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Appendix 1
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES BY HEALTH REGION
LOCAL HEALTH AREA AND COMMUNITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1998


HR 10 CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND
Health Region/  
Local Health Area/   Average Life
Community Type†   Age Expectancy
(Incorporated Only)   Gender Population Live Births Deaths Marriages Stillbirths Population (1994-1998)
LHA 065 Cowichan   M 26,413 270 192   1 36.8 75.8
        F 26,767 261 183   2 38.2 81.6
        T 53,180 531 375 244 4 37.5 78.6
    Duncan C M   54 70   -    
        F   61 87   -    
        T 4,908 115 157 131 -    
    North   M   121 70   -    
    Cowichan DM F   123 53   1    
        T 27,132 244 123 51 2    
LHA 066 Lake Cowichan   M 3,401 20 15   - 36.5 78.1
        F 3,186 35 11   - 36.0 81.9
        T 6,587 55 26 22 - 36.2 80.0
    Lake Cowichan T M   17 11   -    
        F   20 8   -    
        T 3,063 37 19 19 -    
LHA 067 Ladysmith   M 8,166 76 102   - 39.2 73.3
        F 8,320 82 78   2 40.8 79.6
        T 16,486 158 180 91 2 40.0 76.3
    Ladysmith T M   57 69   -    
        F   61 54   2    
        T 6,893 118 123 62 2    
LHA 068 Nanaimo   M 45,969 446 353   5 36.7 75.3
        F 47,047 398 305   4 38.5 81.3
        T 93,016 844 658 443 9 37.6 78.2
    Nanaimo C M   403 317   4    
        F   362 285   2    
        T 75,760 765 602 380 6    
LHA 069 Qualicum   M 19,506 150 236   - 43.1 76.1
        F 20,170 139 194   1 44.7 81.8
        T 39,676 289 430 221 1 43.9 78.8
    Parksville C M   41 82   -    
        F   51 82   1    
        T 10,269 92 164 94 1    
    Qualicum   M   25 70   -    
    Beach T F   21 52   -    
        T 7,398 46 122 47 -    
LHA 070 Alberni   M 16,968 141 129   1 35.9 74.1
        F 16,426 168 133   - 36.9 78.4
        T 33,394 309 262 251 1 36.4 76.2
    Port Alberni C M   108 112   1    
        F   125 124   -    
        T 19,533 233 236 136 1    
    Tofino DM M   11 6   -    
        F   20 5   -    
        T 1,385 31 11 90 -    
    Ucluelet DM M   14 5   -    
        F   14 2   -    
        T 1,743 28 7 22 -   -
    TOTAL   M 120,423 1,103 1,027   7 37.8 75.4
        F 121,916 1,083 904   9 39.3 81.0
        T 242,339 2,186 1,931 1,272 17 38.6 78.1

Note:

  • Live births, stillbirths and deaths are assigned to communities based on the postal code of usual residence.
  • Marriages are based on the place where the marriage ceremony was performed.
  • Totals for gender include cases with unknown gender.
  • Population estimates and life expectancy (1994-1998) were obtained from BCSTATS.
  • † C=City, T=Town, VL=Village, DM=District Municipality, IGD=Indian Government District.
  • *Denotes a boundary change between 1997 and 1998.
  • The boundaries of some communities include areas in more than one LHA.
  • Vancouver Total may include unspecified Vancouver addresses.
  • Non-residents are excluded.