Smithers 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 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -4.4% | +40.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -16.2% | -16.2% |
| Asthma | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -27.7% | -50.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -2.0% | -0.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.9 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -19.4% | +71.6% |
| Depression | 16.5 | 18.2 | 16.1 | -9.2% | +2.6% |
| Diabetes | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -15.7% | -10.1% |
| Epilepsy | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +66.9% | +92.4% |
| Gout | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -2.2% | +20.1% |
| Heart Failure | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +22.1% | +69.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | * | 1.4 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 13.5 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -21.3% | -16.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -9.2% | -1.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 22.0 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -10.4% | -9.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -7.2% | +5.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 2.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -54.7% | -61.1% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | * | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +40.9% | +44.4% |
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 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -14.3% | +23.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 22.5 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +8.8% | +2.4% |
| Asthma | 106.8 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -17.9% | -15.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 30.6 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -20.6% | -12.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 49.9 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -35.9% | -7.4% |
| Depression | 281.1 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -2.8% | +9.8% |
| Diabetes | 58.5 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -35.7% | -33.2% |
| Epilepsy | 11.1 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -17.7% | +15.5% |
| Gout | 35.0 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -15.9% | +7.1% |
| Heart Failure | 33.6 | 31.9 | 21.4 | +5.4% | +57.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.2 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -14.2% | -1.7% |
| Hypertension | 218.5 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -16.6% | -7.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 74.3 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -15.9% | -2.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 318.9 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -5.6% | +0.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -21.9% | -1.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 105.6 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -3.0% | +17.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 51.4 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -36.3% | -41.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | +0.0% | -12.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.8 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -25.5% | -12.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 10.8 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -16.7% | -7.9% |
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+ | 76.6 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +2.9% | -0.2% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 64.1 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +23.5% | +39.0% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.1 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +6.2% | +4.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 75.7 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +9.4% | +9.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 13.4 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 33.1 | 32.6 | 32.1 | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 11.4 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -26.9% | -16.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 31.3 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +15.9% | +15.5% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +8.5% | -3.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -25.0% | -21.1% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -13.3% | -17.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 28.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -6.3% | -24.6% |
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.