Merritt
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 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +39.6% | +61.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -4.7% | -2.5% |
| Asthma | 8.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +44.3% | +65.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +25.6% | +21.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -36.9% | -21.2% |
| Depression | 27.3 | 18.8 | 16.1 | +45.3% | +69.2% |
| Diabetes | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 | +8.4% | -24.0% |
| Epilepsy | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +81.6% | +115.8% |
| Gout | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -36.1% | -33.1% |
| Heart Failure | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | +42.5% | +53.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +42.4% | +56.0% |
| Hypertension | 13.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | -15.7% | -17.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.2 | 6.4 | 7.7 | +28.0% | +7.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.2 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -7.2% | +7.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -12.0% | +12.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -46.9% | -51.3% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -6.0% | -16.1% |
| 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 | 25.5 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +20.9% | +40.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -10.2% | -13.9% |
| Asthma | 171.7 | 131.7 | 126.9 | +30.3% | +35.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 39.1 | 33.0 | 34.9 | +18.5% | +11.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 78.5 | 69.5 | 53.9 | +13.0% | +45.5% |
| Depression | 346.2 | 293.4 | 255.9 | +18.0% | +35.3% |
| Diabetes | 109.7 | 70.4 | 87.5 | +55.9% | +25.3% |
| Epilepsy | 15.2 | 11.7 | 9.6 | +30.1% | +58.7% |
| Gout | 35.6 | 33.5 | 32.6 | +6.3% | +9.1% |
| Heart Failure | 26.9 | 22.5 | 21.4 | +19.5% | +25.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +27.9% | +25.3% |
| Hypertension | 299.6 | 227.2 | 236.2 | +31.9% | +26.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 90.0 | 75.7 | 76.1 | +18.9% | +18.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 430.3 | 350.1 | 318.3 | +22.9% | +35.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -29.9% | -16.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 137.8 | 105.2 | 90.0 | +31.0% | +53.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 66.9 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -9.2% | -23.3% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -18.3% | -25.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.8 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -4.6% | +3.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -1.8% | -12.6% |
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.
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+ | 82.4 | 78.9 | 76.8 | +4.3% | +7.2% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | * | 50.7 | 46.1 | - | - |
| General health - good, 18+ | * | 88.9 | 89.4 | - | - |
| Physically active, 18+ | * | 74.1 | 69.1 | - | - |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 11.9 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | * | 30.0 | 32.1 | - | - |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | * | 14.7 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Binge drink, 18+ | * | 29.0 | 27.1 | - | - |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +18.6% | +6.1% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -7.1% | -7.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -21.7% | -23.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 28.2 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -17.3% | -24.6% |
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.