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Chronic Diseases Dashboard

Chronic Diseases Data

Explore information on the number and rate of selected chronic disease measures from emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and cancer trends.

Use this information to stay informed and support data driven decision making for the well-being of those in the HKPR District area.

Chronic Diseases Snapshot for the HKPR District Health Unit Area

*Data below is based on 2022 figures.

4,340

cardiovascular disease emergency department visits

35.3%

of all respiratory-related hospitalizations were due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

11,226

respiratory-related emergency department visits

15.4%

of all cardiovascular-related emergency department visits were due to hypertension

490

emergency department visits for strokes

666

emergency department visits for diabetes

889

hospitalizations for cancer

1,495

hospitalizations for respiratory conditions

About the Chronic Diseases Dashboard

The Chronic Diseases Dashboard presents the number and rate of selected chronic disease measures from emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and cancer trends.  

By default, the data is presented for the HKPR District Health Unit area but can be filtered to one of the three counties (County of Haliburton, City of Kawartha Lakes, or Northumberland County), where possible. The data can also be filtered to select a specific sex and/or age-group. 

The Chronic Disease Dashboard is updated annually, when data is available.

1. Click/select a report button located across the top of the dashboard to view different content.

2.  Selected the desired filter from the corresponding drop-down list(s) to view specific or filtered data.

3. To see larger visuals:

Dashboards are best viewed on a desktop screen. Hover over the visual you want to enlarge. A small box will appear in the top right corner labeled 'Focus Mode'. Click on this box to enter full screen. To return, click the 'Back to Report' button at the top left.

3. To View Graphs in Table Format:

Right-click anywhere on the graph you are interested in and select 'Show as a Table'. To go back, click the 'Back to Report' button at the top left of the page.

4. Use Tooltips for More Information:

Hover over a visual to see additional information in a tooltip.

The HKPR District Health Unit Chronic Diseases Dashboard provides selected chronic disease-related emergency department data from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) and selected chronic disease-related hospitalization data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), via Intellihealth, Ontario Ministry of Health. Further information on these data sources can be found here: NACRSDAD.

The cancer-specific data included in this report are from the Ontario Cancer Registry and were obtained through the Ontario Cancer Profiles for Cancer Incidence and Cancer Survival, published by Cancer Care Ontario. More information on these profiles can be found here. Additional information on the Ontario Cancer Registry can be found here.

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