Alberta Maternal and Child Health Indicators by Local Geographic Area, 2009-2012

Alberta Health's 2015 report provides statistics on births, birth weight, birth rates, fertility, teen births, and prenatal smoking for 132 Local Geographic Areas and the province of Alberta. The data covers the three-year period from 2009/2010 to 2011/2012. It was published as part of the 'Alberta Health Primary Health Care - Community Profiles' report in March 2015.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in teen birth rates based on the teen birth rate indicator.
• Model the correlation between prenatal smoking and low birth weight percentages based on the provided indicators.
• Map fertility rate trends across 132 Local Geographic Areas for health service planning.
• Compare provincial-level summary statistics with local area data for benchmarking.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated to 132 distinct Local Geographic Areas, enabling fine-grained analysis.
• Covers a defined three-year period (2009/2010 to 2011/2012) for trend observation.
• Includes multiple key public health indicators such as birth weight percentages, fertility rate, and prenatal smoking.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2009-2012 and published in 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2009/2010 - 2011/2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 25 07:04:37.503666; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada, specifically 132 Local Geographic Areas (e.g., Lacombe, Red Deer - North, Calgary - West Bow)