High Birth Weight Percentages by Maternal Age in Alberta

The dataset likely contains annual percentages of live births weighing 4,000 grams or more, categorized by the mother's age. It is published by the Government of Alberta on the open_canada platform. The last metadata update was recorded on 2026-04-17.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in high birth weight incidence based on annual data
• Compare birth weight outcomes across different maternal age groups
• Assess public health indicators for maternal and infant health programs

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a provincial government authority, the Government of Alberta
• The dataset defines a clear metric: percentage of live births weighing 4,000 grams or more

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 geographic bias inherent to open_canada

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Geography

Alberta, Canada