ARCHIVED: Figure 3: Congenital anomalies surveillance in Canada: results of a 2006-2007 survey on availability of selected data variables in Canadian provinces and territories – Data variables

Figure 3 captures the level of availability, among 16 responding programs, of a select number of variables included in a survey aimed at identifying a minimum national dataset for congenital anomalies surveillance. The figure is depicted by a horizontal bar graph, in which the y-axis contains 18 selected variables, and the x-axis represents the level of availability (from 0-16) among all responding programs. Variables included: date of birth (15); place of birth (15); hospital ID of birth (15); date of death – from follow-up of infant vital status at time of birth/birth admission (15); data of death – from follow-up of infant vital status between 7 days to 1st year after birth (8); live/stillbirth (15); termination (9); infant sex (14); mother’s date of birth (16); mother’s postal code (16); mother’s standard geographic code (6); mother’s health region (12); diagnostic codes – any (16); diagnostic codes – International Classification of Diseases (ICD) (13); diagnostic codes – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) (2); birth weight – in grams (15); gestational age (15); and, plurality (16).

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