Health Inequalities Data Tool

Health Status

Mortality and Life Expectancy

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Infant mortality	Children (<1 years)	Infants who die in the first year of life	VS-BD (2009-2011); VS-DD (2009-2011)	Numerator: Number of infant deaths (age < 1 year) due to all causes; Denominator: Total number of live births, excluding those that occurred in dissemination areas with no infant deaths	Details
Infant mortality (at least 500 grams)	Children (<1 years)	Infants weighing at least 500 grams who die in the first year of life	VS-BD (2008-2010) linked to VS-DD (2008-2011)	Numerator: Number of deaths among infants weighing at least 500 grams (age < 1 year); Denominator: Total number of live births weighing at least 500 grams, excluding those that occurred in dissemination areas with no infant deaths (Ontario is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
All-cause mortality	General population	Deaths from all causes	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Circulatory system disease mortality	General population	Deaths from diseases of the circulatory system (ICD-10: I00 to I99), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by diseases of the circulatory system; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Cerebrovascular disease mortality	General population	Deaths from cerebrovascular disease (ICD-10: I60 to I69), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by cerebrovascular disease; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Ischaemic heart disease mortality	General population	Deaths from ischaemic heart disease (ICD-10: I20 to I25), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by ischaemic heart disease; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Other circulatory system disease mortality	General population	Deaths from circulatory system diseases, other than ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease (ICD-10: I00 to I02, I05 to I09, I10 to I15, I26 to I28, I30 to I52, I70 to I79, I80 to I89, I95 to I99), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by other circulatory system diseases; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Lung cancer mortality	General population	Deaths from lung cancer (ICD-10: C34), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by lung cancer; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Unintentional injury mortality	General population	Deaths from unintentional injuries, due to causes such as motor vehicle collisions, falls, drowning, burns, and poisoning, but not medical misadventures/complications (ICD-10: V01-X59, Y85 to Y86), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Total number of deaths caused by unintentional injuries; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Life expectancy (ecological level)	General population	Number of years a person would be expected to live, from birth	VS-DD (2009-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live from birth, on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Number of years a person would be expected to live, from age 65	VS-DD (2009-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live from age 65, on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period	Details
Life expectancy (individual level)	Adults (18+ years)	Number of years a person would be expected to live, from age 18	CCHS (2000/01-2007/08) linked to VS-DD (2000-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live from age 18, on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Number of years a person would be expected to live, from age 65	CCHS (2000/01-2007/08) linked to VS-DD (2000-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live from age 65, on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period	Details
Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) (individual level)	Adults (18+ years)	Number of years a person would be expected to live in a healthy state, from age 18	CCHS (2000/01-2007/08) linked to VS-DD (2000-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live in a healthy state from age 18	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Remaining number of years a person would be expected to live in a healthy state, from age 65	CCHS (2000/01-2007/08) linked to VS-DD (2000-2011)	The number of years a person would be expected to live in a healthy state from age 65	Details
Potential years of life lost (PYLL, ecological level)	General population	Average number of additional years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely (the upper reference age is 75 years)	CCHS (2000/01-2007/08) linked to VS-DD (2000-2011)	The average number of additional years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely (the upper reference age is 75 years)	Details
Potential years of life lost (PYLL, individual level)	General population	Average number of additional years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely (the upper reference age is 75 years)	VS-DD (2009-2011)	The average number of additional years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely (the upper reference age is 75 years)	Details

