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Table 4 Prevalence of at least 1 of the 17 Charlson comorbidities in one year before and after ICD-10 implementation, by province

From: Implementation of ICD-10 in Canada: how has it impacted coded hospital discharge data?

Province

ICD-9

ICD-10

Difference

NL

29.0

28.9

0.1

PEI

28.9

29.2

−0.3

NS

35.1

32.9

2.2

NB

34.9

30.8

4.1

ON

33.6

32.5

1.1

MB

31.3

31.6

−0.3

SK

28.5

29.8

−1.3

AB

31.7

31.1

0.6

BC

29.0

29.5

−0.5

  1. Notes: NL Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI Prince Edward Island, NS Nova Scotia, NB New Brunswick, ON Ontario, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia