Prince George City - North
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 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +9.5% | +60.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -20.2% | -20.2% |
| Asthma | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -32.8% | -54.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -13.1% | -12.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 11.9 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +21.5% | +158.5% |
| Depression | 19.7 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +8.6% | +22.6% |
| Diabetes | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -0.4% | +6.1% |
| Epilepsy | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +44.0% | +66.0% |
| Gout | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +32.0% | +62.0% |
| Heart Failure | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -11.7% | +22.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +5.1% | +16.8% |
| Hypertension | 18.9 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +10.1% | +16.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +11.7% | +20.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.2 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +6.7% | +7.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -10.5% | +1.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +3.7% | -11.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +50.0% | +38.2% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -14.6% | -19.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -42.1% | -40.7% |
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 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +0.7% | +45.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 14.9 | 20.7 | 22.0 | -28.1% | -32.4% |
| Asthma | 145.5 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +11.9% | +14.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 37.6 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -2.4% | +7.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 71.2 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -8.6% | +32.0% |
| Depression | 292.4 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +1.1% | +14.3% |
| Diabetes | 90.4 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| Epilepsy | 13.3 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -1.5% | +38.1% |
| Gout | 45.9 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +10.3% | +40.5% |
| Heart Failure | 29.5 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -7.4% | +38.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -8.0% | +5.3% |
| Hypertension | 269.6 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +2.8% | +14.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 88.1 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -0.3% | +15.8% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 349.6 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +3.5% | +9.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +4.6% | +32.4% |
| Osteoarthritis | 98.8 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -9.2% | +9.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 85.9 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +6.5% | -1.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -28.0% | -36.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.3 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -15.5% | -1.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 8.0 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -38.5% | -32.0% |
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.
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+ | 78.0 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +4.7% | +1.6% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 48.9 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -5.8% | +6.1% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.1 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +2.7% | +0.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 69.5 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 10.9 | 13.4 | 12.1 | -18.7% | -9.9% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 31.4 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -3.7% | -2.2% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 15.2 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -2.6% | +10.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.5 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +13.0% | +12.5% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -16.9% | -25.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +12.5% | +18.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +44.4% | +38.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 35.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +16.9% | -5.9% |
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.