Morbidity and Disability

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Low birth weight	Children (<1 years)	Live births with birth weight less than 2,500 grams	VS-BD (2009-2011)	Numerator: Total number of live births with a birth weight < 2,500 grams; Denominator: Total number of live births with known weight (Ontario is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Small for gestational age	Children (<1 years)	Live singleton births whose birth weight is below the 10th percentile of sex-specific birth weight for gestational age	VS-BD (2009-2011)	Numerator: Total number of live singleton births with a birth weight < 10th percentile of sex-specific birth weight for gestational age; Denominator: Total number of singleton live births with known weight and known gestational age (between 22 and 43 weeks) (Ontario is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Preterm births	Children (<1 years)	Live births with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks	VS-BD (2009-2011)	Numerator: Total number of live births with a gestational age < 37 weeks; Denominator: Total number of live births with known gestational age (Ontario is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Overweight (self-reported)	Adults (18+ years)	Body mass index (BMI) score from 25.0 to 29.9, based on self-reported height and weight, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2010-2013)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, with a BMI score between 25.0 and 29.9, based on self-reported height and weight; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Overweight (measured)	Children/youth (6-17 years)	Body mass index (BMI) score from 25.0 to 29.9, based on measured height and weight, population aged 6-17 years	CHMS (2009-2013)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 6-17, with a BMI score from 25.0 to 29.9, based on measured height and weight; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 6-17	Details
	Adults (18-79 years)	Body mass index (BMI) score from 25.0 to 29.9, based on measured height and weight, population aged 18-79 years	CHMS (2009-2013)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 18-79, with a BMI score from 25.0 to 29.9, based on measured height and weight; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 18-79	Details
Obesity (self-reported)	Youth (grades 6-10)	Body mass index (BMI) score more than two standard deviations above the mean which is age- and sex- specific defined by the 2007 WHO BMI growth references for children and youth, based on self-reported height and weight, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, with a BMI score more than two standard deviations above the mean which is age- and sex- specific defined by the 2007 WHO BMI growth references for children and youth, based on self-reported height and weight; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
	Youth (12-17 years)	Respondents aged 12-17 years classified as "obese" according to the age-and-sex specific BMI (based on self-reported height and weight) cut-off points as defined by the World Health Organization	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who were classified as "obese" according to the age-and-sex specific BMI (based on self-reported height and weight) cut-off points as defined by the World Health Organization; Denominator:  CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Adjusted body mass index (BMI) score equal to 30.0 or above, based on self-reported height and weight, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, with an adjusted BMI score equal to 30.0 or above, based on reported height and weight; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Adjusted body mass index (BMI) score equal to 30.0 or above, based on self-reported height and weight, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, with an adjusted BMI score equal to 30.0 or above, based on reported height and weight; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Obesity (measured)	Children/youth (5-17 years)	Respondents aged 5-17 years classified as "obese" according to the age-and-sex specific BMI (based on measured height and weight) cut-off points as defined by the World Health Organization.	CHMS Cycle 4, 5 & 6 (2014-2019)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 5-17, who were classified as "obese" according to the age-and-sex specific BMI (based on measured height and weight) cut-off points as defined by the World Health Organization; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 5-17	Details
	Adults (18-79 years)	Body mass index (BMI) score equal to 30.0 or above, based on measured height and weight, population aged 18-79 years	CHMS Cycle 4, 5 & 6 (2014-2019)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 18-79, with a BMI score equal to 30.0 or above, based on measured height and weight; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 18-79	Details
Functional health, severe or moderate functional impairment	Youth (12-17 years)	Have a moderate or severe functional impairment (Health Utilities Index Mark 3 [HUI3] score = 0.88), population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2009, 2010, 2013)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who have a HUI3 score = 0.88; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Have a moderate or severe functional impairment (Health Utilities Index Mark 3 [HUI3] score = 0.88), population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2009, 2010, 2013)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who had a HUI3 score = 0.88; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Have a moderate or severe functional impairment (Health Utilities Index Mark 3 [HUI3] score = 0.88), population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2013,2014)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who had a HUI3 score = 0.88; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Participation and activity limitation, sometimes or often	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported that they sometimes or often experienced limitations in daily activities related to a long-term physical health condition, mental health condition, or health problem (has lasted or is expected to last six months or longer)	CCHS (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they sometimes or often experienced a limitation in daily activities at home, at work, at school, or other, due to a long-term health condition (has lasted or is expected to last = 6 months); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they sometimes or often experienced limitations in daily activities related to a long-term physical health condition, mental health condition, or health problem (has lasted or is expected to last six months or longer)	CCHS (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they sometimes or often experienced a limitation in daily activities at home, at work, at school, or other, due to a long-term health condition (has lasted or is expected to last = 6 months); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Disability	Adults (15+ years)	Individuals who reported having difficulty "sometimes", "often", or "always" to one of the Activities of Daily Living questions on the 2016 Census of Population long form, population aged 15+ years	CSD (2017), APS (2017)	Numerator: Number of CSD or APS respondents, aged 15+, who reported having difficulty "sometimes", "often", or "always" to one of the Activities of Daily Living questions on the 2016 Census of Population long form; Denominator:  CSD or APS respondents, aged 15+	Details
Injury, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported being injured in the past 12 months, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported being injured in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 12-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported being injured in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported being injured in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+ .	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported being injured in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported being injured in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+ .	Details
Injury due to fall, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 12-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported injured due to fall in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Activity-limiting injury, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 12-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported activity-limiting injuries in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Difficulties doing activities of daily living	Adults (18+ years)	Adults aged 18+ reporting experiencing difficulties doing activities of daily living as a result of physical, mental, or other health related conditions or problems	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 18 years and older, who reported that they “sometimes," "often" or "always" experience difficulties doing activities of daily living as a result of physical, mental, or other health related conditions or problems; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 18+ years	Details
Sore mouth or toothaches about once a month or more in the last 6 months	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having a sore mouth or a toothache about once a month or more in last 6 months, population in grades 6-10 students	HBSC (2017/18)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students, who Reported having a sore mouth or a toothache at least once per month in last 6 months; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students	Details
Had at least one dental injury treated by a dentist in last year	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having at least one dental injury that was treated by a dentist in past 12 months, population in grades 6-10 students	HBSC (2017/18)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students, who reported having at least one dental injury that was treated by a dentist in past 12 months; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students	Details

Mental Illness and Suicide

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Suicide mortality	General population	Suicide deaths (ICD-10: X60 to X84), total population	VS-DD (2016-2020)	Numerator: Number of deaths caused by suicide; Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 5	Details
Mental illness hospitalization	Adults (15+ years)	Discharges following hospitalizations for five selected mental illness conditions (combined): substance-related disorders; schizophrenia, delusional and non-organic psychotic disorders; mood/affective disorders; anxiety disorders; and selected disorders of adult personality and behaviour, population aged 15+	HMHDB-CIHI (2009-2012)	Numerator: Discharges following mental illness hospitalizations for the five selected mental illness conditions (combined); Denominator: Total within population of interest (2011 Census counts), multiplied by 4	Details
Mood disorder	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted >=6 months, population 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 12-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted >=6 months, population 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted >=6 months, population 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Anxiety disorder	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted ≥ 6 months, population 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 12-17+.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted ≥ 6 months, population 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder, which has been diagnosed by a health professional and that expected to last or have already lasted ≥ 6 months, population 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal thoughts, lifetime	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having ever seriously considered suicide or taking own life in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal thoughts, past year	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having seriously considered suicide or taking own life in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal plans, lifetime	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal plans, past year	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported making a plan to attempt suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal attempts, lifetime	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having ever seriously attempted suicide in lifetime; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details
Suicidal attempts, past year	Youth (15-17 years)	Reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 15-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 15-17, who reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 15-17.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 18+.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having seriously attempted suicide in the past 12 months in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents aged 65+.	Details

Self-Assessed Physical and Mental Health

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Perceived health, excellent or very good	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17+	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported their own health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived health, fair or poor	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17+, who reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported their own health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived mental health, excellent or very good	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good", population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported their own mental health status as being either "excellent" or "very good"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived mental health, fair or poor	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor", population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported their own mental health status as being either "fair" or "poor"; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Satisfaction with life in general, very satisfied or satisfied	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with life in general; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived life stress, quite a bit or extremely stressful, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17 years, who reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17 years.	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+ years, who reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+ years.	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+ years, who reported that most of their days in life were quite stressful or extremely stressful in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+ years.	Details
Having an emotional, psychological or mental health condition	Adults (18+ years)	Adults aged 18+ reporting experiencing any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.)	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 18 years and older, who reported that they “sometimes," "often" or "always" experience any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.) ; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 18+ years	Details

