Congenital Anomaly Rates by First Nation Status in Alberta, Canada

Age-standardized rates of congenital anomalies per 1,000 total births, categorized by First Nation status. The dataset is provided by the Government of Alberta and was last updated on April 17, 2026. It is published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license on the open_canada platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze health disparities based on First Nation status mentioned in the description
• Monitor congenital anomaly trends based on age-standardized rates
• Inform public health policy and resource allocation for maternal and child health

Strengths

• Data is age-standardized, allowing for population comparison
• Published by a government authority (Government of Alberta)
• 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

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:38:13.682345; freshness should be verified

Geography

Alberta, Canada