Indicator Metadata
- Summary View
- Detailed View
Name |
Transplants, by Organ Type |
Short/Other Names |
Not applicable |
Description |
All solid organ transplants that occurred in Canada |
Interpretation |
Total frequency counts can give both researchers and the general public a basic idea of where solid organ transplantation stands within Canada. |
HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Health system resources |
Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories except Quebec |
Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
Province/Territory, Breakdown by sex, breakdown by age categories |
Indicator Results |
Name |
Transplants, by Organ Type |
Short/Other Names |
Not applicable |
Description |
All solid organ transplants that occurred in Canada |
Calculation: Description |
Counts of each transplanted organ type are based on data submitted to the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) by each organ procurement organizaton (OPO). No adjustments or standardizations are made to the reported results. |
Calculation: Geographic Assignment |
Place of service |
Calculation: Type of Measurement |
Number - Frequency total |
Calculation: Adjustment Applied |
None |
Calculation: Method of Adjustment |
Not applicable |
Denominator |
Description: |
Numerator |
Description: |
Rationale |
Understanding the geographic and age variation for each type of transplanted solid organ can help assess needs in research, funding and donor promotion. |
Interpretation |
Total frequency counts can give both researchers and the general public a basic idea of where solid organ transplantation stands within Canada. |
HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Health system resources |
Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
Targets/Benchmarks |
Not applicable |
References |
Not applicable |
Data Sources |
CORR |
Available Data Years |
Type of Year: |
Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories except Quebec |
Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
Province/Territory, Breakdown by sex, breakdown by age categories |
Update Frequency |
Every year |
Indicator Results |
Web Tool: |
Updates |
Not applicable |
Caveats and Limitations |
The indicator is based on voluntary data submitted to CORR from OPOs across Canada. Data from Quebec was not included because of significant under-reporting between 2011 and 2018, which may lead to biased results. |
Trending Issues |
An overview of under-reporting of organ transplant cases can be found in Data Quality Documentation for Users: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, 2009 to 2018 Data (PDF). |
Comments |
Not applicable |