Alberta Deaths by Cause Across 132 Local Geographic Areas, 2001-2010

132 local geographic areas in Alberta are covered in this dataset, which provides the distribution of deaths by cause of death over a 10-year period from 2001 to 2010. It was published by the Government of Alberta in February 2013 as part of the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report. The data is aggregated at both the local area level and for the entire province of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Mapping regional mortality disparities based on the 132 local geographic areas.
• Analyzing trends in cause-specific mortality over the 10-year period from 2001 to 2010.
• Comparing local area health outcomes to provincial aggregates for Alberta.
• Informing community health profiles and resource allocation based on cause-of-death distribution.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range from 2001 to 2010.
• Provides data for 132 distinct local geographic areas within Alberta.
• Includes aggregated data at both the local and provincial (Alberta) level.

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/temporal/source bias inherent to open_canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Part of the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report.

Time Range

2001 - 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-02 12:43:57.416990; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, specifically 132 local geographic areas (e.g., Lacombe, Red Deer - North, Calgary - West Bow)