Table 1.
Characteristics of the population
| Population living in Alberta, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| All Albertans* | Métis people in Alberta | |
| n | 4,007,203 | 23,518 |
| Females, n (%) | 1,971,301 (49.19) | 11,952 (50.82) |
| Rural area, n (%) | 606,866 (15.14) | 6295 (26.77) |
| Age groups (years), n (%) | ||
| < 25 | 1,267,629 (31.63) | 7429 (31.59) |
| 25–34 | 672,023 (16.77) | 4045 (17.20) |
| 35–44 | 579,029 (14.45) | 3265 (13.88) |
| 45–54 | 577,015 (14.40) | 4089 (17.39) |
| 55–64 | 462,980 (11.55) | 2711 (11.53) |
| 65–74 | 253,410 (6.32) | 1408 (5.99) |
| 75+ | 195,117 (4.87) | 571 (2.43) |
| Injury-related visits to the emergency department (ED)†, n (rate) | 518,592 (129 per 1000) | 4225 (180 per 1000) |
| Injury-related hospitalizations†, n (rate) | 34,513 (8.6 per 1000) | 209 (8.8 per 1000) |
| Injury-related deaths, n (%) | 1950 (0.05) | 16 (0.07) |
*Including Métis people
†The same person can have multiple events. Excluding adverse events
Data sources: Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Central Stakeholder Registry, Ambulatory Care Database, Hospital Discharge Abstract Database, and Vital Statistics