System Performance
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Health Status
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
A1 | Percent Low Birth-Weight Babies (2005/07) | 6.2% | Not Available | 6.0% | 1 |
A2 | Percent of Population With Fair or Poor Self-Rated Health Status (2009) | 11.3% | Not Available | 11% | 2 |
A3 | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births (2007) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1 |
A4 | Life Expectancy at Birth, Years (2005/2007) | 81.0 | Not Available | 80.7 | 1 |
A5 | Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Unintentional Injuries and Suicides, Rate per 100,000 Population (2006) | 745 | 1,056 | 942 | 1 |
Maintaining Health
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
B1 | Percent of Population Current Daily/Occasional Smokers (2009) | 18.6% | Not Available | 20.1% | 2 |
B2 | Percent of Population that is Obese (2009) | 17.4% | Not Available | 17.9% | 2 |
B3 | Age-Sex Standardized Hospitalization Rate Due to Injury per 100,000 Population (2008-09) | 420 | Not Available | 534 | 3 |
B4 | Percent of Population that is Physically Inactive (2009) | 49.3% | 47.9% | 47.5% | 2 |
B5 | Teen Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Females, 15 to 19 years old (2005) | 23.3 | Not Available | 29.2 | 2 |
B6 | Percent of Population With No Mammogram For at Least 2 Years (2008) | 26.8% | Not Available | 27.4% | 2 |
B7 | Percent of population having had a pap smear 3 or more years ago (2005) | 12.8% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 1 |
B8 | Percent of Elderly Population Vaccinated for Influenza (2005) | 77.0% | Not Available | 71.0% | 1 |
B9 | Percent of Population With at Least One Chronic Condition Vaccinated for Influenza (2005) | 50.0% | Not Available | 42.0% | 1 |
Access
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
C1 | Percent of Population Without a Regular Medical Doctor (2009) | 8.5% | 18.2% | 15.1% | 2 |
C2 | Age-Sex Standardized Acute Care Hospitalization Rate for Conditions Where Outpatient Care Prevents or Reduces Need for Admission to Hospital per 100,000 Population (2008-09) | 290 | Not Available | 320 | 3 |
Satisfaction
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
D1 | Percent of Population that Rates Hospital Services Received as Good or Excellent (2007) | 81.0% | 81.3% | 81.2% | 2 |
D2 | Percent of Population that Rates Health Services Received as Good or Excellent (2007) | 84.7% | 85.7% | 85.3% | 2 |
D3 | Percent of Population that Rates Medical Care Received as Very Good or Excellent (2007) | 75.0% | Not available | 73.0% | 11 |
Health Expenditures
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
E1 | Provincial Government Health Expenditures per Capita (2010) | 3,548 | 3,721 | 3,663 | 4 |
E2 | Provincial Government Hospital Expenditures per Capita (2010) | 1,291 | 1,553 | 1,456 | 4 |
E3 | Provincial Government Other Institutions Expenditures per Capita (2010) | 312 | 433 | 387 | 4 |
E4 | Provincial Government Physician Expenditures per Capita (2010) | 862 | 670 | 746 | 4 |
E5 | Provincial Government Expenditure on Drugs per Capita (2010) | 346 | 285 | 308 | 4 |
E6 | Total Heath Expenditure as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (2010) | 12.2% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 4 |
E7 | Percent of Total Health Expenditure Funded by the Provincial/Territorial Government (2010) | 62% | 65% | 64% | 4 |
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# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
F1 | Specialist Physicians per 100,000 Population (2009) | 97 | 100 | 98 | 5 |
F2 | Family Physicians per 100,000 Population (2009) | 90 | 111 | 103 | 5 |
F3 | Licensed Nurse Practitioners per 100,000 Population (2009) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
F4 | Registered Nurses per 100,000 Population (2009) | 644 | 717 | 689 | 6 |
F5 | Registered Practical Nurses / Licensed Practical Nurses per 100,000 Population (2009) | 212 | 228 | 222 | 6 |
F6 | Pharmacists per 100,000 Population (2009) | 79 | 97 | 90 | 12 |
F7 | Occupational Therapists per 100,000 Population (2009) | 32 | 43 | 39 | 13 |
F8 | Physiotherapists per 100,000 Population (2009) | 49 | 53 | 51 | 14 |
F9 | Dieticians per 100,000 Population (2008) | 22 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
Hospital Efficiency
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Source |
G1 | Acute Inpatient Hospitalization Rate per 100,000 Population (2008-09) | 7,160 | 7,837* | 8 |
G2 | Average Length of Stay in Days in an Acute Care Bed (2008/09) | 6.40 | 7.71 | 9 |
G3 | Direct Care Worked Hours per Weighted Case (2008/09) | 57.1 | 63.5 | 9 |
G4 | Admin & Support Services Average Hourly Rate (2008/09) | $28.28 | $23.36 | 9 |
G5 | In-patient Nursing Average Hourly Rate (2008/09) | $35.93 | $32.63 | 9 |
G6 | Out-patient Nursing Average Hourly Rate (2008/09) | $35.10 | $32.03 | 9 |
G7 | Diagnostics and Therapeutics Average Hourly Rate (2008/09) | $35.36 | $30.49 | 9 |
G8 | Benefit Costs as a % of Total Labour Costs (2008/09) | 32.0% | 31.7% | 9 |
Hospital Outcomes
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
H1 | Risk-adjusted Rate of 30-day In-hospital Mortality With a Diagnosis of Stroke (2006-07 to 2008-09) | 17.6% | Not Available | 17.7%* | 3 |
H2 | Risk-adjusted Rate of 30-day AMI In-hospital Mortality (2006-07 to 2008-09) | 9% | Not Available | 8.9%** | 3 |
*Rate for Canada without Quebec and the territories.
**Rate for Canada without Quebec and Nunavut.
Hospital Financial Status
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
I1 | Current Ratio (2009/10) | 0.72 | Not Available | Not Available | 10 |
I2 | Total Margin (2009/10) | 1.08% | Not Available | Not Available | 10 |
Sources
1 | Statistics Canada |
2 | Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey |
3 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Health Indicators, 2010 |
4 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), National Health Expenditures Trends 1975-2010 |
5 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Supply, Distribution and Migration of Canadian Physicians, 2009 |
6 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Regulated Nurses: Canadian Trends, 2005 to 2009 |
7 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Canada's Health Care Providers: 2008 Provincial Profiles |
8 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) |
9 | HayGroup, Comparing Operational Efficiency of Ontario Hospitals with Hospitals in Other Provinces, November 2010 using 2008/09 CIHI hospital data and hospital-reported MIS Chart of Accounts data. The comparison is based on a sample of 21 Ontario hospitals and 20 non-Ontario hospital sites. |
10 | Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
11 | Ontario Health Quality Council, 2008 Report on Ontario’s Health System |
12 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Pharmacists in Selected Provinces and Territories in Canada, 2009 |
13 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Occupational Therapists in Canada, 2009 |
14 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Physiotherapists in Canada, 2009 |