Population Health Statistics & Publications

Island Health monitors health indicators like demographics, social factors and care outcomes. This page links to reports and health data sources.

MHO Publications

Read and interact with Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Réka Gustafson's report: Challenge and Change: A Public Health Response to Our Perplexing Relationship with Psychoactive Substances. 

Local Health Area Profiles

The Island Health region is divided into 14 local health areas (LHAs). Each LHA profile provides information about that area's population, health status and how often health services are used. Read the Local Health Area Profiles.

Resources

Links to a variety of printable resources from the Medical Health Officer and Public Health Department. 

Overdose Surveillance

• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: January 2021
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: July 2020
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: June 2020
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: May 2020
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: February 2020
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: January 2020
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: October 2019
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: September 2019
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: July 2019
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance - Public Update: May 2019
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance – Public Update: March 2019
• Monthly Overdose Surveillance – Public Update: February 2019

Infant Mortality Reports

• Infant Mortality Report 2018-2020
• Infant Mortality Report 2017-2019
• Infant Mortality Report 2016-2018
• Infant Mortality Report 2015-2017
• Infant Mortality Report 2014-2016
• Infant Mortality Report 2013-2015 
• Infant Mortality Report 2012-2014
• Infant Mortality Report 2011-2013 
• Infant Mortality Report 2009-2011 

Community Health Topics

• The Health Implications of Artificial Turf with Crumb Rubber Infill (2015) 
• Special Report on Drinking Water (2014) 
• James Bay Air Quality (SO2)
• West Coast Coming Together Forum May 31 2018
• Decision for Montreaux Specialized Residential Facility for Eating Disorders (1999)

Communicable Disease Topics

• I-Track Survey- Central-North Island (2010) Monitoring Trends in the Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Associated Risk Behaviors Among People who Inject Drugs in Central and North Vancouver Island 
• M- Track Report (2008) Monitoring Trends in the Prevalence of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Associated Risk Behaviours Among Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and other Men who have Sex with Men 
• I Track Survey- Victoria (2006) Risk Behaviours and Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C Among People Who Inject Drugs 
• I-Track Special Study - South Island (2009) Monitoring Trends in the Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C and Associated Risk Behaviours Among People who Inject Drugs in Victoria, BC

Harm Reduction Topics

• MHO report to Nanaimo council on overdoses – February 2018 

Injury Control Topics

• Motor Vehicle Collision Report (2013) Dr. Richard Stanwick

Other Data Sources

BC Statistics Agency
Statistics by province, health authority, health service delivery area and local health area.

BC Vital Statistics
Reports summarize birth and mortality statistics in BC.

BC Centre for Disease Control
Interactive data tools that provide statistics on the health of our populations and communities.

BC Centre for Disease Control- Childhood Immunization Coverage Dashboard
Interactive tools that summarize statistics on a variety of immunization coverage measures among children in BC.

Canadian Institute for Health Information
Reports on the functioning of the health system in Canada by province.

Statistics Canada
A wide range of population and health data.