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Canada

Canada Health Stats

Definitions

  • Abortions: Legal abortions
  • Abortions per 1000: Legal abortions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Access to sanitation: The percentage of the total population with access to sanitation facilities
  • Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
  • Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Births > Low birth weight: Percentage of live births classified by the OECD as of low birth weight. Data generally for 2000; in some cases, data is for 1999, 1998, or, in the sole case of Belgium, 1997. Refer to the source for details.
  • Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total: Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman.
  • Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Births and maternity > Crude birth rate: Country's crude birth rate. The crude birth rate is the number of live births for every 1,000 people.
  • Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
  • Births and maternity > Maternal death rate: Number of mothers who died giving birth, out of 100,000 births.
  • Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
  • Births and maternity > Number of births: Total number of live births. A live birth refers to a birth after which the baby shows signs of life, however, if the baby dies after showing signs of life, it is still considered a live birth.
  • Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate: Percentage of females aged 15-19 who give birth, out of all females the same age in the country.
  • Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Births by caesarean section: Number of births by caesarean section per 1000 live births (year 2000).
  • Blood types > A Positive: Percentage of each country's population with A positive blood type.
  • Blood types > AB negative: Percentage of each country's population with AB negative blood type.
  • Blood types > AB positive: Percentage of each country's population with AB positive blood type.
  • Blood types > B negative: Percentage of each country's population with B negative blood type.
  • Blood types > B positive: Percentage of each country's population with B positive blood type. 
  • Blood types > O negative: Percentage of population in each county with O negative blood type.
  • Blood types > O positive: Percentage of each country's population with 0 positive blood type.
  • Daily smokers: Data on tobacco consumption - this is a percentage of the total population who smoke at least one cigarette a day.(Data for Portugal and Austria is from 2002. All other data is from 2003).
  • Death rates > Children under 5: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates."
  • Death rates > Infants: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year."
  • Death rates > Men: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
  • Death rates > Women: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
  • Deaths > Deaths of infants: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
  • Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
  • Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths: AIDS deaths.
  • Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people). Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV.
  • Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
  • Expenditure per capita > Current US$: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate: An estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/AIDS at yearend by the total adult population at yearend.
  • HIV AIDS > Deaths: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year.
  • HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita: An estimate of the number of adults and children who died of AIDS during a given calendar year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS.
  • HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health care system > Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP: Healthcare expenditure as percent of GDP.
  • Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance: Percentage of population covered by governmental / social health insurance.
  • Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage: Percentage of population covered either by private or by governmental / social health insurance.
  • Health expenditure per capita > Current US$: Health expenditure per capita (current US$). Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditures as a ratio of total population. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included."
  • Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.
  • Heart disease deaths: Heart disease deaths per 100000 population (1995-1998)
  • Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • Human height > Average female height: Average female height.
  • Human height > Average male height: Average male height.
  • Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio): Ratio of average height of males to average height of females.
  • Infant mortality > Infant mortality: The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of children under one year of age expressed per 1 000 live births. Neonatal mortality refers to the death of children under 28 days.
  • Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Life expectancy > Female: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy > Male: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
  • Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
  • Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females: Female YPLL. Years lost to premature death. 

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  • Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males: Male YPLL.

