Alberta Potential Years of Life Lost by Cause of Death, 1983-1999

Government of Alberta data provides age-standardized potential years of life lost (PYLL) rates per 100,000 population for Alberta, its health service zones, and former health regions, by cause of death derived from ICD-9 codes. The dataset covers the period from 1983 to 1999. It was last updated on the open_canada platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare mortality burden across different health regions based on the reported PYLL rates.
• Analyze trends in premature mortality by specific cause of death over the 1983-1999 period.
• Benchmark regional health outcomes using the age-standardized PYLL per 100,000 population metric.

Strengths

• Data is age-standardized, allowing for comparison across populations with different age structures.
• Coverage includes multiple geographic levels: Alberta province, AHS continuum zones, and former health regions.
• Time range spans 16 years from 1983 to 1999.

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, focusing solely on Alberta.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Time Range

1983 to 1999

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:40:15.920179; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) continuum zones, and former health regions