This indicator gives the rate of health care providers by employment status, per 100,000 population, by type of provider for selected provinces/territories.
Measures the potential pool of health care professionals; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care professionals).
Data availability:
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Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation
Calculated by dividing the number of health care professionals with each employment status for selected provinces/territories by population estimates and multiplying by 100,000
(Number of health care professionals by employment status in selected provinces/territories ÷ Population estimate) × 100,000
Unit of Analysis: Service provider per 100,000 population
Denominator
Total population of selected provinces/territories
Numerator
Number of health care professionals, by employment status, in selected provinces/territories
Comments
Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of professional.
“Available data year” can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists).