Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) crude prevalence data from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS). The dataset includes fields for Management Zone, Sex, Age Group, Population, disease count, and prevalence rate percentages for Nova Scotia. It is provided by the Government of Nova Scotia and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze geographic disparities in COPD prevalence based on Management Zone data.
- Compare COPD prevalence rates between different demographic groups based on Sex and Age Group fields.
- Calculate population-level disease burden based on Population and Chronic disease Count fields.
- Monitor public health trends using Crude Prevalence Rate percentages.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS).
- Includes demographic breakdowns by Sex and Age Group.
- Last updated on 2026-04-17, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Geographic coverage is limited to Nova Scotia.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Collection Method
- Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (CCDSS)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:32:56.502628.
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada