Dawson Creek
Community Health Service Area
Health Profile (Version 2.0)
Comparison to Provincial and Regional Health Authority Averages
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – Chronic diseases
The following chart compares the CHSA’s age-standardized incidence and lifetime prevalence rates for various chronic diseases with the provincial (BC) and corresponding regional health authority's (HA) rates. A negative value indicates that the CHSA rate is lower than the provincial or regional health authority rate while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Annual Age-standardized incidence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +50.7% | +121.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +15.0% | +15.1% |
| Asthma | 5.7 | 3.3 | 4.9 | +70.1% | +16.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 8.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +45.6% | +47.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 11.5 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +17.8% | +150.7% |
| Depression | 23.6 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +29.6% | +46.4% |
| Diabetes | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +5.1% | +12.1% |
| Epilepsy | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -18.0% | -5.4% |
| Gout | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +18.7% | +45.7% |
| Heart Failure | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +15.9% | +60.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -34.0% | -26.7% |
| Hypertension | 15.4 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -10.3% | -5.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 13.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +59.2% | +72.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.2 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +6.8% | +7.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 9.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +23.1% | +39.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +3.1% | -11.6% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -64.6% | -66.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.8% | +0.7% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
| Annual Age-standardized prevalence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 32.1 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +21.8% | +76.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 26.3 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +26.9% | +19.5% |
| Asthma | 121.0 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -6.9% | -4.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 49.6 | 38.5 | 34.9 | +28.6% | +41.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 120.5 | 77.9 | 53.9 | +54.6% | +123.3% |
| Depression | 361.3 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +25.0% | +41.2% |
| Diabetes | 101.5 | 90.9 | 87.5 | +11.7% | +16.0% |
| Epilepsy | 10.8 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -20.0% | +12.3% |
| Gout | 48.1 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +15.6% | +47.2% |
| Heart Failure | 31.5 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -1.4% | +47.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.6 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -1.4% | +12.9% |
| Hypertension | 268.8 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +2.5% | +13.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 95.9 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +8.5% | +26.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 385.7 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +14.2% | +21.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +38.7% | +75.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 108.1 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -0.7% | +20.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 111.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +38.3% | +28.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | +9.8% | -3.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9.5 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -34.5% | -23.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 13.6 | 12.9 | 11.7 | +4.9% | +16.1% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – All other indicators
The following chart compares the CHSA's values for all other indicators with the provincial (BC) and the corresponding regional health authority's (HA) averages. A negative value indicates that the CHSA value is lower than the provincial or health authority average while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Indicator Value, % | Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator, age (year) | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Attached to GP or group practice, 0+ | 73.6 | 74.5 | 76.8 | -1.1% | -4.1% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 38.5 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -25.8% | -16.5% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 86.6 | 87.7 | 89.4 | -1.3% | -3.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 72.3 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +4.5% | +4.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 10.0 | 13.4 | 12.1 | -25.4% | -17.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 28.6 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -12.3% | -10.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 13.6 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -12.8% | -0.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.5 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +13.0% | +12.5% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +18.6% | +6.1% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -29.2% | -25.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -64.4% | -66.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 34.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +13.6% | -8.6% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.