Kitimat
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 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -18.2% | +20.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 7.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +50.2% | +50.2% |
| Asthma | 8.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | +154.8% | +73.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -21.7% | -20.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 8.0 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -18.3% | +73.9% |
| Depression | 24.4 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +34.1% | +51.5% |
| Diabetes | 9.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +23.2% | +31.3% |
| Epilepsy | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -20.5% | -8.3% |
| Gout | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +32.4% | +62.6% |
| Heart Failure | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +8.2% | +50.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -43.3% | -37.0% |
| Hypertension | 14.2 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -17.5% | -12.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +23.6% | +33.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 29.9 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +21.9% | +22.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +26.2% | +43.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 8.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +56.9% | +34.6% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +5.1% | -1.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +8.8% | +11.6% |
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.
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 | 22.4 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -14.7% | +23.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 24.3 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +17.6% | +10.7% |
| Asthma | 183.9 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +41.5% | +45.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 39.9 | 38.5 | 34.9 | +3.6% | +14.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 113.8 | 77.9 | 53.9 | +46.1% | +111.0% |
| Depression | 360.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +24.6% | +40.8% |
| Diabetes | 112.7 | 90.9 | 87.5 | +24.0% | +28.7% |
| Epilepsy | 14.4 | 13.5 | 9.6 | +6.6% | +49.5% |
| Gout | 56.2 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +35.0% | +72.0% |
| Heart Failure | 35.3 | 31.9 | 21.4 | +10.7% | +65.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.0 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -6.9% | +6.6% |
| Hypertension | 300.3 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +14.6% | +27.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 98.1 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +11.0% | +28.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 393.2 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +16.4% | +23.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -10.0% | +14.0% |
| Osteoarthritis | 142.8 | 108.8 | 90.0 | +31.2% | +58.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 110.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +37.0% | +26.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | +3.9% | -8.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 16.5 | 14.5 | 12.4 | +13.4% | +32.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 12.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -6.8% | +3.1% |
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+ | 84.1 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +13.0% | +9.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 60.8 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +17.1% | +31.9% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 80.4 | 87.7 | 89.4 | -8.3% | -10.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 68.1 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -1.6% | -1.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 13.4 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 37.7 | 32.6 | 32.1 | +15.6% | +17.4% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 22.9 | 15.6 | 13.7 | +46.8% | +67.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.0 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +11.1% | +10.7% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +30.5% | +16.7% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -35.8% | -32.5% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +15.6% | +10.6% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 39.7 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +31.9% | +6.1% |
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.