Alberta LGA Age-Standardized Hospital Separation Rates for Selected Conditions, 2013/2014

Government of Alberta data provides age-standardized inpatient separation rates per 100,000 population for selected conditions across 132 Local Geographic Areas. The dataset covers the 2013/2014 fiscal year for conditions including Asthma, Diabetes, Influenza, and Ischemic Heart Diseases. It was published in March 2015 as part of the Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report.

Use Cases

• Compare age-standardized inpatient separation rates for Asthma, Diabetes, and Influenza across 132 Local Geographic Areas to identify regional health disparities.
• Analyze utilization of hospital services, measured by inpatient separations, for Mental and Behavioural Disorders due to Psychoactive Substance Use versus Pneumonia by geographic area.
• Benchmark age-standardized rates for Ischemic Heart Diseases and Pulmonary Heart and Pulmonary Circulation Diseases between specific LGAs and the provincial Alberta level.

Strengths

• Data is age-standardized, enabling valid comparisons across geographic areas with different population age structures.
• Covers 132 distinct Local Geographic Areas within Alberta, providing sub-provincial granularity.
• Focuses on 7 selected conditions of public health interest, including chronic and acute diseases.

Limitations

• Data is from a single fiscal year (2013/2014), limiting longitudinal or trend analysis.
• Coverage is restricted to Alberta, Canada, not generalizable to other regions without similar data.
• Relies on administrative 'separation' records which may not capture all nuances of hospital utilization.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, published as part of Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report.

Collection Method

Derived from hospital abstracts for inpatient care gathered at time of discharge, age-standardized by Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.

Time Range

2013/2014 fiscal year.

Freshness

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Geography

Alberta, Canada, at provincial and 132 Local Geographic Area levels.