Lower Thompson
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 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +22.6% | +41.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | +5.6% | +8.1% |
| Asthma | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +2.3% | +16.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +8.8% | +4.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | +24.6% | +55.5% |
| Depression | 18.7 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -0.4% | +15.9% |
| Diabetes | 4.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -13.3% | -39.2% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +6.6% | +26.7% |
| Gout | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | +17.5% | +23.1% |
| Heart Failure | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -10.1% | -3.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -18.2% | -10.4% |
| Hypertension | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.2 | -4.8% | -7.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | +17.9% | -1.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 25.7 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -9.0% | +5.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.1 | 9.0 | 7.0 | +12.2% | +43.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +2.5% | -6.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +21.1% | +8.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +1.6% | -9.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -36.0% | -45.5% |
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.
| 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 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +7.1% | +24.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 15.5 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -26.4% | -29.4% |
| Asthma | 151.4 | 131.7 | 126.9 | +14.9% | +19.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 35.5 | 33.0 | 34.9 | +7.8% | +1.7% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 75.4 | 69.5 | 53.9 | +8.6% | +39.8% |
| Depression | 286.2 | 293.4 | 255.9 | -2.4% | +11.9% |
| Diabetes | 74.9 | 70.4 | 87.5 | +6.4% | -14.5% |
| Epilepsy | 11.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | -5.4% | +15.4% |
| Gout | 34.3 | 33.5 | 32.6 | +2.4% | +5.1% |
| Heart Failure | 24.2 | 22.5 | 21.4 | +7.6% | +13.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -8.3% | -10.2% |
| Hypertension | 235.5 | 227.2 | 236.2 | +3.7% | -0.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 76.6 | 75.7 | 76.1 | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 347.2 | 350.1 | 318.3 | -0.8% | +9.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -25.6% | -11.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 112.9 | 105.2 | 90.0 | +7.4% | +25.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 69.0 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -6.3% | -20.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -7.6% | -16.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.9 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -4.2% | +3.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.6 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -26.6% | -34.7% |
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.
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+ | 78.8 | 78.9 | 76.8 | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 60.5 | 50.7 | 46.1 | +19.3% | +31.2% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 86.0 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -3.3% | -3.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 77.7 | 74.1 | 69.1 | +4.9% | +12.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 9.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 | -21.8% | -23.1% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 29.2 | 30.0 | 32.1 | -2.7% | -9.0% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +15.0% | +23.4% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 32.9 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +13.4% | +21.4% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -18.6% | -27.3% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | +28.3% | +27.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | +8.7% | +6.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 33.7 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -1.2% | -9.9% |
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.