A. Population

Note: The regional health authority boundaries, referred to as health regions, were changed by Ministerial Orders of 2001 April 20 and 2001 May 31 and December 2003. The population data presented below utilizes the boundaries in effect as of December 2003.

Mid-calendar year

A-1:  Population Estimates as at June 30, by Registrant Health Region, Sex, and Age Group 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 [Posted: 2006 July 31]

Fiscal year-end

B-1a: Population Estimates as at March 31, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries: by Age Group and Registrant Health Region 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 September 17]

B-1b: Population Estimates as at March 31, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries: For Females, by Age Group and Registrant Health Region 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 September 17]

B-1c: Population Estimates as at March 31, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries: For Males, by Age Group and Registrant Health Region 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 September 17]

B. Population Health 

B-1 Life Expectancy at Birth by Region of Residence, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries, Sex and Year 1986-2005, [Posted: 2006 July 20]

Infant Mortality

B-2 Infant Mortality Rates By Region of Residence, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries 1994-2005,  [Posted: 2006 July 20]

Low Birth Weight Births

B-4 Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) per 1,000 Population (Age-Adjusted), by Sex and Region of Residence, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries 1994-2005,  [Posted: 2006 July 20]

B-5a Total Number of Deaths and Age-Standardized Mortality Rate by Sex and Region of Residence 1986-2005 [Posted: 2006 August 2]

B-5b Age-Standardized Death Rates for Selected Causes by Gender and Region of Residence 1992-94, 1995-97, 1994-96, 1997-99, 2001-03 [Posted: 2005 May 6]

B-5b-1 -Standardized Death Rates for Selected Cancers by Gender and Region of Residence 2001-03 [Posted: 2005 October 11]

B-5b-2 -Standardized Death Rates for Selected Injuries by Gender and Region of Residence 2001-03 [Posted: 2005 October 11]

B-6 Selected Notifiable Food and Waterborne Diseases: Incident Cases and Incidence of Selected Notifiable Food and Waterborne Diseases per 100,000 Population by Region of Residence, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

B-7 Selected Communicable Diseases: Incident Cases and Incidence of Selected Communicable Diseases by Region of Residence, based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

B-8 Sexually Transmitted Infections: Incident Cases and Incidence per 100,000 Population by Type of Disease and Region of Examination

• based on December 2003 Health Region Boundaries 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance Report Alberta - 1998 to 2002
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections Statistical Report 2004 - August 2005

B-9a AIDS: New and Cumulative AIDS Cases

• by Year of Report and Location of Examination 1996-2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]
• by Year of Diagnosis and Location of Examination 1996-2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

B-9b AIDS: Cases, Deaths, and Cumulative Cases in Alberta

• by Year Reported 1983-2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

• by Year of Diagnosis 1983-2005 [Posted: 200 October 2]

B-10 HIV: Cases in Alberta

• by Year Reported 1998-2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

• by Year of Diagnosis 1998-2005 [Posted: 2006 October 2]

B-11 Immunizations Coverage, Proportion of Population Reaching One Year of Age Receiving Doses for Selected Diseases by Region of Service 2002, 2003 [Posted: 2005 December 11]

B-12a Immunization Coverage, Proportion of Population Reaching Two Years of Age by Region of Service Receiving Immunization for Selected Diseases 2002, 2003 [Posted: 2005 December 11]

Health Behaviours

B-13 Current Smoker - Percentage of Individuals Age 12 and over by Health Authority of Respondent and Age Group, Alberta,  2003, 2005 [Posted: 2006 September 5]

C. Community and Home Based (C&HB) Expenditures

D. Home Care

Note: Home Care tables and data files posted after January 2004 are presented on Client/Recipient health region based on April 2003 Health Region Boundaries. Read Data Sets D: File Layout for further information.

D-1 Number of Home Care Clients (All Types of Care) and Clients per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-2 Number of Home Care Clients with Undetermined Type of Care and Clients Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-3 Number of Home Care Clients with Short Term Type of Care and Clients Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-4 Number of Home Care Clients with Long Term Type of Care and Clients Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-5 Number of Home Care Clients with Palliative Type of Care and Clients Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

Direct Service Hours

D-6 Number of Home Care Direct Service Hours (All Clients) and Service Hours Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-7 Number of Home Care Direct Service Hours to Client s with Undetermined Type of Care and Service Hours per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-8 Number of Home Care Direct Service Hours to Clients with Short Term Type of Care and Service Hours Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-9 Number of Home Care Direct Service Hours to Clients with Long Term Type of Care and Service Hours Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

D-10 Number of Home Care Direct Service Hours to Clients with Palliative Type of Care Direct Service Hours Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

Self-Managed Care

D-11 Number, Percentage, and Cost of Home Care Clients Receiving Self-Managed Care (SMC) by Age Group and Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

Classification

D-12 Number and Percentage of Long Term Care Clients, Estimated Resident Classification Category (A_G) by Client Region 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 February 13]

E. Long Term Care

Residents

E-1 Number of Long Term Home Care Residents and Residents Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Region of Service based on 2003 December Health Region Boundaries 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 5]

Classification

E-2 Number and Percentage of Long Term Care Residents by Classification Category (A-G) and Region of Service based on 2003 December Health Region Boundaries , 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 5]

F. Acute Care

[Regional   boundaries in effect as of December 2003. ]
[Data for all years includes separations for Alberta residents from the Lloydminister Hospital in Saskatchewan and separations from sub-acute beds are reported by regions and hospitals.]

