Alberta Mortality Rates by Cause, Age-Standardized (1983-1999)

Age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population for Alberta and its health regions from 1983 to 1999. The dataset is derived from ICD-9 codes and published by the Government of Alberta. It provides a historical view of cause-specific mortality trends across different administrative health zones.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical trends in cause-specific mortality based on age-standardized rates
• Compare mortality patterns across different Alberta health regions based on the continuum zones mentioned
• Study the impact of specific diseases on population health based on ICD-9 derived cause-of-death data

Strengths

• Data spans 17 years from 1983 to 1999
• Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population, enabling demographic comparisons
• Coverage includes Alberta, Alberta Health Services continuum zones, and former health regions

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is historical and may not reflect current health patterns

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Time Range

1983 to 1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:45:11.567456; freshness should be verified

Geography

Alberta, Alberta Health Services continuum zones, and former health regions