Administrative data sources in the production of official statistics – Health

Diseases and physical health conditions

Cancer registry

Statistics Canada uses the following cancer incidence in Canada data:

  • cancer patient information (sex, date of birth, province of diagnosis)
  • cancer and tumour classification
  • cancer staging information.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Life expectancy and deaths

Coroner data

Statistics Canada uses the following data on circumstances of death:

  • details about the deceased (age, sex, date of birth, date of death)
  • manner of death
  • circumstances of death information (activity at the time of death, place of death, place of event leading to death, safety devices).

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Vital statistics

Statistics Canada uses the following vital statistics data:

  • births
  • deaths
  • stillbirths.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

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