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Tables providing descriptive statistics frequently requested from RAMQ (Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec), for example:

• Number of persons listed in the Quebec Family Doctor Finder (GAMF)
• Number of abortions performed by GPs and specialists in Quebec
• 10 drugs most frequently paid by RAMQ
• Number of pharmaceutical services for the treatment of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity

RAMQ PowerBI providing detailed statistics on the following five programs:

• Drug insurance
• Eligible individuals
• Dental services
• Medical services
• Optometric services

The statistics present volumes and costs of these programs according to several variables:

• Year
• Type of personal insurance
• Drug classes and subclasses
• Sex and age of person
• Health region

PowerBi dashboard on performance of the health and social services network providing numerous indicators in several areas:

• First line
• Specialized medical services
• Emergency
• Hospital activity
• Human resources
• Youth protection
• Mental health
• Etc.

Reports, in PDF format, presenting descriptive statistics on hospital admissions in Quebec, from the MED-ÉCHO databank Hospital admission volumes are presented by:

• Age
• Sex
• Region
• Type of admission
• Primary diagnosis
• Length of stay

Methodological information on indicators used by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (Ministry of Health and Social Services) in:

• Strategic plan of the Ministry of Health and Social Services
• Management and accountability agreements
• Health and social services network performance dashboard

Note that this directory does not provide any statistics.

Santé Québec (Health Quebec) PowerBI presenting certain indicators of the 2025-2028 strategic plan and operational data that can be grouped according to certain criteria, such as the location or type of service for all of Quebec. The indicators are presented in the following categories:

• Telephone and digital referral
• Prevention and vaccination
• Clinics and family medicine groups
• Youth protection
• CLSC
• Hospital
• CHSLD and Senior and alternative housing
• Quality and safety of care
• Administrative

Indicators on the health status of the Quebec population The data are presented by:

• Years
• Regions
• Age
• Sex

The following topics are covered:

• Socio-economic conditions
• Overall health
• Maternal and toddler health
• Youth development
• Lifestyle
• Mental and psychosocial health
• Chronic diseases
• Infectious diseases
• Unintentional injuries

ISQ surveys relating to the health and well-being of the Quebec population The results of these surveys are presented in the form of reports, publications or tables. The following topics are covered in these surveys:

• Social adjustment and social skills

Official statistics on deaths and causes of death in Quebec.

Grouping of various open data sets that may concern public health issues, such as population, social, financial, epidemiological and other information, including:

• Cumulative file on emergencies data
• Surgical wait list overview
• Annual financial reports of health and social services institutions (AS-471)
• COVID-19 - Daily portrait of confirmed cases and hospital admissions
• Summary of hospital discharges (MED-ÉCHO)
• Etc.

The majority of data sets are downloadable in a variety of formats, including json and csv.

List providing definitions and methodologies for more than 100 CIHI indicators, ranging from acute care, continuing care and rehabilitation to finance, spending and health human resources.
A health indicators interactive tool is available to query specific indicators related to hospital admissions.

An interactive tool to estimate the average cost of various services provided in hospitals.

Statistics (6 indicators) on mortality and readmission outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and aortic valve replacement (AVR).

• 30-day in-hospital mortality after PCI

Statistics on the distribution and evolution of certain healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists) as well as physician remuneration.
Another section provides information on more than 30 health professional groups for each province and territory in Canada.

A series of Quick Stats reports featuring pre-formatted tables on various themes related to the Canadian health system.

Provincial wait times for the following procedures:

• Hip and knee replacements

Information on:

• Use of and spending on publicly funded pharmaceuticals across Canada
• Formularies of medications covered under public drug insurance programs

Commonwealth Fund’s International Health Policy surveys help compare experiences and perceptions of the health system in Canadian provinces and 10 OECD countries. These surveys are conducted on the following populations:

• General population age 18+
• Adults age 65+
• Family physicians

Statistics Canada has numerous databases, registries and health surveys. The main ones are the National Population Health Surveys and the Canadian Community Health Surveys. These surveys help assess the following for each province or health region:

• Health status
• Disease prevalence
• Use of health services

The Data section query tool on the Statistics Canada website lets you search results across all of these surveys using keywords.

Health Infobase is a query tool on data, infographics, charts and blogs about health data in Canada, including data on:

• Injuries
• Deaths
• Substance use
• Diseases
• Drugs
• Vaccines
• Mental health