Preterm Birth Percentages by Geographic Region in Alberta

Government of Alberta data provides the percentage of live births occurring before 37 weeks of gestation. The dataset is tagged as geographic data and was last updated on April 17, 2026. It is licensed under the Open Government License - Canada (OGL-CA-2.0).

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic disparities in preterm birth rates based on the health indicator.
• Monitor public health trends over time based on annual preterm birth percentages.
• Support policy evaluation for maternal healthcare programs based on regional outcome data.

Strengths

• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04 17.
• Dataset originates from the authoritative Government of Alberta.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative health records aggregated by geographic region.

Time Range

Annual data, but specific years are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:35:49.670363; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Geographic coverage within Alberta, Canada.