Fernie
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 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -15.8% | -2.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -7.5% | -5.3% |
| Asthma | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +19.0% | +36.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -19.9% | -22.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.6 | +5.0% | +31.1% |
| Depression | 12.8 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -31.9% | -20.7% |
| Diabetes | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -6.5% | -34.4% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +17.4% | +39.5% |
| Gout | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | +70.7% | +78.9% |
| Heart Failure | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | +8.6% | +17.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -18.4% | -10.6% |
| Hypertension | 13.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | -15.9% | -17.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -22.1% | -34.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 22.8 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -19.3% | -6.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +132.9% | +178.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.2 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -31.8% | -12.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -14.8% | -21.8% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -31.7% | -39.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +31.4% | +11.8% |
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 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +26.3% | +46.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 19.1 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -9.3% | -13.0% |
| Asthma | 117.6 | 131.7 | 126.9 | -10.7% | -7.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 28.1 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -14.7% | -19.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 63.4 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -8.7% | +17.5% |
| Depression | 177.9 | 293.4 | 255.9 | -39.4% | -30.5% |
| Diabetes | 75.9 | 70.4 | 87.5 | +7.8% | -13.3% |
| Epilepsy | 9.8 | 11.7 | 9.6 | -15.9% | +2.5% |
| Gout | 54.2 | 33.5 | 32.6 | +61.6% | +65.9% |
| Heart Failure | 25.8 | 22.5 | 21.4 | +14.4% | +20.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +9.2% | +7.0% |
| Hypertension | 221.8 | 227.2 | 236.2 | -2.4% | -6.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 67.5 | 75.7 | 76.1 | -10.8% | -11.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 250.8 | 350.1 | 318.3 | -28.4% | -21.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -7.3% | +10.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 87.8 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -16.5% | -2.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 57.0 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -22.6% | -34.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -24.3% | -31.2% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.7 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -20.4% | -13.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 5.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -45.3% | -51.3% |
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+ | 78.4 | 78.9 | 76.8 | -0.7% | +2.1% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 55.2 | 50.7 | 46.1 | +8.9% | +19.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.0 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +4.6% | +4.0% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 76.8 | 74.1 | 69.1 | +3.6% | +11.1% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.1 | -2.5% | -4.1% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 30.8 | 30.0 | 32.1 | +2.7% | -4.0% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 15.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +8.2% | +16.1% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.8 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +6.2% | +13.7% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +18.6% | +6.1% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -43.4% | -43.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | +17.4% | +14.9% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 28.8 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -15.5% | -23.0% |
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.