Death Rate Due to Dementia, Including Alzheimer Disease

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators (CCDI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Palliative Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number of deaths (underlying cause of death) from dementia, including Alzheimer disease per 100,000 persons in the population, in a given year

Numerator

Number of deaths in the population from dementia, including Alzheimer disease

Denominator

Total population

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Age

Stratifications

Sex (crude), age group (5 year and life course), and trend (age-standardised)

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Vital Statistics – Death Database (CVSD), Statistics Canada

Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods

Online at health-infobase.canada.ca/ccdi/data-tool/?edi=2021&Dom=6&Ind=35&MS=76 , also Annually as a journal article in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada by the Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators Committee

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators Data Tool, 2021 Edition. Public Health Infobase. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada, 2021.

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025