Peace River North Rural
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 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +4.7% | +53.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -39.3% | -39.2% |
| Asthma | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -26.6% | -50.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -3.3% | -2.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.3 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -25.2% | +59.2% |
| Depression | 8.6 | 18.2 | 16.1 | -52.9% | -46.8% |
| Diabetes | 4.9 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -35.2% | -31.0% |
| Epilepsy | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -34.9% | -24.9% |
| Gout | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -9.5% | +11.1% |
| Heart Failure | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +15.6% | +60.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -33.5% | -26.1% |
| Hypertension | 18.7 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +8.9% | +15.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -5.8% | +1.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 11.9 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -51.6% | -51.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -22.5% | -12.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 1.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -62.5% | -67.8% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -38.4% | -42.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +3.4% | +6.0% |
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 | 30.6 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +16.4% | +68.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 12.5 | 20.7 | 22.0 | -39.8% | -43.3% |
| Asthma | 95.7 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -26.3% | -24.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 30.2 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -21.7% | -13.7% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 69.1 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -11.3% | +28.1% |
| Depression | 177.7 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -38.6% | -30.6% |
| Diabetes | 69.6 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -23.4% | -20.5% |
| Epilepsy | 7.0 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -48.3% | -27.5% |
| Gout | 30.5 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -26.7% | -6.6% |
| Heart Failure | 29.7 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -7.0% | +38.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.3 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -13.5% | -0.9% |
| Hypertension | 221.0 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -15.7% | -6.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 83.5 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -5.6% | +9.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 205.7 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -39.1% | -35.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -27.2% | -7.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 77.2 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -29.1% | -14.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 67.8 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -16.0% | -22.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -38.3% | -45.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 13.3 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -8.7% | +6.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 5.4 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -58.0% | -53.5% |
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+ | 53.8 | 74.5 | 76.8 | -27.7% | -29.9% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 68.5 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +32.0% | +48.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.0 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +1.5% | -0.4% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 73.0 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +5.5% | +5.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 13.4 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 27.1 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -16.9% | -15.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 7.0 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -55.1% | -48.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 39.9 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +47.8% | +47.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -38.3% | -35.1% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -31.1% | -34.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 14.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -52.8% | -62.0% |
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.