Prince George Southwest 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 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -17.7% | +21.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 1.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -65.6% | -65.5% |
| Asthma | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -3.6% | -34.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -20.8% | -19.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 10.2 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +4.5% | +122.3% |
| Depression | 19.7 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +8.4% | +22.4% |
| Diabetes | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -18.1% | -12.7% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +2.0% | +25.2% |
| Heart Failure | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -20.3% | +10.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -37.4% | -30.5% |
| Hypertension | 16.6 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -3.2% | +2.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +13.8% | +22.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 25.8 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +5.5% | +6.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -1.5% | +11.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -10.1% | -22.9% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +32.8% | +25.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.7 | 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 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +3.4% | +49.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 15.0 | 20.7 | 22.0 | -27.7% | -31.9% |
| Asthma | 141.0 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +8.5% | +11.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 33.2 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -13.8% | -5.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 62.3 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -20.0% | +15.5% |
| Depression | 267.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -7.6% | +4.4% |
| Diabetes | 80.8 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -11.1% | -7.7% |
| Epilepsy | 13.1 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -2.7% | +36.5% |
| Gout | 43.4 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +4.4% | +32.9% |
| Heart Failure | 29.3 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -8.2% | +36.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.4 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -12.3% | +0.5% |
| Hypertension | 259.0 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -1.2% | +9.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 85.3 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -3.5% | +12.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 322.4 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -4.6% | +1.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -5.5% | +19.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 95.4 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -12.3% | +6.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 70.9 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -12.1% | -18.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -42.3% | -49.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.6 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -20.2% | -6.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.4 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -43.0% | -36.9% |
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.
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+ | 78.3 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +5.1% | +1.9% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 39.4 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -24.1% | -14.5% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.2 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +2.9% | +0.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 66.0 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -4.6% | -4.5% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 10.7 | 13.4 | 12.1 | -20.1% | -11.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 28.6 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -12.3% | -10.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 15.8 | 15.6 | 13.7 | +1.3% | +15.3% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 24.3 | 27.0 | 27.1 | -10.0% | -10.3% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -37.3% | -43.9% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +8.3% | +14.0% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 39.6 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +31.6% | +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.