Health equity and population health: Indicators

Aboriginal Identity Population, Proportion of Total Population (Percentage)

This indicator measures the percentage of children who are considered vulnerable in at least one developmental domain at school entry, as measured by the Early Development Instrument (EDI).

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of new acute myocardial infarction (AMI) events admitted to an acute care hospital for the population age 18 and older.

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of new hip fractures admitted to an acute care hospital, per 100,000 population age 65 and older.

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of new stroke events admitted to an acute care hospital for the Canadian population age 18 and older.

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of acute care hospitalizations due to injury resulting from the transfer of energy, per 100,000 population.

This indicator gives the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting from age 65, if the age- and sex-specific mortality rates were held constant over their life span.

This indicator gives the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting at birth, if the age- and sex-specific mortality rates were held constant over their life span.

This indicator measures the percentage of adults who are considered to be obese (body mass index higher than 30), based on self-reported height and weight.

The percentage of the population age 18 and older who reported being physically active. Being physically active for adults is defined as participating in at least 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts…