Alberta age-sex specific mortality rates by cause of death per 100,000 population. The dataset covers 17 years from 1983 to 1999 and was published by the Government of Alberta. Cause of death information is derived from ICD10 codes.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical mortality trends in Alberta based on the 1983-1999 time range
- Compare cause-specific mortality rates across different age groups based on age-sex specific rates
- Study demographic disparities in mortality based on sex-specific rates
- Benchmark Alberta's historical mortality data against other regions based on the provincial scope
Strengths
- Data covers a 17-year period from 1983 to 1999
- Rates are standardized per 100,000 population
- Cause of death is coded using the standardized ICD10 system
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1983-1999 period
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Time Range
- 1983 to 1999
- Geography
- Alberta, Canada