
    Description:

    Interactive dashboard showing cause of death trends in Canada since 2000. The trends can also be broken down by province or territories and by sex. Metrics visualized on this dashboard are: number of deaths, death rate per 100,000 people, and the proportion of deaths represented by each selected cause of death. The data in this dashboard is from the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database (CVSD).

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 6. Visualizing mortality in Canada: Rates and counts by age group for select causes of death
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2021032
    Description:

    Interactive dashboard showing cause of death trends in Canada since 2000. The trends can also be broken down by several age groups between 0 to 90 years of age and by sex. Metrics visualized on this dashboard are: number of deaths, death rate per 100,000 people, and the proportion of deaths represented by each selected cause of death. The data in this dashboard is from the Canadian Vital Statistics - Death Database (CVSD).

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 7. Provisional weekly death counts: Interactive tool, inactive Archived
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2020017
    Description:

    The dashboard presents data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on mortality in Canada. It includes the latest weekly death data and historical weekly death data back to 2014 from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Death database (CVS:D). The CVS:D is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada.

    With this tool, data users can explore current and historical weekly trends of deaths for each province and territory. Key variables such as age group and sex are also presented in interactive charts.

    The interactive tool allows users to examine excess deaths by comparing the trend in weekly deaths in 2020 to the trends in weekly deaths in previous years.

    Release date: 2021-10-14
  • 8. Provisional weekly estimates of the number of deaths, expected number of deaths and excess mortality: Interactive Tool, inactive Archived
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2020023
    Description:

    The dashboard presents data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on mortality in Canada. It includes updated adjusted and expected weekly death counts produced for the 2020 reference year, from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Death database (CVS:D). The CVS:D is an administrative survey that collects demographic and medical (cause of death) information from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all deaths in Canada. With this tool, data users can explore trends in excess mortality for each province and territory. Prediction intervals are also presented in the interactive charts. The interactive tool allows users to examine excess deaths by comparing the adjusted number of weekly deaths to the expected number of weekly deaths.

    Release date: 2021-10-14
  • 9. Cancer Incidence in Canada Archived
    Table: 82-231-X
    Description:

    The Cancer Incidence in Canada tables provide information on the number of new cases and rates of cancer tumours and patients from 1992 onwards by five-year age-groups and sex for all Canadian provinces and territories as well as information on the primary ICD-O-3 sites of cancer.

    Release date: 2011-09-27
  • 10. Comparable Health Indicators - Canada, Provinces and Territories Archived
    Table: 82-401-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This Internet publication presents comparable health indicators for Canada, the provinces and territories. Indicators have been jointly selected by provincial and territorial health ministries, and Health Canada. Comparable Health Indicators address primary health care, home care, other programs and services, catastrophic drug coverage and pharmaceutical management, diagnostic and medical equipment, health human resources and healthy Canadians.

    Release date: 2009-05-25
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  • 21. Mortality from Alzheimer’s disease in Canada: A multiple-cause-of-death analysis, 2004 to 2011 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201600514614
    Description:

    This study presents numbers and rates of Alzheimer’s disease-related mortality (underlying cause of death and a contributing cause) and examines changes between 2004 and 2011.

    Release date: 2016-05-18
  • 22. Prostate cancer trends in Canada, 1995 to 2012 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201600114548
    Description:

    This article presents national data on the annual rates of newly diagnosed cases of prostate cancer (incidence) and deaths due to this cancer (mortality) from 1995 to 2012. Trends in rates are presented for all ages combined and by age groups. The age distribution of both prostate cancer incidence and mortality in 2012 is compared to corresponding data from 1995.

    Release date: 2016-04-25
  • 23. Changes in causes of death, 1950 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-630-X2016003
    Description:

    This edition of Canadian Megatrends looks at changes in the causes of death from 1950 to 2012.

    Release date: 2016-03-21
  • 24. Deaths involving sepsis in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201600114308
    Description:

    This article explores deaths in Canada that involved sepsis, a serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to an infection. Sepsis-associated mortality rates are presented over time and by sex, age and underlying cause of death. The article uses multiple-causes-of-death data from the Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database. Data from the years 2000 to 2011 are used when discussing changes over time.

    Release date: 2016-01-21
  • 25. Ovarian Cancer: Survival statistics Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-624-X201500114212
    Description:

    This article presents relative survival ratios for ovarian cancer at the national level. Data from the Canadian Cancer Registry are used to estimate ratios for one, five and ten year survival, by age at diagnosis and over time.

    The time period is from 1992—1994 to 2006—2008.

    Release date: 2015-09-10
  • 26. Is the injury gap closing between the Aboriginal and general populations of British Columbia? Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201500114131
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This study provides an overview of trends in hospitalization injury rates between the Aboriginal and total populations of British Columbia. Hospital discharge records from 1986 through 2010 were obtained from linked health care databases maintained by Population Data BC.

    Release date: 2015-01-21
  • 27. Mortality from diabetes mellitus, 2004 to 2008: A multiple-cause-of-death analysis Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201400311909
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using multiple-cause-of-death data, this study examines diabetes mellitus as either the underlying cause or a contributing cause of mortality during the 2004-to-2008 period.

    Release date: 2014-03-19
  • 28. Trends in mortality rates, 2000 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 82-625-X201400111897
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents the age-standardized mortality rates and analyzes the trends in mortality rates since 2000, with emphasis on the leading causes of death.

    Release date: 2014-01-28
  • 29. Mortality: Overview, 2008 and 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 91-209-X201300111785
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This article examines mortality in Canada primarily for the year 2008 and 2009 including infant mortality, the probability of dying and life expectancy for males and females.
    Release date: 2013-07-09
  • 30. Mortality rates among children and teenagers living in Inuit Nunangat, 1994 to 2008 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X201200311695
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines disparities in mortality between 1- to 19-year-old residents of Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada from 1994 to 2008. Mortality rates are calculated by cause of death.

    Release date: 2012-07-18
Reference (2)

Reference (2) ((2 results))

  • 1. Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territories
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 84-538-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description: This electronic publication presents the methodology underlying the production of the life tables for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-08-28
  • 2. Guide to Health Statistics Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 82-573-G
    Description:

    The Guide to health statistics leads to health-related information with links to vital statistics such as births, deaths, marriages and divorces, to cancer statistics, health determinants, health status, health care, smoking and tobacco use and more. There is also information on cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys from the Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey.

    This user's guide has been developed by Health Statistics Division to facilitate access on health information at Statistics Canada. It includes information with links to products and programs from Health Statistics Division, other divisions at Statistics Canada and other health related programs outside Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 2000-10-11
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