Cancer Rates by Primary Site, Age, and Sex for Nova Scotia Counties

Community Counts data from the Government of Nova Scotia reports cancer rates by primary site, age, and sex. The dataset is archived and covers the period 2002-2010, with geographies available at the county and district health authority level. Users seeking current information should refer to Statistics Canada's Census Program.

Use Cases

• Analyze cancer incidence trends over time based on the 2002-2010 time range
• Compare cancer rates across different demographic groups based on age and sex variables
• Map cancer prevalence across different administrative regions based on county and district health authority geographies

Strengths

• Data covers a 9-year period from 2002 to 2010
• Geographic granularity includes county and district health authorities

Limitations

• Dataset is archived and not maintained or updated
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Time Range

2002-2010

Geography

Nova Scotia counties and district health authorities