Vanderhoof 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 | * | 2.6 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | * | 4.9 | 4.9 | - | - |
| Asthma | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -34.5% | -55.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -7.6% | -6.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 9.0 | 9.8 | 4.6 | -7.8% | +96.3% |
| Depression | 7.3 | 18.2 | 16.1 | -59.7% | -54.5% |
| Diabetes | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -54.0% | -51.0% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -12.9% | +6.9% |
| Heart Failure | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -31.2% | -4.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | * | 1.4 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 15.9 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -7.2% | -1.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 2.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | -69.1% | -66.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 17.5 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -28.5% | -28.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +8.5% | +22.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 9.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +83.8% | +57.7% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | * | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - |
| 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 | 20.3 | 26.3 | 18.2 | -23.0% | +11.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 7.6 | 20.7 | 22.0 | -63.3% | -65.4% |
| Asthma | 112.5 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -13.5% | -11.4% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 27.6 | 38.5 | 34.9 | -28.3% | -20.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 59.2 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -23.9% | +9.8% |
| Depression | 217.6 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -24.7% | -15.0% |
| Diabetes | 64.8 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -28.7% | -26.0% |
| Epilepsy | 12.1 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -10.4% | +25.7% |
| Gout | 36.8 | 41.6 | 32.6 | -11.4% | +12.8% |
| Heart Failure | 25.5 | 31.9 | 21.4 | -20.0% | +19.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -26.6% | -15.9% |
| Hypertension | 236.1 | 262.1 | 236.2 | -9.9% | -0.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 70.7 | 88.4 | 76.1 | -20.0% | -7.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 265.8 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -21.3% | -16.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -35.2% | -17.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 100.0 | 108.8 | 90.0 | -8.1% | +11.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 68.4 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -15.2% | -21.5% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 4.1 | 4.7 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 8.8 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -39.4% | -29.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.5 | 12.9 | 11.7 | -41.9% | -35.7% |
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+ | 90.1 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +21.0% | +17.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 57.5 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +10.8% | +24.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 86.9 | 87.7 | 89.4 | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 92.1 | 69.2 | 69.1 | +33.1% | +33.3% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 13.4 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | * | 32.6 | 32.1 | - | - |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | * | 15.6 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Binge drink, 18+ | * | 27.0 | 27.1 | - | - |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 50.0 | 12.0 | 11.4 | +316.7% | +338.6% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 0.0 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
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.