Photo: Fralambert · Public domainSaint-André-Avellin’s health region counts 17% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%
On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 55% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. For Saint-André-Avellin itself the measure is access, and it lags: 7.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Health gives Saint-André-Avellin a grade of B, #469 of 503 in Quebec and #1,810 of 2,583 Canadian towns.
What stands out about health in Saint-André-Avellin
Deprivation runs high
On the index’s situational vulnerability, which follows housing, income and education, Saint-André-Avellin’s neighbourhoods average 4.0 out of 5, among the most deprived fifth of the country. The wider area ↓
Long-term conditions run low
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are rarer here than in the typical town’s region, even for its ages: 18% report high blood pressure and 8.6% diabetes. Conditions and habits ↓
Survey and life expectancy: the health region (Statistics Canada). Distances and deprivation: the town’s own areas.
Saint-André-Avellin 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: #469 of 503 in Quebec and #1,810 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.
In the region, high blood pressure (18%) and diabetes (8.6%)
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
Self-reported obesity, 34%, tops Quebec (29%).
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 18 health regions in Quebec compare on life expectancy
What Statistics Canada publishes above the town: life expectancy for each health region in Quebec, and the deprivation index for the town’s own areas.
Life expectancy at birth by health region · 2022/2024
Of the 18 health regions in Quebec, 12th place goes to this one, between a low of 65.2 and a high of 84.1.
Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation · national quintile, 1 least to 5 most deprived
Statistics Canada scores every small area from 1 to 5 on each dimension; Saint-André-Avellin’s bars are its residents’ average, shown and not graded.
Life expectancy: Statistics Canada table 13-10-0988, three-year estimate 2022/2024, by health region.
As long-lived as regions this deprived, if slightly longer
102 dots, 102 health regions: no town has its own life expectancy here, and Saint-André-Avellin’s region shows close to the trend.
At 3.1 on the index, regions tend to reach 80.5 years (correlation −0.83, 102 regions), and the one Saint-André-Avellin belongs to reaches 80.7. The 10 regions closest to it on the index split evenly around it, 5 above and 5 below; their median is 80.7 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.
From Saint-André-Avellin, a hospital is 7.6 km away on average
Straight-line distances from each part of Saint-André-Avellin, weighted by who lives there.
Saint-André-Avellin is further out than the provincial norm of 5.3 km in Quebec, and than the typical Canadian town at 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.
Self-rated health much as in Quebec: 55% to 56%
The survey’s answers for the region as given, each beside the province’s (the tick).
Share of adults, as answered · 2023/2024
Mental health trails Quebec: 59% very good or excellent to 64%, with 21% facing stressful days.
Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 (Statistics Canada table 13-10-0972), adults 18 and over, as published.
Saint-André-Avellin is 22nd of 40 towns its size for nearness to a hospital
The 40 Canadian towns nearest its population (3,787 to 3,930 people), nearest a hospital first; their median is 5.1 km.
| # | Town | People | Hospital | Very good health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Park SK A− | 3,827 | 0.4 km | 49% |
| 2 | Clareview Town Centre AB B+ | 3,800 | 0.8 km | 51% |
| 3 | Cardston AB B | 3,863 | 1.0 km | 52% |
| 20 | Guernsey ON B | 3,808 | 4.8 km | 53% |
| 21 | Maple AB B | 3,920 | 5.3 km | 51% |
| 22 | Saint-André-Avellin QC B | 3,862 | 7.6 km | 55% |
| 23 | Livingston AB A | 3,929 | 8.2 km | 56% |
| 24 | Corkery ON A | 3,822 | 10 km | 56% |
| 40 | Forty Mile County No. 8 AB C | 3,927 | 29 km | 52% |
The region’s very good or excellent health column is regional: towns in one region share it.
Health in the places around Saint-André-Avellin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Avellin | 7.6 km | 55% | 80.7 | B |
| Ripon 7.2 km | 15 km | 55% | 80.7 | B− |
| Papineauville 11 km | 4.7 km | 55% | 80.7 | B |
| Plaisance 13 km | 9.8 km | 55% | 80.7 | B |
| Montpellier 17 km | 24 km | 55% | 80.7 | B− |
The table’s survey and life-expectancy columns are one region’s, Saint-André-Avellin’s; read across for the hospital trip. Montpellier is the furthest from care, 24 km to Saint-André-Avellin’s 7.6 km.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Deprivation is context. None of the four deprivation scores enters the grade; they come from the 2021 index, which skips the territories.
- Regional figures. Only the distances on this page belong to Saint-André-Avellin alone, because the health survey and life expectancy come for the whole health region.
Questions about health in Saint-André-Avellin
How is Saint-André-Avellin’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 Saint-André-Avellin’s homes are from a hospital, against the typical Canadian town.
How healthy is Saint-André-Avellin?
The region does better than the typical Canadian town on most regional measures, with at least one exception. Chronic conditions there average 15% across arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure.
What is the life expectancy in Saint-André-Avellin?
Statistics Canada publishes it for Saint-André-Avellin’s health region only: 82.2 years for women and 79.1 for men (2022/2024).
How far is Saint-André-Avellin from a hospital?
In a straight line from where people in Saint-André-Avellin live: 2.7 km to a clinic, 2.6 km to a pharmacy.
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).