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HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 18/FIGURE 13
- There were four Local Health Areas (LHAs) with maternal complication ratios that were statistically significant and high in 1999 (number of births with maternal complications in parentheses). These were:
| 068 | Nanaimo | 1.28 | (520) |
| 069 | Qualicum | 1.23 | (155) |
| 161 | Vancouver City Centre | 1.18 | (370) |
| 164 | Vancouver West Side | 1.13 | (565) |
All above LHAs also had statistically significant high ratios for the 1994-1998 period.
- The four LHAs with maternal complication ratios, which were statistically significant and low in 1999 (number of births in parentheses), were:
| 002 | Cranbrook | 0.64 | (76) |
| 006/007 | Kootenay Lake/Nelson | 0.71 | (83) |
| 060 | Peace River North | 0.79 | (166) |
| 057 | Prince George | 0.91 | (513) |
With the exception of Kootenay Lake/Nelson, all of these LHAs also had statistically significant low ratios for the 1994-1998 period.
- There were 15 LHAs with statistically significant and high maternal complication ratios in 1994-1998. The five LHAs with the highest ratios which were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:
| 029 | Lillooet | 1.25 | (193) |
| 068 | Nanaimo | 1.18 | (2,571) |
| 020 | Salmon Arm | 1.16 | (722) |
| 161 | Vancouver City Centre | 1.15 | (1,544) |
| 069 | Qualicum | 1.15 | (770) |
- There were 11 LHAs with statistically significant and low maternal complication ratios in 1994-1998. The five LHAs with the lowest ratios which were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:
| 002 | Cranbrook | 0.71 | (448) |
| 023 | Central Okanagan | 0.87 | (2,968) |
| 054 | Smithers | 0.89 | (583) |
| 060 | Peace River North | 0.90 | (1,001) |
| 059 | Peace River South | 0.90 | (819) |
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