Health News & Statistics Wire
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- Births, 201830 September 2019, 12:30 pm
Data on births for 2018 are now available. Data on births are part of the Vital Statistics data and are available for the mother's province or territory of residence at the national level and the provincial and territorial levels.... - Workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities in Canada, 201725 September 2019, 12:30 pm
The fact sheet "Workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities in Canada, 2017" is now available.... - Health Reports, September 201918 September 2019, 12:30 pm
The September 2019 issue of Health Reports, which contains two articles, is now available.... - Product/Study: Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts, Vol. , No.17 September 2019, 12:30 pm
Catalogue number 13-605-X (PDF)... - Product/Study: Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts: The 2015 to 2017 revisions of the provincial and territorial real gross domestic product by industry program, Vol. , No.17 September 2019, 12:30 pm
Catalogue number 13-605-X (PDF)...
- Study: A profile of businesses in Indigenous communities in Canada28 August 2019, 12:30 pm
This study provides a broad understanding of the business environments in Indigenous communities—First Nations and Inuit—across Canada. These communities are typically located in rural low density or remote areas. The analysis profiles businesses located in Indigenous communities and compares them with businesses located in non-Indigenous communities with similar population size parameters; hence, this analysis uses a geographic concept (i.e., the type of community) to connect the business d... - Study: Evolution of the language situation in Nunavut, 2001 to 20169 July 2019, 12:30 pm
Today, Statistics Canada is publishing a new study entitled "Evolution of the language situation in Nunavut, 2001 to 2016." The study provides a statistical portrait of the situation of Inuktut in Nunavut and an overview of the evolution of the main factors that drive linguistic dynamics. In addition to English and French, this analytical report is being published in Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun.... - Suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016): Findings from the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)28 June 2019, 12:30 pm
The analytical study examined rates of suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit during the 2011 to 2016 period, comparing it to the rate among non-Indigenous people in Canada by age group, sex and different geographies. It also explored the role of socioeconomic factors in explaining the higher risk of death by suicide among the three Indigenous populations compared with the non-Indigenous population.... - Indigenous Statistics Portal21 June 2019, 12:30 pm
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and to honour this occasion, Statistics Canada is releasing the Indigenous Statistics Portal. The portal is part of Statistics Canada's Indigenous Statistical Capacity Development Initiative, and provides a central location on the agency's website where users can find links to data products about First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.... - Inuit participation in the wage and land-based economies in Inuit Nunangat13 June 2019, 12:30 pm
The 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) marks the fifth cycle of this national survey of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit aged 15 or older. In 2017, the survey focused on participation in the economy. Today, Statistics Canada releases new analyses focusing on employment among First Nations living off-reserve and Métis aged 25 to 54, as well as on Inuit participation in the wage and land-based economies in Inuit Nunangat....
- HDI project is ending13 June 2016, 6:54 pm
The Health Data Interactive project is ending on Friday, July 22nd. We encourage you to use the data included in this project until that time. We also suggest that you investigate the following additional resources, which provide estimates of health topics from multiple data sources. • Health, United States • CDC WONDER • FastStats... - HDI Mortality tables updated with most recent data20 March 2015, 2:08 pm
The Health Data Interactive project is pleased to announce the release of updated tables for all topics included in "Mortality and Life Expectancy" topic. These tables include: Infant mortality by cause: US/State 2001-2012 (Source: NVSS) Life Expectancy at Birth, 65 and 85 Years of Age, US, Selected Years 1900-2012 (Source: NVSS) Injury mortality: US/State, 1999-2013 (Source: NVSS) Mortality by underlying and multiple cause, ages 18+: US, 1981-2013 (Source: NVSS) Mortality by underlying cause a... - Update and correction of two pregnancy and birth tables in HDI20 March 2015, 1:59 pm
The Health Data Interactive project announces the completion of data updates through 2013 to the tables in the Pregnancy and birth folder. Low birthweight: US/State, 1996-2013 (Source: NVSS) Preterm birth: US/State, 1996-2013 (Source: NVSS) These tables include minor corrections to the data for the previous years. All estimates in these two tables are new and should replace all previously published tables with these names.... - Infant mortality table updated with 2008-2010 data26 March 2014, 1:43 pm
The Health Data Interactive table titled "Infant mortality by cause: US/State 1999-2010 (Source: NVSS)", which describes infant mortality trends has been updated with the most recent data released by NCHS.... - Tutorial videos available7 February 2014, 3:21 pm
The Health Data Interactive project announces the release of three tutorial videos. These videos demonstrate how to use the detailed tables and drill into data. Part I explains how to access the site, how to open the data tables, and how the tables are oriented. Part II shows how to select categories among the variables, and how to change the rows and columns variables. Part III shows how to sort columns, and how to “nest” your variables. To use the tutorial, you can either start from Pa...
- QuickStats: Birth Rates for Teens Aged 15-19 Years, by Age Group - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1991-201811 October 2019, 2:11 pm
The birth rate for teens aged 15-19 years declined from a peak of 61.8 per 1,000 females in 1991 to a record low of 17.4 in 2018.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18-24 Years Who Currently Smoke Cigarettes or Who Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes, by Year - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2014-20184 October 2019, 2:13 pm
From 2014 to 2018, the percentage of adults aged 18-24 years who currently smoked cigarettes decreased from 16.7% to 7.8%.... - QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged 18 Years or Younger with a Food or Digestive Allergy in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group - National Health Interview Survey, 2007-201827 September 2019, 2:35 pm
From 2007 to 2018, the percentage of children aged 0-17 years with a food or digestive allergy in the past 12 months increased from 4.0% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2018.... - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin, by Race/Ethnicity - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999-201720 September 2019, 2:51 pm
From 1999 to 2005, the overall age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin in the United States remained stable at approximately 0.7 deaths per 100,000 population.... - QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rates of Suicide, by State - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 201713 September 2019, 2:15 pm
In 2017, the U.S. age-adjusted suicide rate was 14.0 per 100,000 population, but rates varied by state....
- WHO and UNICEF issue new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities globally11 April 2018, 3:25 pm
WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children under age 5 annually. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding underpin the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, which both organizations launched in 1991. The practical guidance encourages new mothers to breastfeed and informs health workers how b... - WHO concerned about suspected chemical attacks in Syria11 April 2018, 10:00 am
WHO is deeply alarmed by reports of the suspected use of toxic chemicals in Douma city, East Ghouta. According to reports from Health Cluster partners, during the shelling of Douma on Saturday, an estimated 500 patients presented to health facilities exhibiting signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals. In particular, there were signs of severe irritation of mucous membranes, respiratory failure and disruption to central nervous systems of those exposed.... - Nearly one billion people in Africa to be protected against yellow fever by 202610 April 2018, 4:00 pm
Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners. The commitment is part of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) in Africa strategy, which was launched by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health and partners at a regional meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday (1... - WHO at 70 - working for better health for everyone, everywhere5 April 2018, 9:00 am
On 7 April, World Health Day, the World Health Organization marks its 70th anniversary. Over the past 7 decades, WHO has spearheaded efforts to rid the world of killer diseases like smallpox and to fight against deadly habits like tobacco use. This year, World Health Day is dedicated to one of WHO’s founding principles: “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, e... - Donors pledge over US$ 15 million to WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies27 March 2018, 11:00 am
Donors have pledged an additional US$15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organization to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health crises through its emergency response fund in 2018, the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE). Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced contributions ranging from US$20,000 to US$5.6 million at a confere...
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