Prior to April 2002, Health Regions submitted inpatient information electronically according to the annual Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Abstracting Manual. As much as possible, CIHI and Alberta Health and Wellness verified that the information conformed to the coding guidelines of the Abstracting Manual but Alberta Health and Wellness is unable to verify whether the information submitted is complete or accurate.

Beginning April 2002, Health Regions submitted inpatient information electronically to Alberta Health and Wellness according to the annual Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Abstracting Manual.

Utilization

F-1 Number of Separations/Separations Per 100,000 Population for Selected Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Region of Residence 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-2a Number of Separations and Separations Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Recipient Region 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-2b Number of Totals Days Stay and Total Days Stay Per 1,000 Population by Age Group and Recipient Region 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-3 Average Length of Stay in Days by Age Group and Recipient Region 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

Import/Export

F-4a Percentage of Separations and Total Days Stay by Recipient Region 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-4b Number of Separations, Total Days Stay, and Average Length of Stay by Recipient Region 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-5 Number and Percentage of Separations and Total Days Stay, and Average Length of Stay by Region of Service 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002-03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-6 Hospital Readmission Rates - Percentage of Hospital Separations that are Re-admitted by Region of Index Hospital 1998/99 to 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

Other

F-7 Percentage of Separations Coded MNRH (May Not Require Hospitalization) out of Total Separations, by Region of Service 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

F-8: Alternative Level of Care (ALC) Days as a Percent of Total Acute Care Days, by Region of Service 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 [Posted 2004 November 25]

G. Selected Alberta Health and Wellness Survey Results

The data presented in the tables below are based on the December 2003 health region boundaries.

G-1a Selected Alberta Health Survey Results by Region of Residence, Self-Reported Health Status (All Age Groups), Percent Reporting Excellent or Very Good Health 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-1b Selected Alberta Health Survey Results by Region of Residence, Self-Reported Health Status (Age Group: 18-64), Percent Reporting Excellent or Very Good 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-2a Selected Alberta Health Survey Results By Region of Residence, Quality of Health Care Services Personally Received, Percent Reporting Excellent or Good 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-2b Alberta Health Survey Results by Region of Residence, Quality of Physician Services Personally Received, Percent Reporting Excellent or Good 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-2c Selected Alberta Health Survey Results By Region of Residence, Effect of Health Care Services Personally Received, Percent Reporting Excellent or Good 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-3 Selected Alberta Health Survey Results By Region of Residence, Ease of Access to Health Care Services Percent Reporting Very Easy or Easy 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-4 Selected Alberta Health Survey Results By Region of Residence, Unable to Obtain Health Care Services in Past 12 Months, Percent Reporting Yes 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

G-5 Selected Alberta Health Survey Results By Region of Residence, Self-Rated Knowledge of Which Health Services are Available, Percent Reporting Excellent or Good 2003, 2004 [Posted: 2004 December 10]

H. Rates for Selected Surgeries

Note: The data presented in the tables below are based on the December 2003 health region boundaries.

Methods for 'H' Tables -- Rates for Selected Surgeries
[Posted: 2004 November 3]

H1: Angioplasty Procedures and Rates per 100,000 Population by December 2003 Health Region of Residence for Patients and Population Age 20 and Over 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 3]

H2: CABG Procedures and Rates per 100,000 Population by December 2003 Health Region of Residence, Patients and Population Age 20 and Over 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 3]

H3: Cholecystectomy Procedures and Rates per 100,000, Population by December 2003 Health Region of Residence 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 3]

H4: Hysterectomy Procedures and Rates per 100,000, Female Population Excluding Cases with Malignant Neoplasm Primary Diagnosis by December 2003 Health Region of Residence, Patients and Population Age 15 and Over 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 3]

H5: Tonsillectomy Procedures and Rate per 100,000 Target Population By December 2003 Health Region of Residence, Patients and Population Age 18 or Less 2002/03 [Posted: 2004 November 3]

H6: Cesarean Section Procedures:   This information can be found in the “ Alberta Reproductive Health: Pregnancy Outcomes” report.   To view the latest report, go to Pregnancy/Childbirth/Post-natal.

DATA SETS

Note: The regional health authority boundaries, referred to as health regions, were changed by Ministerial Orders of 2001 April 20 and 2001 May 31, 2003 December. For business purposes, Alberta Health and Wellness deems these boundaries to have been in effect as of 2001 April 1 or 2003 December. The boundaries used for each of the information data set will be posted.

A. Population Estimates based on 2003 December Health Region Boundaries:
Methodology, Data 2000-2004, File Layout [Posted: 2004 September 17]

D. Home Care Information System based on April 2003 Health Region Boundaries: Files for Tables D-1 to D-10; D12; Summary: Data D-1, Data D-2, Data D-3, File L a yout [Posted: 2004 February 14]

E. LTC Resident Classification based on 2003 December Health Region Boundaries for E-1 and E-2: Data E-1, Data E-2, File Layout [Posted: 2004 November 5]

Health Authority Business Plan and Annual Report Requirements 2001-2002 to 2003-2004 - December 2000