Preterm Birth Percentages by Birth Weight in Alberta

Preterm birth percentages for live births occurring before 37 weeks gestation. The dataset is published by the Government of Alberta on the open_canada platform and was last updated on April 17, 2026. The data likely contains annual statistics broken down by categories of birth weight.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in preterm birth rates based on annual statistics
• Compare preterm birth percentages across different birth weight categories
• Monitor public health indicators for maternal and infant health programs

Strengths

• Data is published by a government authority, the Government of Alberta.
• The dataset has a specific update timestamp: 2026-04-17 14:46:20.987410.
• It is licensed under OGL-CA-2.0, a recognized open license.

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

Freshness

2026-04-17 14:46:20.987410

Geography

Alberta, Canada