Alberta Maternal and Child Health Indicators by Local Geographic Area, 2008-2011

The Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles report from February 2013 provides statistics on births, birth weight, birth rates, fertility, teen births, and prenatal smoking. Data is aggregated for 132 Local Geographic Areas within Alberta and for the province overall, covering the fiscal years 2008/2009 to 2010/2011. The dataset was published by the Government of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in teen birth rates based on the teen birth rate indicator.
• Model correlations between prenatal smoking and low birth weight based on the percent maternal prenatal smoking and birth weight statistics.
• Compare fertility and birth rates across 132 local geographic areas based on the fertility rate and birth rate indicators.
• Benchmark local community health profiles against provincial averages based on the Alberta-level data.

Strengths

• Covers 132 distinct Local Geographic Areas within Alberta, providing sub-provincial granularity.
• Includes multiple key health indicators such as birth weight, fertility, and prenatal smoking.
• Data spans three consecutive fiscal years (2008/2009 to 2010/2011) for temporal analysis.

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 and temporal bias inherent to the source and time period.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Part of the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report, likely compiled from administrative health data.

Time Range

2008/2009 to 2010/2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 07:03:49.195058; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada (132 Local Geographic Areas and province-level)