Weekly Age-Standardized Mortality Rates by Province and Sex

Canadian weekly age-standardized mortality rates for all provinces, excluding territories, by sex since 2019. The rates are standardized using the 2011 Canadian population. Data is provided by Statistics Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze weekly mortality rate trends by province and sex to monitor public health outcomes.
• Compare sex-specific mortality rates across provinces using the 2011 population standardization.
• Model temporal patterns in mortality rates from 2019 onward for epidemiological forecasting.

Strengths

• Data covers all Canadian provinces, providing national scope excluding territories.
• Time series begins in 2019, offering multiple years of weekly observations.
• Rates are age-standardized using the 2011 Canadian population, enabling demographic comparisons.

Limitations

• Excludes data from Canadian territories, limiting geographic completeness.
• Sample data and specific row/column counts are unavailable for assessing dataset size.
• Relies on provisional data which may be subject to revision.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

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Time Range

Weekly data from 2019 onward

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

All Canadian provinces, excluding territories