Halton Health Statistics

The Halton Region Health Department collects data from a variety of sources in order to monitor the health of our community. This helps to:

Identify health problems and successes in Halton Region.
Monitor patterns of communicable and non-communicable diseases, demographic profiles, behavioural risk factors, outbreaks, and other adverse health events.
Provide information to our partners to help develop and evaluate new policies and programs.

Most Current Available Statistics and Reports

2010 Awareness of the Benefits of Breast Milk Indicator Report 187KB (view summary)
Percent of adults who are aware of the various benefits of breast milk and who have heard of the Breast Feeding Initiative, by year. (RRFSS)
2010 Sun Safety Indicator Report 239KB (view summary)
Self-reported sun-safety behaviours (staying out of the sun, wearing sunglasses and protective clothing and wearing sunscreen), and sunburns. Comparisons by year, age group, sex, and municipality. (RRFSS)
2010 Self Reported Falls Indicator Report 214KB (view summary)
Self-reported falls for adults 18 and over, including falls that were serious enough to affect daily activities. Comparisons by year, age group, sex, and municipality. (RRFSS)
2010 Tobacco - Exposure to ETS Indicator Report 198KB (view summary)
Self-reported exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, including in public places and work places before and after the Smoke Free Ontario Act, May 2006. Time trends as well as comparisons by age group, sex and municipality. (RRFSS)
2010 Parenting Indicator Report 176KB (view summary)
Self-reported use of parenting programs and information about positive parent-child interaction. Comparisons for positive parent-child interaction are made with the Canadian average, and by year, age of child, age of parent and whether or not the child has siblings. (RRFSS)
2010 Urban Development – Walking Distance Indicator Report 275KB (view summary)
Percent of adults who rate various places (parks, trails and open green spaces, grocery stores, community centres and libraries, recreational facilities, retail stores, public transportation, schools, restaurants, workplaces) as important to be within walking distance of their home when making a decision about where to live. Comparisons by year, age group and sex. (RRFSS)
2010 Urban Development: Neighbourhood Characteristics Indicator Report 278KB (view summary)
Percent of adults who rate their neighbourhoods as: excellent, good, fair, or poor for walking and the percent who rate neighbourhood characteristics (interconnected sidewalks and pathways to walk, public open spaces where people can talk, being able to walk to places, attractive landscape) as being important within their ideal neighbourhood. Comparisons by age group, sex, and municipality. (RRFSS)
2010 Artificial Tanning Indicator Report 175KB (view summary)
Self-reported use of artificial tanning equipment such as a tanning bed, sunlamp, or tanning light. Information on frequency of use as well as comparisons by age group, sex and municipality. (RRFSS)
2009 Oral Health Indicator Report 259KB (view summary)
Self-reported oral health, full and partial dentate status and visits to a dental care provider. Comparisons by year, age group, sex, and municipality. (RRFSS)
2009 Dental Insurance Indicator Report 190KB (view summary)
Proportion of Halton adults 18 and over who have dental insurance coverage, and whether or not dental treatment has been refused by the adult due to lack of dental insurance. Comparisons by age group, sex, and municipality. (RRFSS)
2009 Reproductive Health – Births and Deliveries 225KB (view summary)
A comparison of databases used for Halton birth data, number of births, number of hospital deliveries and fertility rate. Comparisons between Halton and Ontario and by year and age group.
2009 Reproductive Health – Birth Weight 225KB (view summary)
The number of births that are a normal birth weight, low birth weight and high birth weight, as well as the effect of gestational age and birth type on low birth weight. Comparisons for birth weight are made between Halton and Ontario and by year.