Statistical Services - BC Vital Statistics Agency

APPENDIX 1
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES BY HEALTH AUTHORITY
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY AREA,
LOCAL HEALTH AREA AND COMMUNITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2001

Preamble to Appendix 1

British Columbia is a large, geographically diverse province. The majority of the population is concentrated in the southwestern corner of the province, with the majority of the remaining population concentrated in the major cities of Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, and Nanaimo, or along the border with the United States. Large areas of the province are sparsely populated. Health care services tend to be concentrated in the areas of greater population, especially in the metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria.

Appendix 1 provides summary details of the 2001 vital statistics for Health Authorities (HA), Health Service Delivery Areas (HSDA), Local Health Areas (LHA), and incorporated communities. The LHAs are the lowest level of geographic data aggregation; they are the building blocks upon which HSDA and HA information is aggregated. Information presented in this appendix includes the number of live births, stillbirths, and deaths by gender, and the number of marriages. Live births and stillbirths are assigned to the geographic areas based on usual residence of the mother. Deaths are assigned to geographic areas based on the usual residence of the decedent. Marriages are assigned to geographic areas based on the place where the marriage ceremony was performed, and include non-residents.

Population estimates and life expectancy at birth (1997-2001) were obtained from BC STATS, Ministry of Management Services.

NOTES TO APPENDIX 1 TABLES

Live births, stillbirths and deaths are assigned to communities based on the postal code of usual residence.

Marriages are assigned according to the place where the marriage ceremony was performed, and include non-residents.

Totals for gender include cases with unknown gender.

Population estimates and life expectancy (1997-2001) were obtained from BCSTATS, Ministry of Management Services.

C=City, T=Town, VL=Village, DM=District Municipality, IGD=Indian Government District, IM=Island Municipality.

The boundaries of some communities include areas in more than one LHA.

HSDA 32 Vancouver Total may include unspecified Vancouver addresses.

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