Photo: SoftwareSimian · CC BY-SA 3.0Health in Pemberton beats 91% of Canadian towns
In the health survey, 59% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than British Columbia’s 50%. What sets Pemberton apart within its region is distance: 73 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents. Pemberton grades A for health, #71 of 254 in British Columbia and #569 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Pemberton
Fewer smokers
Around Pemberton, only 3.7% of adults smoke daily, part of a smoking rate lower than most Canadian towns’ regions. Conditions and habits ↓
Far from a hospital
For 100% of homes in Pemberton the nearest hospital is over 30 km off; from the town’s centre of population it is 73 km. Getting care ↓
A long-lived region
Born around Pemberton, a child can expect 2.8 more years than in the typical Canadian town’s region; at 65, another 22.6 (2022/2024). The wider area ↓
Long-term conditions run low
High blood pressure (16%) and diabetes (4%) keep the region’s chronic-condition figure below the typical Canadian town’s. Conditions and habits ↓
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.
Pemberton grades A 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: #71 of 254 in British Columbia and #569 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.
High blood pressure for 16% of adults in the region, diabetes for 4%
Long-term conditions and habits as the region’s adults reported them; the tick marks the province.
Conditions and weight · 2023/2024
Habits · 2023/2024
Obesity is close to the province’s level, 23% of adults against 25% for British Columbia. Heavy drinking runs above the province, 23% to 19%.
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.
The nearest hospital is 73 km from the average home in Pemberton
Straight-line distances from each part of Pemberton, weighted by who lives there.
From Pemberton that is further than the 4.4 km of the typical town in British Columbia, and the 3.7 km of the typical Canadian town.
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.
Life expectancy across the 16 health regions in British Columbia
What Statistics Canada publishes above the town: life expectancy for each health region in British Columbia, and the deprivation index for the town’s own areas.
Life expectancy at birth by health region · 2022/2024
This region is 3rd longest-lived of 16 in British Columbia, on a scale from 76.6 to 86.8 years.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
This is the one part of the block measured for Pemberton 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.
Deprivation predicts more: the region falls 1.4 years short of the trend
One dot per health region, 102 in all, since life expectancy and the index are published for regions; Pemberton’s dot is marked, under the line.
Shorter lives come with deeper deprivation across the 102 regions (correlation −0.83). Even allowing for its score of 1.7, Pemberton’s region’s 84.3 years sit under the line’s 85.7. Narrow the field to the 10 regions most like it on deprivation and it still beats 6, with 83.5 years in the middle.
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.
59% in the region call their health very good or excellent, more than in British Columbia (50%)
The survey’s answers for the region as given, each beside the province’s (the tick).
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
More adults here report very good or excellent mental health than across British Columbia (55% against 49%), while 22% call most days stressful.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Among 40 towns its size, Pemberton is 39th nearest a hospital
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (3,570 to 3,672 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 6.1 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ste. Anne MB B | 3,587 | 0.7 km | 51% |
| 2 | Victoria Park ON A | 3,574 | 0.7 km | 53% |
| 3 | Eaglemere MB B+ | 3,631 | 0.7 km | 52% |
| 37 | Melancthon ON B− | 3,581 | 29 km | 51% |
| 38 | Powassan ON D | 3,657 | 30 km | 47% |
| 39 | Pemberton BC A | 3,620 | 73 km | 59% |
| 40 | Opportunity No. 17 AB D− | 3,592 | 112 km | 48% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Pemberton
The places around, with the distance to a hospital and their regions’ figures. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | Hospital | Very good health | Life exp. | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton | 73 km | 59% | 84.3 | A |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet 1.2 km | 71 km | 59% | 84.3 | A |
| Mount Currie 9.8 km | 66 km | 59% | 84.3 | A |
Every place around Pemberton shares its health region, so their survey figures match; only the distance to care differs.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Distances are straight lines. A straight line from each neighbourhood’s centre to the nearest facility, weighted by who lives there, is shorter than any drive.
- Adjusted for age. Self-rated health, chronic conditions and smoking enter the grade adjusted to Canada’s adult age mix, though the survey block prints them as people answered.
- Deprivation is context. None of the four deprivation scores enters the grade; they come from the 2021 index, which skips the territories.
- Who the survey asks. Not everyone is in the survey’s sample: reserves, the Canadian Forces, institutions and two northern Québec regions are left out.
- What counts as a hospital. Hospitals and clinics come from Statistics Canada’s facilities database, built from provincial lists of different dates, and a listed hospital may have no emergency department.
- Regional figures. Every place in the health region carries the same survey and life-expectancy figures; what is measured for Pemberton itself is the trip to care.
Questions about health in Pemberton
How far is Pemberton from a hospital?
A clinic is 25 km from the average resident of Pemberton and a pharmacy 0.9 km, as the crow flies.
How is Pemberton’s Health Grade worked out?
No letter yet for Pemberton: Canada is graded in one run, and Health will then compare its region and its access to care with the typical Canadian town.
How healthy is Pemberton?
The region beats 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 12%.
What is the life expectancy in Pemberton?
There is no figure for Pemberton alone; its health region’s is 86.3 for women and 82.3 for men in 2022/2024.
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).