Disease / Health Condition

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Cancer incidence - total for all cancers	General population	New primary sites of cancer (malignant and neoplasm), total population	CCR (2013-2017)	Numerator: Total number of new primary sites of cancer (3 years for province, 5 years for territories); Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 3 for all regions except the territories, and multiplied by 5 for all territories (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Female breast cancer incidence	General population	New primary sites of female breast cancer (malignant and neoplasm) (ICD-O-3: C50.0 to C50.9), total population of females	CCR (2013-2017)	Numerator: Total number of new primary sites of female breast cancer (3 years for province, 5 years for territories); Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 3 for all regions except the territories, and multiplied by 5 for all territories (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Prostate cancer incidence	General population	New primary sites of prostate cancer (malignant and neoplasm) (ICD-O-3: C61.9), total population of males	CCR (2013-2017)	Numerator: Total number of new primary sites of prostate cancer (3 years for province, 5 years for territories); Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 3 for all regions except the territories, and multiplied by 5 for all territories (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Colorectal cancer incidence	General population	New primary sites of colorectal cancer (malignant and neoplasm) (ICD-O-3: C18.0 to C18.9, C19.9, C20.9, C26.0), total population	CCR (2013-2017)	Numerator: Total number of new primary sites of colorectal cancer (3 years for province, 5 years for territories); Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 3 for all regions except the territories, and multiplied by 5 for all territories (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Lung cancer incidence	General population	New primary sites of lung cancer (malignant and neoplasm) (ICD-O-3: C34.0 to C34.9), total population	CCR (2013-2017)	Numerator: Total number of new primary sites of lung cancer (3 years for province, 5 years for territories); Denominator: Total Canadian population (2016 Census counts), multiplied by 3 for all regions except the territories, and multiplied by 5 for all territories (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Arthritis	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having arthritis; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	Adults (35+)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, population aged 35+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 35+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 35+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Cancer prevalence	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they have cancer, which has been diagnosed by a health professional, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have cancer, which has been diagnosed by a health professional; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have cancer, which has been diagnosed by a health professional, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have cancer, which has been diagnosed by a health professional; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Asthma	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having asthma; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Diabetes, including gestational (self-reported)	Adults (18+ years)	Reported they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes (including gestational diabetes), population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes (including gestational diabetes); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Diabetes, excluding gestational (self-reported)	Adults (18+ years)	Reported they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Diabetes (self-reported)	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Diabetes, excluding gestational (self-reported and measured)	Adults (18-79 years)	Reported and measured diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), population aged 18-79 years	CHMS Cycle 4, 5 & 6 (2014-2019)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 18-79, with diabetes (excluding gestational) from self-report and laboratory-measured blood values (Hb1Ac ≥ 6.5%); Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 18-79	Details
Hypertension	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure or took medication for high blood pressure in the past month, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure or took medication for high blood pressure in the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure or took medication for high blood pressure in the past month, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having high blood pressure or took medication for high blood pressure in the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Heart disease	Adults (18+ years)	Reported they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having heart disease, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having heart disease; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having heart disease, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having heart disease; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Suffers from the effects of a stroke	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported they have suffered from the effects of a stroke, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have suffered from the effects of a stroke; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Dental pain or discomfort, past month	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported they sometimes or often experienced pain/discomfort in their teeth/gums in the past month, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2007-2008)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who report that they sometimes or often experienced pain/discomfort in their teeth/gums in the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported they sometimes or often experienced pain/discomfort in their teeth/gums in the past month, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2007-2008)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who report that they sometimes or often experienced pain/discomfort in their teeth/gums in the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Inability to chew	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported they have an inability to chew, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2007-2008)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they have an inability to chew; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported they have an inability to chew, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2007-2008)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have an inability to chew; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
Decay-missing-filled-teeth (DMFT/dmft) index	Children/youth (6-17 years)	Have decayed, missing, or filled permanent (DMFT) or primary teeth (dmft) (index >= 1), population aged 6-17 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 6-17, with decayed, missing, or filled permanent or primary teeth (DMFT/dmft index >= 1); Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 6-17	Details
Missing teeth (<21 teeth)	Adults (18-79 years)	Have missing teeth and fewer than 21 remaining, population aged 18-79 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 18-79, with less than 21 teeth remaining; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 18-79	Details
Active tuberculosis disease (reported cases)	General population	Active tuberculosis cases (newly diagnosed or re-treatment)	CTBRS (2010-2014)	Five years cumulative; Numerator: [2010-2012] PHAC (2015), Tuberculosis in Canada 2012 / [2013] PHAC (2015), Tuberculosis in Canada 2013 – Pre-release / [2014] PHAC (2016), Tuberculosis in Canada 2014 – Pre-release; Denominator: [First Nations on and off reserve, 2010-2012] Registered Indian Population, Household and Family Projections 2004-2029, INAC (2007) / [First Nations on and off reserve, 2013 and 2014] AANDC (2012), Registered Indian Population, Household and Family Projections 2009-2034 / [Inuit and Métis and Total Indigenous, 2010-2012] StatCan, Projections of the Aboriginal populations, Canada, provinces and territories 2001 to 2017 (Catalogue No. 91-547-XIE) / [Inuit and Métis and Total Indigenous, 2013 and 2014] StatCan, Population Projections by Aboriginal Identity in Canada, 2006 to 2031 (Catalogue No. 91-552-X) / [Foreign-born population, 2010-2012] StatCan, Custom Product / [Foreign-born population, 2013 and 2014] StatCan, Custom Tabulation - 2011 NHS.	Details
HIV incidence (estimate per 100,000 population)	General population	Estimate of new HIV cases in the population	National HIV/AIDS Surveillance System (2020)	Numerator: Estimated number of new HIV cases; Denominator: Population of Canada (and sub-populations, source dependant on stratifier)	Details
HIV diagnosis rate (per 100,000 population)	General population	Average annual rate of reported HIV diagnoses	National HIV/AIDS Surveillance System (20015-2020)	Numerator: Number of disagnosed HIV cases, 6 years cumulative; Denominator: Annual Demographic Statistics (from Demography Division, Statistics Canada)	Details

