Prince George City - Central
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 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -6.2% | +37.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +13.8% | +13.9% |
| Asthma | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -7.6% | -37.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +25.0% | +26.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 13.2 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +34.6% | +186.5% |
| Depression | 22.4 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +23.0% | +38.9% |
| Diabetes | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +14.3% | +21.8% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +14.6% | +32.0% |
| Gout | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -7.3% | +13.8% |
| Heart Failure | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +15.8% | +60.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +13.5% | +26.1% |
| Hypertension | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +1.7% | +7.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +7.6% | +16.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 28.5 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +16.4% | +17.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +42.9% | +106.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -10.7% | +1.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +15.2% | -1.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +37.5% | +26.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -20.7% | -25.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +67.1% | +71.2% |
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 | 27.6 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +4.7% | +51.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 24.7 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +19.6% | +12.6% |
| Asthma | 149.7 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +15.1% | +18.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 46.7 | 38.5 | 34.9 | +21.2% | +33.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 84.6 | 77.9 | 53.9 | +8.6% | +56.8% |
| Depression | 326.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +12.8% | +27.5% |
| Diabetes | 103.3 | 90.9 | 87.5 | +13.7% | +18.0% |
| Epilepsy | 18.6 | 13.5 | 9.6 | +38.2% | +93.8% |
| Gout | 42.1 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +1.2% | +29.0% |
| Heart Failure | 35.0 | 31.9 | 21.4 | +9.5% | +63.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.0 | 10.7 | 9.4 | +2.6% | +17.6% |
| Hypertension | 270.7 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +3.3% | +14.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 92.3 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +4.5% | +21.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 381.4 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +12.9% | +19.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +32.9% | +68.2% |
| Osteoarthritis | 107.4 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -1.3% | +19.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 92.6 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +14.8% | +6.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | +23.0% | +7.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.8 | 14.5 | 12.4 | +1.8% | +18.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 23.8 | 12.9 | 11.7 | +84.1% | +103.7% |
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+ | 74.1 | 74.5 | 76.8 | -0.5% | -3.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 44.7 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -13.9% | -3.0% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.7 | 87.7 | 89.4 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 71.0 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 17.7 | 13.4 | 12.1 | +32.1% | +46.3% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 39.9 | 32.6 | 32.1 | +22.4% | +24.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 14.3 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -8.3% | +4.4% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 22.0 | 27.0 | 27.1 | -18.5% | -18.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -15.3% | -24.2% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 15.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +30.0% | +36.8% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +2.2% | -2.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 37.4 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +24.3% | 0.0% |
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.