Indicator Metadata
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| Name | Health Care Providers Employed in Direct Care, by Age Group |
| Short/Other Names |
Health Care Provider Distribution by Age Group |
| Description | Number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by age group and type of provider |
| Interpretation | Descriptive information on the proportion of health care providers in each defined age group. May reflect education trends and/or recruitment/retention initiatives for health care providers. |
| HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Health system resources |
| Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
| Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories |
| Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
National, Province/Territory, Provider; may be further aggregated by highest level of education, setting of employment, urban/rural/remote, etc. |
| Indicator Results |
| Name | Health Care Providers Employed in Direct Care, by Age Group |
| Short/Other Names |
Health Care Provider Distribution by Age Group |
| Description | Number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by age group and type of provider |
| Calculation: Description | Number of health care providers working in direct care, sorted by 5-year age groups Unit of Analysis: Service provider |
| Calculation: Geographic Assignment |
Place of service |
| Calculation: Type of Measurement |
Number - Number of health care providers in defined age groups (e.g., <30, 30–34, 35–39) |
| Calculation: Adjustment Applied |
None |
| Calculation: Method of Adjustment |
Not applicable |
| Denominator |
Description: |
| Numerator |
Description:
Exclusions:
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| Rationale |
Based on World Health Organization (WHO) National Health Workforce Accounts indicator 1-07: Percentage of Active Health Workers in Different Age Groups, by Cadre and Sex, this indicator can support health human resources decision-makers in research on retirement levels, support projection modeling and influence recruitment campaigns. |
| Interpretation |
Descriptive information on the proportion of health care providers in each defined age group. May reflect education trends and/or recruitment/retention initiatives for health care providers. |
| HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Health system resources |
| Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
| Targets/Benchmarks |
WHO: Distribution by age |
| References |
World Health Organization. National Health Workforce Accounts: A Handbook. 2016. World Health Organization. Global Strategy on Health Resources for Health: Workforce 2030. 2016. |
| Data Sources |
HWDB |
| Available Data Years |
Type of Year: First Available Year: |
| Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories |
| Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
National, Province/Territory, Provider; may be further aggregated by highest level of education, setting of employment, urban/rural/remote, etc. |
| Update Frequency |
Varies by type of provider |
| Indicator Results |
Web Tool: |
| Updates |
Not applicable |
| Caveats and Limitations |
Statistics reported may differ from those reported by other organizations due to differences in data collection and reporting methodologies. Issues of under- and/or over-coverage may vary by type of provider. |
| Trending Issues |
Vary by type of provider. |
| Comments |
Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of provider. “Available data year” can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists). |