Health Determinants

Health Behaviours

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Smoking during pregnancy	Adults (15-55 years)	Women aged 15-55 years who reported smoking cigarettes during their most recent pregnancy (within previous 5 years)	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents aged 15-55 having given birth in the previous 5 years who reported having smoked cigarettes at least once during their most recent pregnancy (after having found out they were pregnant and/or in the last 3 months); Denominator: female CCHS respondents aged 15-55 having given birth in the previous 5 years.	Details
Drinking during pregnancy	Adults (15-55 years)	Women aged 15-55 years who reported drinking any alcohol during their most recent pregnancy (within previous 5 years)	CCHS (2017-2018)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents aged 15-55 having given birth in the previous 5 years who reported having consumed any alcohol during their most recent pregnancy (after having found out they were pregnant and/or in the last 3 months); Denominator: Female CCHS respondents aged 15-55 having given birth in the previous 5 years	Details
Alcohol use, heavy drinking	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having 5 (male) /4 (female) or more drinks in one occasion, between once a month to more than once a week over the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Frequent present alcohol drinking	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported drinking beer, or wine, or liquor/spirits, or coolers (alcopops) or any other drink that contains alcohol, every week or every day, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported drinking beer, or wine, or liquor/spirits, or coolers (alcopops) or any other drink that contains alcohol every week or every day; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Drunkenness in lifetime	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having ever been really drunk in lifetime, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported having ever been really drunk in lifetime; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Smoking, daily or occasionally	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional), does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional), does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional), does not take into account the number of cigarettes smoked, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported being a current smoker (either daily or occasional); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Current smoking	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported smoking at present, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported smoking at present; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
E-cigarettes use	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having ever smoked or used e-cigarettes, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported having ever smoked or used e-cigarettes; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Tobacco product use	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having ever smoked or used tobacco products (flavoured tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, gutkha, hard snuff, e-cigarettes), population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported having ever smoked or used tobacco products (flavoured tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, gutkha, hard snuff, e-cigarettes); Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Cannabis use in past 12 months	Youth (grades 9-10)	Reported having used marijuana or cannabis (e.g., hash/marijuana/pot/grass) in last 12 months, population in grades 9-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 9-10, who reported having used marijuana or cannabis (a joint, pot, weed, hash) in last 12 months; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 9-10.	Details
Breastfeeding, initiation	Adults (18-55 years)	Women aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years and breastfed or tried to breastfeed their last baby (including short duration)	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years and initiated breastfeeding (or tried to initiate breastfeeding) with their last baby; Denominator: Female CCHS respondents aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years.	Details
Breastfeeding, exclusive	Adults (18-55 years)	Women aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years and breastfed their last baby exclusively for at least the first 6 months of life (the child received only breast milk, without any additional liquid or solid food)	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years and breastfed their last child exclusively for at least the first 6 months of life; Denominator: Female CCHS respondents aged 18-55 who gave birth in last 5 years.	Details
Fruit/vegetable consumption, 5 or more times per day	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported consuming fruits and vegetables 5 times or more per day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Physically active (self-reported)	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported meeting the average of 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity recommended by the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, including vigorous-intensity activities at least 3 of the last 7 days, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported meeting the 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity recommended by the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, including vigorous-intensity activities at least 3 of the last 7 days; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported being physically active at or above recommended level from Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines as having at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported being physically active at or above recommended level from Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines as having at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported being physically active at or above recommended level from Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines as having at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported being physically active at or above recommended level from Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines as having at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Active transportation to school (walking or biking)	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported walking or biking to school on a typical day, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported walking or biking to school on a typical day; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Playing outdoors >=2 hours/day	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported playing outdoors at least 2 hours a day outside school hours, population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported playing outdoors at least 2 hours a day outside school hours; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Screen time not meeting guidelines (>2 hours/day)	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported spending more than 2 hours per day in their free time on watching TV, videos, DVDs, and other entertainment on a screen, or playing games on a computer, games console, tablet, smartphone or other electronic device (not including moving or fitness games; weekdays), or using electronic devices such as computers, tablets or smartphones for other purposes (e.g., homework, emailing, tweeting, Facebook, chatting, surfing the internet). Screen time of 2 hours per day is the maximum recommended by the Canadian 24 hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth between the ages of 5-17 years. Population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2009/10, 2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported spending more than 2 hours per day in their free time on watching TV, videos, DVDs, and other entertainment on a screen, or playing games on a computer, games console, tablet), smartphone or other electronic device (not including moving or fitness games; weekdays), or using electronic devices such as computers, tablets or smartphones for other purposes (e.g., homework, emailing, tweeting, Facebook, chatting, surfing the internet); Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Meeting recommended sleep time in last week	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported meeting recommended sleep time in last week (recommended sleep time is 9-11 and 8-10 hours a day for children aged <14 years and >=14 years, respectively as per the Canadian 24 hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth between the ages of 5-17 years). Population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported meeting recommended sleep time last week (recommended sleep time is 9-11 and 8-10 hours a day for children aged <14 years and >=14 years); Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Brushing teeth twice a day or more	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported brushing their teeth twice a day or more, population in grade 6-10 students	HBSC (2017/18)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students, who report brushing their teeth more than once a day; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10 students	Details

