Quesnel City Centre
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 | +3.2% | +51.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +19.3% | +19.4% |
| Asthma | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | +22.9% | -16.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +4.9% | +6.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.9 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -39.3% | +29.2% |
| Depression | 16.6 | 18.2 | 16.1 | -8.5% | +3.3% |
| Diabetes | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | +1.5% | +8.1% |
| Epilepsy | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +65.0% | +90.2% |
| Gout | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +5.7% | +29.7% |
| Heart Failure | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -3.2% | +34.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +25.7% | +39.7% |
| Hypertension | 21.1 | 17.2 | 16.2 | +22.5% | +29.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -11.3% | -4.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.8 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +9.2% | +9.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +26.2% | +43.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +8.8% | -6.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +22.2% | +12.6% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -35.9% | -39.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -12.2% | -10.0% |
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 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -0.9% | +43.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 27.7 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +33.8% | +26.0% |
| Asthma | 139.9 | 130.0 | 126.9 | +7.6% | +10.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 41.4 | 38.5 | 34.9 | +7.5% | +18.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 100.1 | 77.9 | 53.9 | +28.5% | +85.6% |
| Depression | 344.1 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +19.0% | +34.5% |
| Diabetes | 100.0 | 90.9 | 87.5 | +10.0% | +14.2% |
| Epilepsy | 19.4 | 13.5 | 9.6 | +43.8% | +101.7% |
| Gout | 44.2 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +6.4% | +35.5% |
| Heart Failure | 33.3 | 31.9 | 21.4 | +4.3% | +55.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -7.9% | +5.4% |
| Hypertension | 283.0 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +8.0% | +19.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 94.1 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +6.4% | +23.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 423.0 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +25.2% | +32.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +48.1% | +87.5% |
| Osteoarthritis | 120.5 | 108.8 | 90.0 | +10.8% | +34.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 85.3 | 80.6 | 87.1 | +5.8% | -2.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -15.5% | -25.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.3 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -22.6% | -9.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 20.3 | 12.9 | 11.7 | +57.0% | +73.7% |
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+ | 80.7 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +8.4% | +5.1% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 45.5 | 51.9 | 46.1 | -12.3% | -1.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.1 | 87.7 | 89.4 | -0.7% | -2.6% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 61.2 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -11.6% | -11.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 19.2 | 13.4 | 12.1 | +43.3% | +58.7% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 30.6 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -6.1% | -4.7% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.4 | 15.6 | 13.7 | +5.1% | +19.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 25.6 | 27.0 | 27.1 | -5.2% | -5.5% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +52.5% | +36.4% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +30.8% | +37.7% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +126.7% | +117.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 33.7 | 30.1 | 37.4 | +12.0% | -9.9% |
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.