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


HR 13 NORTH WEST
Health Region/  
Local Health Area/   Average Life
Community Type†   Age Expectancy
(Incorporated Only)   Gender Population Live Births Deaths Marriages Stillbirths Population (1994-1998)
LHA 050 Queen Charlotte   M 3,057 37 21   - 32.6 73.3
        F 2,579 41 11   - 32.6 77.6
        T 5,636 78 32 27 - 32.6 75.2
    Masset VL M   12 7   -    
        F   16 1   -    
        T 1,070 28 8 11 -    
    Port Clements VL M   5 4   -    
        F   5 1   -    
        T 606 10 5 5 -    
LHA 051 Snow Country   M 454 8 1   - 32.7 65.8
        F 405 4 1   - 33.3 73.6
        T 859 12 2 10 - 33.0 72.7
    Stewart DM M   8 1   -    
        F   4 1   -    
        T 738 12 2 10 -    
LHA 052 Prince Rupert   M 9,792 115 47   2 31.5 73.2
        F 9,231 119 31   1 31.8 79.2
        T 19,023 234 78 70 3 31.6 75.9
    Port Edward DM M   6 3   -    
        F   6 -   -    
        T 779 12 3 7 -    
    Prince Rupert C M   107 38   2    
        F   105 31   1    
        T 17,193 212 69 63 3    
LHA 053 Upper Skeena   M 3,169 51 20   - 30.2 78.2
        F 2,789 38 12   - 29.7 81.6
        T 5,958 89 32 22 - 30.0 79.5
    Hazelton VL M   20 8   -    
        F   15 7   -    
        T 370 35 15 14 -    
    New Hazelton DM M   12 3   -    
        F   11 5   -    
        T 853 23 8 6 -    
LHA 054 Smithers   M 9,839 133 42   5 31.2 75.7
        F 9,032 114 29   - 31.4 82.5
        T 18,871 247 71 129 5 31.3 78.9
    Houston DM M   33 9   1    
        F   25 4   -    
        T 4,338 58 13 24 1    
    Smithers T M   78 27   2    
        F   75 19   -    
        T 6,073 153 46 98 2    
    Telkwa VL M   19 6   2    
        F   13 4   -    
        T 1,406 32 10 6 2    
LHA 080 Kitimat   M 6,805 79 37   - 32.7 75.9
        F 6,296 66 20   - 32.5 81.1
        T 13,101 145 57 47 - 32.6 78.2
    Kitimat DM M   68 35   -    
        F   56 16   -    
        T 11,712 124 51 42 -    
LHA 087 Stikine   M 706 7 4   1 34.4 71.7
        F 648 2 -   - 32.9 82.7
        T 1,354 9 4 6 1 33.7 81.7
LHA 088 Terrace   M 12,398 167 61   1 31.5 74.4
        F 11,577 140 40   3 31.3 78.9
        T 23,975 307 101 120 4 31.4 76.5
    Terrace C M   120 43   1    
        F   107 30   2    
        T 13,812 227 73 102 3    
LHA 092 Nishga   M 1,206 15 10   - 29.1 72.4
        F 1,028 17 7   - 28.3 76.5
        T 2,234 32 17 5 - 28.8 74.9
LHA 094 Telegraph Creek   M 358 7 3   - 29.0 62.7
        F 305 1 -   - 29.2 77.6
        T 663 8 3 1 - 29.1 84.3
    TOTAL   M 47,784 619 246   9 31.6 74.9
        F 43,890 542 151   4 31.5 80.0
        T 91,674 1,161 397 437 13 31.6 77.2

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.