Grand Forks
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 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -3.9% | +10.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -28.6% | -26.9% |
| Asthma | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | -5.0% | +8.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -62.1% | -63.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -0.2% | +24.6% |
| Depression | 20.7 | 18.8 | 16.1 | +10.2% | +28.3% |
| Diabetes | 3.9 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -21.6% | -45.1% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | +6.4% | +11.5% |
| Heart Failure | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -11.5% | -4.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +74.2% | +90.9% |
| Hypertension | 11.2 | 15.8 | 16.2 | -29.4% | -31.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -10.9% | -25.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.7 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -5.2% | +9.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 5.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -34.2% | -15.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -42.3% | -47.1% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +41.5% | +26.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.6 | 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 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +9.6% | +27.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 17.4 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -17.4% | -20.8% |
| Asthma | 120.8 | 131.7 | 126.9 | -8.3% | -4.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 22.5 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -31.7% | -35.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 62.0 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -10.7% | +15.0% |
| Depression | 314.4 | 293.4 | 255.9 | +7.1% | +22.9% |
| Diabetes | 62.3 | 70.4 | 87.5 | -11.5% | -28.9% |
| Epilepsy | 11.9 | 11.7 | 9.6 | +2.0% | +24.4% |
| Gout | 31.1 | 33.5 | 32.6 | -7.2% | -4.8% |
| Heart Failure | 21.2 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -5.8% | -1.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +20.4% | +17.9% |
| Hypertension | 211.7 | 227.2 | 236.2 | -6.8% | -10.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 66.2 | 75.7 | 76.1 | -12.5% | -12.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 366.9 | 350.1 | 318.3 | +4.8% | +15.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | +21.1% | +43.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 91.7 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -12.8% | +1.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 50.8 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -31.0% | -41.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -25.4% | -32.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.8 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -4.6% | +3.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 12.1 | 10.4 | 11.7 | +16.3% | +3.5% |
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+ | 73.4 | 78.9 | 76.8 | -6.9% | -4.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 63.3 | 50.7 | 46.1 | +24.9% | +37.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.0 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -2.1% | -2.7% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 80.6 | 74.1 | 69.1 | +8.8% | +16.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.1 | +5.0% | +3.3% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 35.7 | 30.0 | 32.1 | +19.0% | +11.2% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 21.4 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +45.6% | +56.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 29.6 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +2.1% | +9.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +157.6% | +130.3% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 15.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | +34.5% | +33.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | +47.8% | +44.7% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 37.8 | 34.1 | 37.4 | +10.9% | +1.1% |
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.