Smithers Town 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 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -19.5% | +18.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +11.9% | +12.0% |
| Asthma | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -8.8% | -37.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -5.0% | -4.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 9.8 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +0.5% | +113.9% |
| Depression | 20.0 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +10.1% | +24.4% |
| Diabetes | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -10.2% | -4.3% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +14.6% | +40.7% |
| Heart Failure | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -9.3% | +25.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +26.3% | +40.3% |
| Hypertension | 10.1 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -41.2% | -37.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +1.8% | +10.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 27.3 | 24.5 | 24.4 | +11.5% | +12.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -4.6% | +8.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.9 | -7.0% | -20.2% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +17.8% | +11.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +35.3% | +38.7% |
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 | 22.9 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -13.2% | +25.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 26.8 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +29.4% | +21.8% |
| Asthma | 116.0 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -10.8% | -8.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 34.2 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -11.3% | -2.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 55.3 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -29.1% | +2.5% |
| Depression | 320.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | +10.7% | +25.1% |
| Diabetes | 70.6 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -22.4% | -19.4% |
| Epilepsy | 9.3 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -31.0% | -3.1% |
| Gout | 39.6 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -4.9% | +21.2% |
| Heart Failure | 29.2 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -8.4% | +36.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.4 | +4.2% | +19.4% |
| Hypertension | 223.4 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -14.8% | -5.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 80.9 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -8.4% | +6.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 358.6 | 337.9 | 318.3 | +6.1% | +12.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +7.6% | +36.2% |
| Osteoarthritis | 103.4 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -5.0% | +14.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 75.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -6.4% | -13.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | +7.6% | -5.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.2 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -22.9% | -10.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 17.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | +32.1% | +46.1% |
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+ | 77.3 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +3.8% | +0.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 67.6 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +30.3% | +46.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 92.2 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +5.1% | +3.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 70.4 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 7.2 | 13.4 | 12.1 | -46.3% | -40.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 25.5 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -21.8% | -20.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 9.1 | 15.6 | 13.7 | -41.7% | -33.6% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 28.7 | 27.0 | 27.1 | +6.3% | +5.9% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +13.6% | +1.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +10.8% | +16.7% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +2.2% | -2.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 20.2 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -32.9% | -46.0% |
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.