Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Jasper Park’s health region
People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Jasper Park apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Jasper Park grades B+ for health, #185 of 474 in Alberta and #1,312 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Jasper Park
A hospital close by
Measured from where people live, Jasper Park is among the nearest towns to hospital care; its centre is 0.8 km away. Getting care ↓
Harder circumstances
With a situational-vulnerability score of 4.2 out of 5, Jasper Park sits in the index’s harder-pressed areas. The wider area ↓
Plenty of pharmacies
A typical home in Jasper Park has 16 pharmacies within 3 km, the nearest 0.8 km away. Getting care ↓
From Statistics Canada: the health survey and life expectancy for the health region, the deprivation index for the town; distances from the healthcare facilities database and OpenStreetMap.
Jasper Park grades B+ for health
Each input ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more: the region’s four, the town’s distance to a hospital.
The region’s four figures and the town’s distance to a hospital are each ranked against Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, then averaged. Its place: #185 of 474 in Alberta and #1,312 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
How the grade works
Health is graded as a regional score, labelled as such: very good or excellent self-rated health, chronic conditions (arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure averaged) and smoking from the Canadian Community Health Survey, each age-standardised so an older region isn’t marked down for age alone, and life expectancy at birth, all for the health region. The residents’ average distance to a hospital is the one input measured for the town itself, so towns in one region can still differ.
From Jasper Park, a hospital is 0.9 km away on average
Straight-line distances from each part of Jasper Park, weighted by who lives there.
Residents of Jasper Park are closer than most of the province: the typical town in Alberta is 3.1 km from a hospital, the typical Canadian town 3.7 km. Few clinics are listed in Alberta, so the distance to one reads longer than it is.
Hospitals and clinics: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities. Pharmacies: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distances from each dissemination area, weighted by its 2021 population.
How the 5 health regions in Alberta compare on life expectancy
What Statistics Canada publishes above the town: life expectancy for each health region in Alberta, and the deprivation index for the town’s own areas.
Life expectancy at birth by health region · 2022/2024
Ranked 2nd of 5 in Alberta: the regions span 78.3 to 83.0 years at birth.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
This is the one part of the block measured for Jasper Park itself, and it sets the scene rather than feeding the grade.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, three-year estimate 2022/2024, by health region.
Life expectancy close to where deprivation puts it, a shade under
Every town shares its health region’s figures, so this compares 102 regions; the one holding Jasper Park’s lies near the line.
The line through 102 regions (correlation −0.83) gives a score of 2.8 about 81.4 years; Jasper Park’s region’s 81.2 is within a year of it. Among its 10 nearest neighbours on the index it sits mid-table: 4 above, 4 below, a median of 81.2 years.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, 2022/2024, by health region. Deprivation: Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021 (situational vulnerability), averaged over each region’s towns by their residents; income: 2021 Census median household income, averaged the same way. The averages and the line are TownRatings calculations.
In the region, high blood pressure (19%) and diabetes (7.4%)
What the survey finds on conditions, weight and habits for the region, the province as the tick.
Conditions and weight · 2023/2024
Habits · 2023/2024
On weight the region is ordinary for Alberta: 33% report obesity, the province 32%.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (table 13-10-0972), as published, not adjusted for age; obesity from reported height and weight. The anxiety disorder figure is the 2021/2022 estimate: Statistics Canada found the latest too unreliable to publish here.
52% in the region call their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta (54%)
How adults in the health region answered the survey, not adjusted for age; the tick marks the province.
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
Stress touches 24% of adults on most days; mental health is rated very good or excellent by 51%, the province 52% (Alberta).
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Among 40 towns its size, Jasper Park is 4th nearest a hospital
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (3,173 to 3,272 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 5.9 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Hill ON A | 3,190 | 0.6 km | 53% |
| 2 | St. Clair ON B+ | 3,201 | 0.7 km | 53% |
| 3 | Marathon ON C | 3,223 | 0.9 km | 49% |
| 4 | Jasper Park AB B+ | 3,219 | 0.9 km | 51% |
| 5 | Sturgeon Creek MB B+ | 3,202 | 1.0 km | 52% |
| 6 | Weinlos AB B+ | 3,243 | 1.1 km | 51% |
| 40 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts QC B | 3,190 | 28 km | 61% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Jasper Park
Nearby places: distance to a hospital and each one’s regional figures. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | Hospital | Very good health | Life exp. | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Park | 0.9 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| Meadowlark Park 0.9 km | 1.0 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| Lynnwood 0.9 km | 0.4 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| Parkview 1.0 km | 1.6 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| Laurier Heights 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| West Jasper Place 1.4 km | 2.1 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
| Glenwood 1.8 km | 1.8 km | 51% | 81.2 | B+ |
Jasper Park and all of these places belong to one health region: the regional figures repeat, the hospital distances don’t.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Distances are straight lines. Roads, rivers and ferries aren’t in it: the figure is a straight line from where people live, averaged over residents.
- Adjusted for age. The grade’s three survey shares are age-standardised to Canada’s adults, so an older region isn’t marked down for age alone, while the survey charts show answers as given.
- Who the survey asks. People on reserves and in institutions, full-time military members and the residents of Nunavik and Eeyou Istchee aren’t interviewed by the survey.
- Deprivation is context. Deprivation is shown to set the scene and doesn’t count toward the grade; Statistics Canada left the territories out of the index.
- Regional figures. Only the distances on this page belong to Jasper Park alone, because the health survey and life expectancy come for the whole health region.
- What counts as a hospital. A “hospital” here is whatever the provinces listed as one in Statistics Canada’s database, which can mean a site without an emergency department.
Questions about health in Jasper Park
How is Jasper Park’s Health Grade worked out?
Not yet: Health will weigh the region’s survey and life expectancy and Jasper Park’s distance to a hospital against the typical Canadian town once Canada’s grading run happens.
How far is Jasper Park from a hospital?
For everyday care, Jasper Park’s residents are 0.8 km from a pharmacy on average.
What is the life expectancy in Jasper Park?
For the health region that includes Jasper Park, women can expect 83.6 years and men 78.8 (2022/2024).
How healthy is Jasper Park?
The region trails the typical Canadian town on each of its four survey and life-expectancy figures. On arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure, the region’s average share is 18%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (13-10-0972) · Statistics Canada, life expectancy 2022/2024 (13-10-0988) · Statistics Canada, health regions 2023 (82-402-X) · Statistics Canada, Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · pharmacies © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation 2021. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).