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Water Consumption: Domestic Water Consumption, 1999 Canada Open Gov Dataset
The map shows total municipal needs by province and territory. Domestic water consumption includes the quantity of water used for household purposes such as washing, food... Read more -
Water Consumption: Hydroelectric Generation Canada Open Gov Dataset
Hydroelectric generation is the predominant form of electric generation in Canada. A major part of the economic history of Canada consisted of the development of sites with... Read more -
Water Consumption: Industrial Water Consumption, 1999 Canada Open Gov Dataset
The industrial sector represents 16% of total freshwater consumption. The amount used reflects population distribution to some degree, but the high values in some watersheds far... Read more -
Health Behaviours: Physically Active Population, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
The proportion of population « physically active » is based on the energy demands of a series of leisure-time activities that people participated in during the three months... Read more -
Health Behaviours: Population Who Were Overweight, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Many health professionals in Canada consider that obesity has reached or is nearing epidemic proportions in this country. Most scientific evidence is supportive of physical... Read more -
Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smokers Considering Quitting, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Prevalence is measured as the proportion of daily smokers in each province who were considering quitting. Smoking is a health behaviour that deteriorates health. Smoking is the... Read more -
Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smoking, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Prevalence of smoking is measured as the proportion of all persons 12 years of age and older who smoked daily or occasionally in 1996 to 1997 for each province. Smoking is a... Read more -
Health Resources: Population-to-nurse Ratios, 1996 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Areas with a ratio of 100:1 or lower are found mainly in eastern Canada and Manitoba. These are areas where the number of registered nurses per capita is higher than the... Read more -
Health Resources: Population-to-family Physician Ratios, 1996 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Neither rural areas nor urban areas predominate with respect to any specific range of the family physician ratios. The Federal and Provincial Advisory Committee on Health... Read more -
Health Resources: Population-to-physician Ratios, 1996 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Major cities are associated with comparatively few people per physician; every province has one or more census divisions in which the ratio is less than or equal to 550:1. None... Read more -
Health Resources: Population-to-specialist Ratios, 1996 Canada Open Gov Dataset
Canada’s average population to specialist physician ratio has been 1100:1 for over a decade. Low ratios are generally associated with urban areas. The region with the highest... Read more -
Health Services Utilization: Dental Services Utilization, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
The use of the services of a dentist or orthodontist for Canada as a whole was just under 60%. It was far lower than physician utilization in 1997. Use ranges from a low of 46%... Read more -
Health Services Utilization: Physician Utilization, 1996 to 1997 Canada Open Gov Dataset
During 1997 close to 80% of Canadians made use of the services of a family physician. For Canada as a whole, and for each province, the majority of the population, close to 58%,... Read more -
Health Status: Breast Cancer Rates, 1986 to 1995 Canada Open Gov Dataset
One woman in nine can expect to develop breast cancer during her lifetime and one in 25 will die from the disease. Statistically low incidences of breast cancer are found in... Read more -
Health Status: Breast Cancer Ratios, 1986 to 1995 Canada Open Gov Dataset
This map uses age-standardized ratios to further aid in regional comparisons. A value of 1.0 would indicate that the region rate is identical to the overall Canadian rate; a... Read more -
Health Status: Low Birthweight – Mothers 15 Years of Age and Older Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Atlantic Provinces have a higher proportion of low birthweight births than most other areas in Canada. As one moves west through the Prairies, then to British Columbia, and... Read more -
Health Status: Low Birthweight – Mothers 40 Years of Age and Older Canada Open Gov Dataset
This age group of mothers has tendency towards higher proportions (often 8.0% and over) of low birthweight babies. On this map only the cities are represented because there is a... Read more -
Health Status: Low Birthweight – Mothers Aged 15 to 19 Years Canada Open Gov Dataset
Teen mothers often have a higher proportion of low birthweight babies than do mothers in the 20 to 39 year age group. There is a significant concentration of high low... Read more -
Health Status: Low Birthweight – Mothers Aged 20 to 39 Years Canada Open Gov Dataset
There are low numbers of low birthweight babies in this age category, but this is not unexpected since the younger and older mothers, who have higher rates of low birthweight... Read more -
Non-medical Determinants of Health - High School Graduates, 1996 Canada Open Gov Dataset
There is a tendency for life expectancy to be higher in those regions where high school attainment has been graduation by most individuals in this age grouping (25 to 29 years).... Read more