Physical and Social Environment

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Exposure to second-hand smoke at home	Youth (12-17 years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second hand smoke at home, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they do not smoke and that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second hand smoke at home, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they do not smoke and that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second hand smoke at home, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they do not smoke and that at least one person smoked inside their home every day or almost every day; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 65+	Details
Exposure to second-hand smoke in vehicles or public places, past month	Youth (12-17 years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places , in the past month, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they do not smoke and who reported being exposed to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places every day or almost every day during the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places , in the past month, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they do not smoke and who reported being exposed to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places every day or almost every day during the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Current non-smokers who reported exposure to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places , in the past month, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they do not smoke and who reported being exposed to second-hand smoke at workplace/school, or in private vehicles or public places every day or almost every day during the past month; Denominator: CCHS respondents, who reported that they do not smoke, aged 65+	Details
Sense of community belonging, somewhat strong or very strong	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being very strong or somewhat strong, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being somewhat strong or very strong; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being very strong or somewhat strong, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being somewhat strong or very strong; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being very strong or somewhat strong, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported a sense of belonging to their local community as being somewhat strong or very strong; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65	Details
Living alone	Seniors (65+ years)	Unattached individual living alone and reported living alone (household size=1), population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who are Unattached individual living alone and reported living alone (household size=1); Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Family support	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having high family support based on a Family Support scale composite score that is higher than the 66.7th percentile of all respondents. The Family Support scale is made up of four items reported on a 5-point scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". These items include having family members who try to help and who offer emotional support when needed, being able to talk to a family member about any problems, and having family members who are willing to help a young person make decisions. Population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported having a high level of family support; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Friend support	Youth (grades 6-10)	Reported having high friend support based on a Friend Support scale composite score that is higher than the 67.7th percentile of all respondents. The Friend Support scale is made up of four items reported on a 5-point scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". These items include having friends who try to help and who offer emotional support when needed, and being able to talk to friends about any problems. Population in grades 6-10	HBSC (2013/14)	Numerator: Number of HBSC respondents, grades 6-10, who reported having a high level of friend support; Denominator: HBSC respondents, grades 6-10.	Details
Living in unsuitable housing	General population	Reported living in a household which is below suitability standard (insufficient number of bedrooms per number of occupants)	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households which is below suitability standard (insufficient number of bedrooms per number of occupants). Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Living in unaffordable housing	General population	Reported living in a household which is below affordability standard (more than 30% of total before-tax household income spent on shelter costs)	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households which is below affordability standard (more than 30% of total before-tax household income spent on shelter costs). Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Living in inadequate housing	General population	Reported living in a household which is below adequacy standard (needs major repairs)	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households which is below adequacy standard (needs major repairs). Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Living in core housing need (CHS)	General population	Reported living in a household which is in core housing need (housing fails to meet at least one of three standards established for housing adequacy, suitability, and affordability, and household cannot afford alternative local housing)	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households which is in core housing need (housing fails to meet at least one of three standards established for housing adequacy, suitability, and affordability, and household cannot afford alternative local housing). Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Living in housing below standards (CHS)	General population	Reported living in a household which fails to meet at least one of three standards established for housing adequacy, suitability, and affordability	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households which fail to meet at least one of three standards established for housing adequacy, suitability, and affordability. Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Dwelling ownership	General population	Reported living in a household owned by a member of the household.	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons living in households owned by a household member. Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
On waitlist for social and affordable housing	General population	Reported a household member currently on a waitlist for social and affordable (subsidized) housing	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting a household member currently on a waitlist for social and affordable (subsidized) housing. Denominator: number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of pests in the dwelling, past year	General population	Reported experiencing infestations of unwanted pests in the dwelling in the past 12 months	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting experience of infestations of unwanted pests in the dwelling in the past 12 months . Denominator: Number of persons in CHS	Details
Experience of mould or mildew in the dwelling, past year	General population	Reported experiencing patches of mould or mildew larger than one square metre in the dwelling in the past 12 months	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting experience of patches of mould or mildew larger than one square metre in the dwelling in the past 12 months . Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of poor air quality in the dwelling, past year	General population	Reported experiencing regular poor indoor air quality due to odours coming from neighbours or from outside in the dwelling in the past 12 months	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting experience of regular poor indoor air quality due to odours coming from neighbours or from outside in the dwelling in the past 12 months . Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of undrinkable water in the dwelling, past year	General population	Reported experiencing undrinkable water from the faucets lasting more than one week in the dwelling in the past 12 months	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting experience of undrinkable water from the faucets lasting more than one week in the dwelling in the past 12 months . Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of at least one issue in the dwelling, past year	General population	Reported living in a household experiencing at least one of the dwelling issues (pests, mould or mildew, undrinkable water, and poor indoor air quality) in the past 12 months	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of persons reporting experience of at least one of the dwelling issues (pests, mould or mildew, undrinkable water, and poor indoor air quality) in the past 12 months . Denominator: Number of persons in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Dwelling satisfaction, very satisfied or satisfied	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported being very satisfied or satisfied with their dwelling, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting being very satisfied or satisfied with their dwelling. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Neighbourhood satisfaction, very satisfied or satisfied	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported being very satisfied or satisfied with their neighbourhood, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting being very satisfied or satisfied with their neighbourhood. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Perception of neighbourhood safety	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported feeling very safe or reasonably safe from crime walking alone in the neighbourhood after dark, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting feeling very safe or reasonably safe from crime walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of homelessness, lifetime	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported that they have ever been homeless (having to live in a homeless shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter or in an abandoned building), population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting having ever been homeless ( (having to live in a homeless shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter or in an abandoned building). Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Experience of homelessness, past 10 years	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported that they have ever been homeless (having to live in a homeless shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter or in an abandoned building) in the past 10 years, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting having ever been homeless (having to live in a homeless shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter or in an abandoned building) in the past 10 years. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Moving in last 5 years – forced to move	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported that they moved in last 5 years because forced to move by a landlord, a bank or other financial institution or the government, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting moved in last 5 years because forced to move by a landlord, a bank or other financial institution or the government. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
At least one neighbourhood issue reported as a big problem	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported at least one of 9 neighbourhood issues (noisy neighbours or loud parties, people hanging around on the streets, garbage or litter lying around, vandalism/graffiti/other damage, attacks motivated by race/ethno./religion, people using or dealing drugs, people being drunk or rowdy in public, abandoned buildings, smog or air pollution) as a big problem, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting at least one of 9 neighbourhood issues (noisy neighbours or loud parties, people hanging around on the streets, garbage or litter lying around, vandalism/graffiti/other damage, attacks motivated by race/ethno./religion, people using or dealing drugs, people being drunk or rowdy in public, abandoned buildings, smog or air pollution) as a big problem. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Needs not met for at least one service in the neighbourhood	Adults (15+ years)	Reference person reported needs not met for at least one of 9 services (child care facilities, community support, cultural facilities, employment services, free/low-cost recreation facilities, medical services, public transportation, schools, and shops/stores/markets) in the neighbourhood, population aged 15+ years	CHS 2018	Numerator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ reporting needs not met for at least one of 9 services (child care facilities, community support, cultural facilities, employment services, free/low-cost recreation facilities, medical services, public transportation, schools, and shops/stores/markets) in the neighbourhood. Denominator: Number of reference persons aged 15+ in Canadian Housing Survey	Details
Core housing need (Census)	General population	Reported living in a household which is either not affordable (≥30% of annual household income), requiring major repair, or not sufficient in size, and household cannot afford alternative local housing (would have to spend ≥30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable).	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of people who reported living in a household which is either not affordable (≥30% of annual household income), requiring major repair, or not sufficient in size, and household cannot afford alternative local housing (would have to spend 30% or more of its total before-tax income to pay the median rent of alternative local housing that is acceptable); Denominator: Census of Population respondents.	Details
Housing below standard (Census)	General population	Reported living in a household which is either not affordable (≥30% of annual household income), requiring major repair, or not sufficient in size.	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of people who reported living in a household which is either not affordable (≥30% of annual household income), requireing major repair, or not sufficient in size; Denominator: Census of Population respondents.	Details

