Photo: Casey Yee from Vancouver, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Bridgeview scores better for health than 91% of Canadian towns
On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 50% very good or excellent, 50% for British Columbia. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Bridgeview live 2.9 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. The Health grade for Bridgeview is A, #60 of 254 in British Columbia and #508 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Bridgeview
Smoking runs low
Around Bridgeview, only 5.6% of adults smoke daily, part of a smoking rate lower than most Canadian towns’ regions. Conditions and habits ↓
Life expectancy above the norm
Bridgeview’s region sits 1.7 years above the typical Canadian town, and those reaching 65 have 22.1 years ahead (2022/2024). The wider area ↓
Long-term conditions run low
For its ages, the region carries less long-term illness than most: high blood pressure for 16% of adults, diabetes for 6.7%. Conditions and habits ↓
Pharmacies on every corner
The average resident of Bridgeview can reach 12 pharmacies inside 3 km; the closest is 0.8 km off. 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.
Bridgeview 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: #60 of 254 in British Columbia and #508 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 6.7%
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
About as many adults report obesity as across British Columbia: 23%, the province 25%.
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.
How the 16 health regions in British Columbia compare on life expectancy
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
Ranked 5th of 16 in British Columbia: the regions span 76.6 to 86.8 years at birth.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
These four scores average the national quintile of the areas where Bridgeview’s residents live; they carry no weight in the grade.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, three-year estimate 2022/2024, by health region.
From Bridgeview, a hospital is 2.9 km away on average
Straight-line distances from each part of Bridgeview, weighted by who lives there.
Residents of Bridgeview are closer than most of the province: the typical town in British Columbia is 4.4 km from a hospital, the typical Canadian town 3.7 km.
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.
About as long-lived as regions this deprived, if slightly less
Plotted region by region (102 in all, since towns have no figures of their own), Bridgeview’s region comes out on the trend.
The line through 102 regions (correlation −0.83) gives a score of 2.3 about 83.4 years; Bridgeview’s region’s 83.2 is within a year of it. Even beside regions as deprived, it stands out: 7 of its 10 closest matches fall short, their median 82.9 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.
About as many rate their health highly here as in British Columbia: 50% and 50%
The survey’s answers for the region as given, each beside the province’s (the tick).
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
Stress touches 23% of adults on most days; mental health is rated very good or excellent by 51%, the province 49% (British Columbia).
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Bridgeview is 19th of 40 towns its size for nearness to a hospital
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (3,444 to 3,577 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 3.2 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynnwood AB B+ | 3,452 | 0.4 km | 51% |
| 2 | Beausejour MB C | 3,565 | 0.7 km | 50% |
| 3 | Victoria Park ON A | 3,574 | 0.7 km | 53% |
| 17 | Delwood AB B+ | 3,491 | 2.6 km | 51% |
| 18 | Fessenden ON B | 3,551 | 2.9 km | 53% |
| 19 | Bridgeview BC A | 3,511 | 2.9 km | 50% |
| 20 | Brevoort Park SK B+ | 3,485 | 3.0 km | 49% |
| 21 | Buchanan MB B+ | 3,473 | 3.3 km | 52% |
| 40 | Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap BC C− | 3,475 | 29 km | 48% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Bridgeview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeview | 2.9 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Whalley 2.6 km | 1.8 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Port Mann 2.6 km | 3.5 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| New Westminster 3.7 km | 1.8 km | 48% | 84.4 | A |
| Birdland 4.0 km | 3.3 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| Brownsville 4.2 km | 3.0 km | 50% | 83.2 | A |
| East Burnaby 4.6 km | 1.7 km | 48% | 84.4 | A |
New Westminster falls in another health region, with a life expectancy of 84.4 against 83.2 here.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who the survey asks. The health survey leaves out people living on reserves, full-time Canadian Forces members, people in institutions, and Nunavik and the Cree lands of James Bay.
- 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.
- What counts as a hospital. Facility locations come from Statistics Canada’s open database; records without coordinates sit at their postal code, and not every hospital has an emergency room.
- Distances are straight lines. Each small census area is measured as the crow flies to the nearest facility and weighted by its 2021 residents, so real trips run longer.
- Deprivation is context. The Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021) is context, never graded, and the territories have none.
- Regional figures. Only the distances on this page belong to Bridgeview alone, because the health survey and life expectancy come for the whole health region.
Questions about health in Bridgeview
How is Bridgeview’s Health Grade worked out?
It will once Canada’s single grading run is done, measured on the region’s survey and life expectancy and on how far Bridgeview’s homes are from a hospital, against the typical Canadian town.
What is the life expectancy in Bridgeview?
Statistics Canada publishes it for Bridgeview’s health region only: 85.8 years for women and 80.7 for men (2022/2024).
How healthy is Bridgeview?
Taken together the region leans healthier than the typical Canadian town, but the picture is mixed. Its chronic-condition figure, age-standardised, is 15%.
How far is Bridgeview from a hospital?
A clinic is 2.4 km from the average resident of Bridgeview and a pharmacy 0.8 km, as the crow flies.
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).