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  • Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.
  • Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day: Depth of hunger or the intensity of food deprivation, indicates how much food-deprived people fall short of minimum food needs in terms of dietary energy. The food deficit, in kilocalories per person per day, is measured by comparing the average amount of dietary energy that undernourished people get from the foods they eat with the minimum amount of dietary energy they need to maintain body weight and undertake light activity. The depth of hunger is low when it is less than 200 kilocalories per person per day, and high when it is higher than 300 kilocalories per person per day."
  • Obesity: Percentage of total population who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 30 Kg/sq.meters (Data for Australia, Austria and Portugal is from 2002. All other data is from 2003). Obesity rates are defined as the percentage of the population with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. The BMI is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height (weight/height2, with weight in kilograms and height in metres). For Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, figures are based on health examinations, rather than self-reported information. Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self-reports, because they preclude any misreporting of people's height and weight. However, health examinations are only conducted regularly in a few countries (OECD).
  • Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • Probability of not reaching 60: Probability at birth of not reaching the age of 40.
  • Probability of reaching 65 > Female: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports: Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied you with the accuracy and completeness in filling out reports?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Convenient location: Convenience of location for you. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Convenience of location for you". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Cost: Cost to you. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Cost to you". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff: Friendliness and courtesy of the staff. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Friendliness and courtesy of the staff?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Health care system index: Health Care Index is an estimation of the overall quality of the health care system, health care professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc.
  • Quality of health care system > Modern equipment: Equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Does hospitals have equipment for modern diagnosis and treatment?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Short waiting times: Responsiveness (waitings) in medical institutions. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the responsiveness (waitings) in medical institutions?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff: Skill and competency of medical staff. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the skill and competency of the local medical staff?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports: Speed in completing examination and reports. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Speed in completing examination and reports?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current LCU: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (current LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Teenage pregnancy: Number of births to women aged below twenty. Data for 1998.
  • Tobacco > Total adult smokers: Total adults smoking
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Abortions 70,549 2003 11th out of 19
Abortions per 1000 2.23 2003 14th out of 19
Access to sanitation 100% 2003 21st out of 129
Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 13.23 births 2005 153th out of 180
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people 2005 155th out of 181
Births > Low birth weight 5.6% 2000 21st out of 26
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 91,310 2006 11th out of 54
Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9 2009 5th out of 25
Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 11.3 2009 30th out of 32
Births and maternity > Future births 510.41 2100 48th out of 196
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.7 2012 158th out of 193
Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 12 per 100,000 live births 2010 146th out of 178
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 73 2013 21st out of 180
Births and maternity > Number of births 380,863 2009 13th out of 32
Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 14.1 2008 62nd out of 92
Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.89% 2100 72nd out of 196
Births by caesarean section 205 live births per 1,000 pe 2000 5th out of 16
Blood types > A Positive 36% 2010 2nd out of 10
Blood types > AB negative 0.5% 2010 8th out of 10
Blood types > AB positive 2.5% 2010 9th out of 10
Blood types > B negative 1.4% 2010 9th out of 10
Blood types > B positive 7.6% 2010 10th out of 10
Blood types > O negative 7% 2010 5th out of 10
Blood types > O positive 39% 2010 3rd out of 10
Daily smokers 17% 2003 30th out of 30
Death rates > Children under 5 6.1 2009 150th out of 183
Death rates > Infants 5.3 2009 147th out of 183
Death rates > Men 92.03 2006 160th out of 177
Death rates > Women 55.87 2006 158th out of 177
Deaths > Deaths of infants 1,911 2008 20th out of 92
Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 2004
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 135 2004 81st out of 189
Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 500 2011 79th out of 118
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 4.6 2012 191st out of 205
Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 25.7 2013 39th out of 174
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 3,037.6$ 2004 17th out of 185
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.51 births per woman 2005 146th out of 179
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.3% 2009 88th out of 130
HIV AIDS > Deaths 1,500 2003 61st out of 73
HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.047 per 1,000 people 2003 66th out of 73
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 68,000 2009 49th out of 133
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.77 per 1,000 people 2003 61st out of 94
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 2.02 2009 81st out of 131
Health care system > Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP 10% 2013 4th out of 9
Health care system > Population covered by public health insurance 100% 2011 7th out of 34
Health care system > Total public and private health insurance coverage 100% 2011 8th out of 34
Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $5,629.73 2011 9th out of 187
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.4 2006 49th out of 109
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.91 2006 42nd out of 55
Heart disease deaths 94.9 per 100,000 people 1998 16th out of 26
Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people 2002 29th out of 53
Human height > Average female height 1.623 m (5 ft 4 in) 2007
Human height > Average male height 1.751 m (5 ft 9 in) 2007
Human height > Stature ratio (male to female ratio) 1.08 2007 1st out of 3
Infant mortality > Infant mortality 5.4 Deaths per 1 000 live bir 2009 7th out of 30
Infant mortality rate 4.82 2005 161st out of 178
Infant mortality rate > Total 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births 2011 178th out of 216
Life expectancy > Female 83.28 2008 11th out of 182
Life expectancy > Male 78.76 2008 9th out of 182
Life expectancy > Men 79 years 2013 15th out of 99
Life expectancy > Women 83 years 2013 28th out of 99
Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 2,554 2014 10th out of 29
Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 4,168 2014 16th out of 29
Life expectancy at birth > Female 84.1 years 2011 13th out of 216
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 80.18 years 2005 11th out of 182
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.38 years 2011 12th out of 216
Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.3 2011 21st out of 196
Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.94 2011 17th out of 196
Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.07 2011 17th out of 196
Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 10.05 2006 8th out of 60
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 20 2006 164th out of 169
Obesity 14.3% 2003 11th out of 29
Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 2003 37th out of 53
Probability of not reaching 60 9.5% 2050 38th out of 48
Probability of reaching 65 > Female 89.3% 2050 18th out of 159
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 82.3% 2050 9th out of 159
Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 72.94 2014 14th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Convenient location 76.4 2014 24th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Cost 80.99 2014 4th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 70.99 2014 18th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 71.98 2014 16th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 90.1 2014 20th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 41.78 2014 35th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 74.77 2014 15th out of 46
Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 58.86 2014 27th out of 46
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 996.97 billion 2008 63th out of 172
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 29,923.05 2008 79th out of 172
Teenage pregnancy 19,920 births 1998 4th out of 26
Tobacco > Total adult smokers 25% 2005 71st out of 121

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