Fort St John
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 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +10.8% | +62.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +16.5% | +16.6% |
| Asthma | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -0.3% | -32.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -36.0% | -35.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.5 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -23.2% | +63.5% |
| Depression | 12.1 | 18.2 | 16.1 | -33.6% | -25.1% |
| Diabetes | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +4.1% | +10.9% |
| Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -44.7% | -36.3% |
| Gout | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +1.3% | +24.3% |
| Heart Failure | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +13.6% | +57.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -13.8% | -4.2% |
| Hypertension | 19.5 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +13.7% | +20.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -1.9% | +6.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 18.6 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -24.1% | -23.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +5.5% | +19.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -20.5% | -31.8% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +15.0% | +8.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -40.3% | -38.8% |
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 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +9.7% | +58.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 23.9 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +15.5% | +8.7% |
| Asthma | 108.5 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -16.5% | -14.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 31.7 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -17.7% | -9.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 72.3 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -7.2% | +34.1% |
| Depression | 222.5 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -23.1% | -13.1% |
| Diabetes | 86.6 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -4.8% | -1.1% |
| Epilepsy | 8.7 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -35.1% | -9.0% |
| Gout | 36.4 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -12.4% | +11.6% |
| Heart Failure | 29.0 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -9.0% | +35.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.4 | +12.8% | +29.2% |
| Hypertension | 230.4 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -12.1% | -2.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 89.8 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +1.6% | +18.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 258.4 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -23.5% | -18.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -3.1% | +22.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 80.5 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -26.1% | -10.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 76.7 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -4.9% | -12.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -23.0% | -32.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.7 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -12.8% | +1.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 9.4 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -27.0% | -19.3% |
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+ | 53.5 | 74.5 | 76.8 | -28.2% | -30.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 46.8 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -9.8% | +1.5% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.4 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +3.1% | +1.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 64.2 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -7.2% | -7.1% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 18.7 | 13.4 | 12.1 | +39.6% | +54.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 33.9 | 32.6 | 32.1 | +4.0% | +5.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 17.8 | 15.6 | 13.7 | +14.1% | +29.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 34.9 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +29.3% | +28.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +62.7% | +45.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -25.8% | -21.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +28.9% | +23.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 22.1 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -26.6% | -40.9% |
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.