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Economic Burden of Illness in Canada (Health Canada)

Contacts
Rachel Moore
Quantitative Analysis and Research Section
Strategic Policy Directorate
Population and Public Health Branch
Health Canada
Tel: (613) 946-5073
Fax: (613) 954-5542
E-mail: Rachel_Moore@hc-sc.gc.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Health Canada

Purpose of Database
To acquire and collate data relating to the economic burden of disease in Canada in order to assess the allocation of health care dollars. These data and analyses may subsequently be used as a platform for health care priority setting and policy development.

Content
Data on costs of medical treatment; morbidity and premature mortality costs; disease prevalence and demographic data; distribution of costs of illness by sex, age, diagnosis, and region. Data types: epidemiological; health outcomes; demographic; financial.

Year Database Established
Not specified

Coverage Period
1993 (latest year)

Data Updates
Irregularly; data are collected every five years for input.

Data Providers
Statistics Canada; Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI); IMS; Medical Research Council; Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services; Manitoba Health; Association of Canadian Medical Colleges; Traffic Injury Research Foundation; Residential Care Facilities Survey; Labour Income Survey; Value of Unpaid Work Survey; and Survey of Consumer Finances.

Data Availability
Not applicable

Reports
"Economic Burden of Cancer in Canada"