Potential Years of Life Lost Rates by First Nations Status in Alberta

Age-standardized rates of potential years of life lost (PYLL) per 100,000 population are presented by First Nations status. The dataset is published by the Government of Alberta on the open_canada platform. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze health equity gaps based on First Nations status.
• Calculate comparative mortality metrics based on age-standardized PYLL rates.
• Monitor population health trends based on potential years of life lost.
• Evaluate public health interventions based on standardized health indicator data.

Strengths

• Data is age-standardized, allowing for comparison across different population age structures.
• Published by a government authority (Government of Alberta), suggesting official provenance.
• Last updated on April 17, 2026, 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.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Geography

Alberta, Canada