Avoidable Deaths From Treatable Causes
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Mortality
Defining Attributes
Definition
Premature deaths that could potentially have been avoided through secondary or tertiary prevention.
Numerator
Number of deaths at age younger than 75 from treatable causes
Denominator
Total mid-year population younger than age 75
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (CVSD); Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
CIHI Your Health System - In Depth web tool
Reporting Frequency
Every 3 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
1096
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
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
Yes
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025