Working Conditions

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Workplace stress, quite a bit or extremely stressful, past year	Adults (18-75 years)	Reported that most days at work were quite stressful or extremely stressful in the past year, population aged 18-75 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents who worked at a job or business in the past year, aged 18-75, who reported that most days at work were quite stressful or extremely stressful; Denominator: CCHS respondents who worked at a job or business in the past year, aged 18-75	Details

Health Care

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Contact with medical doctor, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having seen or talked to a family doctor, general practitioner, or any other medical doctor or specialist, such as a surgeon, allergist, orthopaedist, gynaecologist/urologist, or psychiatrist (about their physical, emotional or mental health) in past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Contact with dental professional, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, within the population of interest who reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, within the population of interest who reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, within the population of interest who reported having seen or talked to a dentist, dental hygienist or orthodontist in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Not seen dental professional, past year	Children/youth (6-17 years)	Reported not having seen a dental professional in the past year, among those who usually visit a dental professional, population aged 6-17 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 6-17, who reported not having seen a dental professional in the past 12 months; Denominator: CHMS respondents, who reported that they usually see a dental professional, aged 6-17	Details
	Adults (18-79 years)	Reported not having seen a dental professional in the past year, among those who usually visit a dental professional, population aged 18-79 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents who reported that they usually see a dental professional, aged 18-79, who reported not having seen a dental professional in the past 12 months; Denominator: CHMS respondents who reported that they usually see a dental professional, aged 18-79	Details
Talked to a health professional about emotional or mental health, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2016)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported that they have seen or talked to a health professional about their emotional or mental health in the past year; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Have a regular health care provider	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having a regular health care provider, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having a regular health care provider; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having a regular health care provider, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having a regular health care provider; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having a regular health care provider, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having a regular health care provider; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Dental insurance coverage	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having dental insurance or a government program that covers all/ part of dental expenses; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Absence of dental insurance	Children/youth (6-17 years)	Reported having no insurance (or government program) coverage, for dental expenses, population aged 6-17 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 6-17, who reported having no insurance or government program coverage for dental expeses; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 6-17	Details
	Adults (18-79 years)	Reported having no insurance (or government program) coverage, for dental expenses, population aged 18-79 years	CHMS (2007-2009)	Numerator: Number of CHMS respondents, aged 18-79, who reported having no insurance or government program coverage for dental expenses; Denominator: CHMS respondents, aged 18-79	Details
Received at least one type of help (information/medication/counselling/other) for mental health problems, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems, past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems, past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems, past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported perceived need fully met for information for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems, past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems, past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems, past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported perceived need fully met for medication for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems, past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems, past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems, past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported perceived need fully met for counselling for mental health problems in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Perceived needs all met for mental health problems, past year	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported all perceived needs met for mental health problems, past year, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 12-17, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported all perceived needs met for mental health problems, past year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported all perceived needs met for mental health problems, past year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having received at least one of the four types of help (information, medication, counselling, and other type of help) in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Home care services received, past year	Adults (18+ years)	Reported having received some forms of home care services in the past 12 months, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported having received some forms of home care services in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported having received some forms of home care services in the past 12 months, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported having received some forms of home care services in the past 12 months; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Satisfaction with home care services received	Adults (18+ years)	Reported being very or somewhat satisfied with home care services received last year, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 18+, who reported being very or somewhat satisfied with home care services received; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported being very or somewhat satisfied with home care services received last year, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 65+, who reported being very or somewhat satisfied with home care services received; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+	Details
Colorectal cancer screening, in the recommended time period	Adults (50-74 years)	Reported that they had their last fecal occult blood test in the past 2 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy in past 10 years, population aged 50-74 years	CCHS (2017, 201718)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents, aged 50-74, who reported that they had their last fecal occult blood test in the past 2 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy in past 10 years; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 50-74	Details
Mammography screening, past 3 years	Adults (50-74 years)	Reported that they had their most recent mammogram within the past 3 years, women aged 50-74 years	CCHS (2017, 201718)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents, aged 50-74, who reported that they had their most recent mammogram within the past 3 years; Denominator: Female CCHS respondents, aged 50-74	Details
Pap smear screening, past 3 years	Adults (25-69 years)	Reported that they had their last pap smear test within the past 3 years, female population aged 25-69 years, women aged 25-69 years	CCHS (2017, 201718)	Numerator: Number of female CCHS respondents, aged 25-69 who reported that they had their most recent pap smear test within the past 3 years; Denominator: Female CCHS respondents, aged 25-69	Details

Social Protection

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Eligibility for employment insurance	Adults (15-69 years)	Beneficiaries of employment insurance (EI) among the unemployed, population aged 15-69 years	EICS (2013)	Numerator: Number of EICS respondents, aged 15-69, who were EI recipients; Denominator: EICS respondents, eligible for employment insurance, aged 15-69	Details
Subsidized care	Children (1-5 years)	Children aged 1-5 years in Canada (excluding Quebec) who are enrolled in a public subsidized child care program, or whose care is subject to subsidies or other financial assistance (other than tax deduction)	SYC (2010-2011)	Numerator: Total number of children aged 1 to 5 who are enrolled in a public subsidized care within the population of interest; Denominator: SYC respondents (PMK, on behalf of child aged 1-5) (Quebec is excluded from the numerator and denominator)	Details
Non-parental child care	Children (1-5 years)	Children aged 1-5 years in the care of someone other than a parent or guardian	SYC (2010-2011)	Numerator: Total number of children aged 1 to 5 in non-parental child care within the population of interest; Denominator: SYC respondents (PMK, on behalf of child aged 1-5)	Details
Daycare centre enrollment	Children (1-5 years)	Children aged 1-5 years in daycare centres	SYC (2010-2011)	Numerator: Total number of children aged 1 to 5 in daycare centre within the population of interest; Denominator: SYC respondents (PMK, on behalf of child aged 1-5)	Details

