System Performance
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Health Status
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
A1 | Percent low birth-weight babies (2005-06) | 6.4% | Not Available | 6.1% | 1 |
A2 | Percent of population with fair or poor self-rated health status (2008) | 12.2% | Not Available | 11.4% | 2 |
A3 | Infant mortality per 1,000 live births (2005) | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2 |
A4 | Life expectancy at birth, years (2005) | 80.7 | Not Available | 80.4 | 2 |
A5 | Potential years of life lost, rate per 100,000 population for all causes of death, 3 year average (2001) | 4,755 | Not Available | 5,102 | 2 |
Maintaining Health
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
B1 | Percent of population current daily/occasional smokers (2008) | 19.8% | Not Available | 21.4% | 2 |
B2 | Percent of population that is obese (2008) | 17.1% | Not Available | 17.2% | 2 |
B3 | Age-sex standardized hospitalization rate due to injury per 100,000 population (2007-08) | 430 | Not Available | 541* | 3 |
B4 | Percent of population that is physically inactive (2008) | 50.5% | 47.9% | 49.4% | 2 |
B5 | Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old (2004) | 24.6 | 32.6 | 30.5 | 2 |
B6 | Percent of population with no mammogram for at least 2 years (2005) | 26.1% | 28.1% | 27.4% | 2 |
B7 | Percent of population having had a pap smear 3 or more years ago (2005) | 12.8% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 2 |
B8 | Percent of elderly population vaccinated for influenza (2005) | 77.0% | Not Available | 71.0% | 2 |
B9 | Percent of population with at least one chronic condition vaccinated for influenza (2005) | 50.0% | Not Available | 42.0% | 2 |
Access
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
C1 | Percent of population without a regular medical doctor (2008) | 9.0% | 18.2% | 15.6% | 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 (2007-08) | 293 | Not Available | 326* | 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 (2009) | 3,458 | 3,565 | 3,533 | 4 |
E2 | Provincial government hospital expenditures per capita (2009) | 1,231 | 1,425 | 1,355 | 4 |
E3 | Provincial government other institutions expenditures per capita (2009) | 308 | 435 | 386 | 4 |
E4 | Provincial government physician expenditures per capita (2009) | 842 | 675 | 741 | 4 |
E5 | Provincial government expenditure on drugs per capita (2009) | 310 | 280 | 291 | 4 |
E6 | Total heath expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (2009) | 12.7% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 4 |
E7 | Percent of total health expenditure funded by the provincial/territorial government (2009) | 62.1% | 64.9% | 63.8% | 4 |
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# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
F1 | Specialist Physicians per 100,000 population (2007) | 91 | 96 | 94 | 5 |
F2 | Family Physicians per 100,000 population (2007) | 85 | 107 | 98 | 5 |
F3 | Licensed Nurse Practitioners per 100,000 population (2008) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
F4 | Registered Nurses per 100,000 population (2008) | 637 | 709 | 683 | 12 |
F5 | Registered Practical Nurses / Licensed Practical Nurses per 100,000 population (2008) | 203 | 218 | 212 | 12 |
F6 | Pharmacists per 100,000 population (2008) | 76 | 94 | 87 | 13 |
F7 | Occupational Therapists per 100,000 population (2008) | 32 | 41 | 38 | 14 |
F8 | Physiotherapists per 100,000 population (2008) | 48 | 53 | 51 | 15 |
F9 | Dieticians per 100,000 population (2006) | 21 | 29 | 26 | 7 |
Hospital Efficiency
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Source |
G1 | Acute inpatient hospitalization rate per 100,000 population (2007) | 7,184 | 8,039* | 8 |
G2 | Average length of stay in days in an acute care bed (2006-07) | 6.12 | 7.90 | 9 |
G3 | Direct care worked hours per weighted case (2006-07) | 54.4 | 58.7 | 9 |
G4 | Admin & Support Services average hourly rate (2006-07) | $26.00 | $21.09 | 9 |
G5 | Inpatient nursing average hourly rate (2006-07) | $33.40 | $30.83 | 9 |
G6 | Outpatient nursing average hourly rate (2006-07) | $33.05 | $30.90 | 9 |
G7 | Diagnostics and therapeutics average hourly rate (2006-07) | $32.82 | $28.95 | 9 |
G8 | Benefit costs as a % of total labour costs (2006-07) | 32.3% | 31.2% | 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 (2005-06 to 2007-08) | 17.9% | Not Available | 18.0%* | 3 |
H2 | Risk-adjusted rate of 30-day AMI in-hospital mortality (2005-06 to 2007-08) | 9.4% | Not Available | 9.4%** | 3 |
*Figure excludes Quebec and Nunavut.
*Figure excludes Quebec and the territories.
Hospital Financial Status
# | Indicator | Ontario | Non-Ontario Provinces | Canada | Source |
I1 | Current Ratio (2006-07) | 0.82 | Not Available | Not Available | 10 |
I2 | Total Margin (2006-07) | 1.5% | Not Available | Not Available | 10 |
Sources
1 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Giving Birth in Canada: Regional Trends From 2001–2002 to 2005–2006 |
2 | Statistics Canada |
3 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Health Indicators, 2009 |
4 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), National Health Expenditures Trends 1975-2009 |
5 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Supply, Distribution and Migration of Canadian Physicians, 2007 |
6 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Regulated Nurses: Canadian Trends, 2004 to 2008 |
7 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Health Personnel Provincial Profiles 2006 |
8 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) |
9 | The HayGroup, Comparing Operational Efficiency of Ontario Hospitals with Hospitals in Other Provinces, January 2008 |
10 | Ontario Hospital Association |
11 | Ontario Health Quality Council, 2008 Report on Ontario’s Health System |
12 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Regulated Nurses: Canadian Trends, 2004 to 2008 |
13 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Pharmacists in Selected Provinces and Territories in Canada, 2008 |
14 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Occupational Therapists in Canada, 2008 |
15 | Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Physiotherapists in Canada, 2008 |