Social Inequities

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Food insecurity, moderate or severe (individuals living in households with food insecurity)	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents aged 12-17 years who reported living in households with moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17 years	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of adults aged 18+ years who reported living in households with moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+ years	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2015-2018)	Numerator: Number of adults aged 65+ years who reported living in households with moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+ years	Details
Food insecurity, marginal or moderate or severe (individuals living in households with food insecurity)	Youth (12-17 years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate or marginal food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 12-17 years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of CCHS respondents aged 12-17 years who reported living in households with marginal or moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 12-17 years	Details
	Adults (18+ years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate or marginal food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 18+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of adults aged 18+ years who reported living in households with marginal or moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 18+ years	Details
	Seniors (65+ years)	Reported living in households with severe or moderate or marginal food insecurity, derived from self-reported income-related difficulties accessing or utilizing food that influence the quantity or quality of food consumed, population aged 65+ years	CCHS (2018, 2019)	Numerator: Number of adults aged 65+ years who reported living in households with marginal or moderate to severe food insecurity; Denominator: CCHS respondents, aged 65+ years	Details
Children in low income families (according to low income cut-off)	Children/youth (0-17 years)	Children living in households that fall below the after-tax low income cut-off (LICO), population aged 17 years and under	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of children living in economic families with incomes below after-tax LICO within the population of interest; Denominator: Population aged 17 years and under, covered by the NHS	Details
Children in low income families (according to market basket measure)	Children/youth (0-17 years)	Children living in households that fall below the market basket measure, population aged 17 years and under	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of children living in economic families with incomes below the market basket measure within the population of interest; Denominator: Population aged 17 years and under, covered by the NHS	Details
Seniors in low income families (according to market basket measure)	Seniors (65+ years)	Seniors aged 65+ years, living in households that fall below the market basket measure (MBM)	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of Seniors aged 65+ years, living in households that fall below the market basket measure (MBM); Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 65+.	Details
Working poor	Adults (18-64 years)	People  aged 18-64 years (excluding students) living independently and away from family of origin, who work a minimum of 910 hours per year and whose income after tax is known to be low according to the Low Income Measure (LIM)	Census 2021	Numerator: Number of adults aged 18-64 years (excluding students) living independently and away from family of origin, who work a minimum of 910 hours per year and whose income after tax is known to be low according to the Low Income Measure (LIM); Denominator:  Census of Population respondents, aged 18-64.	Details

Early Childhood Development

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Children vulnerable in at least one domain of early development	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in one or more developmental domains (physical health and well-being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, communication skills and general knowledge) upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in one or more developmental domains (physical health and well-being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, communication skills and general knowledge); Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details
Children vulnerable in domain of physical health and well-being	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in domain of physical health and well-being upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in domain of physical health and well-being; Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details
Children vulnerable in domain of social competence	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in domain of social competence upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in domain of social competence; Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details
Children vulnerable in domain of emotional maturity	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in domain of emotional maturity upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in domain of emotional maturity; Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details
Children vulnerable in domain of language and cognitive development	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in domain of language and cognitive development upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in domain of language and cognitive development; Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details
Children vulnerable in domain of communication skills and general knowledge	Children (4-6 years)	Kindergarten children who are vulnerable in domain of communication skills and general knowledge upon entry into school	EDI (2013-2020)	Numerator: Number of kindergarten children vulnerable in domain of communication skills and general knowledge; Denominator: All kindergarten-aged children in the participating provinces or territories with EDI data (AB, BC, MB, NFLD, NS, NWT, ON, PEI, QC, Yukon)	Details

Interactions with Justice System

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Charged with crime	General population (12-89 years)	Persons for which a criminal charge is laid, or recommended to be laid, in connection to a criminal incident, aged 12-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 12-89, charged; Denominator: Population counts, aged 12-89, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Youth (12-17 years)	Persons for which a criminal charge is laid, or recommended to be laid, in connection to a criminal incident, aged 12-17 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 12-17, charged; Denominator: Population counts, aged 12-17, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Adults (18-24 years)	Persons for which a criminal charge is laid, or recommended to be laid, in connection to a criminal incident, aged 18-24 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 18-24, charged; Denominator: Population counts, aged 18-24, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Adults (25-89 years)	Persons for which a criminal charge is laid, or recommended to be laid, in connection to a criminal incident, aged 25-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 25-89, charged; Denominator: Population counts, aged 25-89, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
Cleared of crime otherwise	General population (12-89 years)	Persons for which there is sufficient evidence to lay a criminal charge in connection with a criminal incident, but the accused is processed by other means, aged 12-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 12-89, defined as “Cleared otherwise”; Denominator: Population counts, aged 12-89, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Youth (12-17 years)	Persons for which there is sufficient evidence to lay a criminal charge in connection with a criminal incident, but the accused is processed by other means, aged 12-17 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 12-17, defined as “Cleared otherwise”; Denominator: Population counts, aged 12-17, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Adults (18-24 years)	Persons for which there is sufficient evidence to lay a criminal charge in connection with a criminal incident, but the accused is processed by other means, aged 18-24 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 18-24, defined as “Cleared otherwise”; Denominator: Population counts, aged 18-24, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
	Adults (25-89 years)	Persons for which there is sufficient evidence to lay a criminal charge in connection with a criminal incident, but the accused is processed by other means, aged 25-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Numerator: Number of people, aged 25-89, defined as “Cleared otherwise”; Denominator: Population counts, aged 25-89, summed from each of the 5 years	Details
Total Crime Severity Index	Youth (12-17 years)	The Crime Severity Index (CSI) tracks changes in the severity of police-reported crime by accounting for both the amount of crime reported by police in a given jurisdiction and the relative seriousness of these crimes. Total CSI includes policy-reported incidents of all Criminal Code incidents and federal statute offences, population aged 12-17 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Number of police-reported incidents of each of all offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence. All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total, population aged 12-17 years. To make the Index easier to interpret, the Index is standardized to “100” for Canada in the base year 2006.	Details
	Adults (18-89 years)	The Crime Severity Index (CSI) tracks changes in the severity of police-reported crime by accounting for both the amount of crime reported by police in a given jurisdiction and the relative seriousness of these crimes. Total CSI includes policy-reported incidents of all Criminal Code incidents and federal statute offences, population aged 18-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Number of police-reported incidents of each of all offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence. All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total, population aged 18-89 years. To make the Index easier to interpret, the Index is standardized to “100” for Canada in the base year 2006.	Details
Violent Crime Severity Index	Youth (12-17 years)	The Crime Severity Index (CSI) tracks changes in the severity of police-reported crime by accounting for both the amount of crime reported by police in a given jurisdiction and the relative seriousness of these crimes. Violent CSI includes policy-reported incidents of all violent offences, population aged 12-17 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Number of police-reported incidents of each of all violent offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence. All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total, population aged 12-17 years. To make the Index easier to interpret, the Index is standardized to “100” for Canada in the base year 2006.	Details
	Adults (18-89 years)	The Crime Severity Index (CSI) tracks changes in the severity of police-reported crime by accounting for both the amount of crime reported by police in a given jurisdiction and the relative seriousness of these crimes. Violent CSI includes policy-reported incidents of all violent offences, population aged 18-89 years.	UCR survey (2012 -2016)	Number of police-reported incidents of each of all violent offence is multiplied by the weight for that offence. All weighted offences are then added together and divided by the corresponding population total, population aged 18-89 years. To make the Index easier to interpret, the Index is standardized to “100” for Canada in the base year 2006.	Details

Socioeconomic Conditions

Indicator	Life Course	Indicator Description	Source (Year)	Method of Calculation	Available Stratifiers
Currently employed	Adults (18-69 years)	Population aged 18-69 years who, during the reference period, had a labour force status of "employed": (a) Did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment. This also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household; (b) Had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, vacation or a labour dispute.	Census 2016	Numerator: Persons employed aged 18 to 69 years; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 18 to 69 years	Details
Currently unemployed	Adults (18-69 years)	Population aged 18-69 years who during the week of May 1 to Saturday May 7 2016 were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either: a) Had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or b) Were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or c) Had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less	Census 2016	Numerator: Persons unemployed aged 18 to 69 years; Denominator: Labour force aged 18 to 69 years	Details
Not completed high school	Adults (25+ years)	Population aged 25 years and older that has not completed a high school diploma or equivalent	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 25 years and older, who reported that they have not completed high school; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 25+ years	Details
Completed high school	Adults (25+ years)	Population aged 25 years and older whose highest education is a high school diploma or equivalent	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 25 years and older, whose highest education is a high school diploma or equivalent; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 25+ years	Details
Completed university	Adults (25+ years)	Population aged 25 years and older that has a university diploma at the bachelor level or higher	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 25 years and older, who reported that they have a university diploma at the bachelor level or higher; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 25+ years	Details
Completed postsecondary program of study	Adults (25+ years)	Population aged 25 years and older whose highest education is postsecondary education (college, trade, apprenticeship or university)	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 25 years and older, whose highest education is postsecondary education (college, trade, apprenticeship or university); Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 25+ years	Details
Below median after-tax income	General population	Persons whose household income falls below the median, after tax.	Census 2016	Numerator: Population in private households with adjusted after-tax household income which is below the median income, after tax; Denominator: Population in private households	Details
Low skilled occupation	Adults (18-69 years)	Population aged 18-69 years whose current or most relevant recent occupation is classified as NOC skill level D (on-the-job training usually provided).	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 18 to 69 years in private households, whose current or most relevant recent occupation is classified as NOC skill level D; Denominator: Labour force, aged 18 to 69 years in private households	Details
Occupational mismatch – overqualified	Adults (18-69 years)	Population aged 18-69 years with university education working in positions usually requiring high school education or less (NOC skill levels C and D).	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 18 to 69 years in private households, whose highest completed level of education is university and whose current or most relevant recent occupation usually requires high school education or less (NOC skill levels C and D); Denominator: Labour force, aged 18 to 69 years in private households	Details
Youth not in education or employment	Youth (15-24 years)	Youth aged 15-24 years who are unemployed or not in the labour force, and not in school	Census 2016	Numerator: Number of Census of Population respondents, aged 15 to 24, who did not attend school at any time in the current school year and were unemployed or not in the labour force during the reference week; Denominator: Census of Population respondents, aged 15 to 24	Details
Involuntary part-time work	Adults (15-69 years)	Currently employed respondents aged 15-69 who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job, reported economic reasons for working part-time but looked for full-time work in the past 4 weeks	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of currently employed LFS respondents who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job reported economic reasons for working part-time but looked for full-time work in the past 4 weeks. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Temporary job status	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that they have a job with pre-determined end date, i.e. seasonal job, temporary, term or contract job, causal job, work done through a temporary help agency, others.	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS respondents reported that they have a job with pre-determined end date, i.e. seasonal job, temporary, term or contract job, causal job, work done through a temporary help agency, others. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Job tenure of less than one year	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that the tenure of their current job is less than 1 year	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS respondents reported that the tenure of their current job is less than 1 year. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Multiple job holder status	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that they were employed in two or more jobs simultaneously during the reference week	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS respondents reported that they were employed in two or more jobs simultaneously during the reference week. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
long-term unemployment	Adults (15-69 years)	Unemployed respondents aged 15-69 who have been looking for work or were on temporary layoff for 27 weeks or more	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS unemployed respondents who have been looking for work or were on temporary layoff for 27 weeks or more. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Union member or covered by a collective agreement	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that they are union members or covered by a collective agreement	LFS (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS respondents reported that they are union members or covered by a collective agreement. Denominator: Number of LFS respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Absence from work last week related to COVID-19	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that they were absent from work last week related to COVID-19	LFS-COVID (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents reported that they were absent from work last week related to COVID-19. Denominator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Difficulty to meet household financial needs last month during COVID-19 pandemic	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 experiencing difficulty to meet household financial needs in terms of transportation, housing, food, clothing and other necessary expenses over the last month during COVID-19 pandemic	LFS-COVID (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents reported that they had difficulty to meet household financial needs last month during COVID-19 pandemic. Denominator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details
Working from home during COVID-19 pandemic	Adults (15-69 years)	Respondents aged 15-69 reported that they worked from home during COVID-19 pandemic	LFS-COVID (2020-07 - 2021-06)	Numerator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents reported that they worked from home during COVID-19 pandemic. Denominator: Number of LFS-COVID Supplement respondents aged 15-69 in the labour force	Details

Suggested Citation: Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Data Tool. A joint initiative of the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Available from: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/health-inequalities/Indicat.

Correspondence: Determinants of Health Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, 9th floor, 785 Carling Avenue, A.L. 6809B, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9; Email: health.inequalities-inegalites.en.sante@phac-aspc.gc.ca

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Acknowledgements: The development of this Data Tool was made possible through collaboration of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network (PHN), Statistics Canada, and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). We wish to thank the members of the Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative Technical Working Group for their invaluable contributions to this product.