Alberni Valley/Bamfield
Community Health Service Area
Health Profile (Version 2.0)
Comparison to Provincial and Regional Health Authority Averages
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – Chronic diseases
The following chart compares the CHSA’s age-standardized incidence and lifetime prevalence rates for various chronic diseases with the provincial (BC) and corresponding regional health authority's (HA) rates. A negative value indicates that the CHSA rate is lower than the provincial or regional health authority rate while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Annual Age-standardized incidence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +74.3% | +79.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -28.2% | -22.2% |
| Asthma | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -41.8% | -35.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +11.7% | +3.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +32.1% | +33.6% |
| Depression | 20.6 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +6.5% | +28.1% |
| Diabetes | 7.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +39.2% | +10.0% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.7 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +41.0% | +23.2% |
| Heart Failure | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +42.3% | +44.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +59.1% | +47.6% |
| Hypertension | 18.6 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +19.4% | +14.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 16.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +98.6% | +112.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 30.7 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +4.3% | +25.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +38.6% | +50.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +41.3% | +28.0% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +45.4% | +1.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | - | - |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
| Annual Age-standardized prevalence rate (per 1000 population) |
Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 26.5 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +50.1% | +45.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 12.9 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -43.3% | -41.1% |
| Asthma | 135.4 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -0.1% | +6.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 36.6 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +10.5% | +4.7% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 63.2 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +13.3% | +17.1% |
| Depression | 306.4 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +5.1% | +19.7% |
| Diabetes | 85.5 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +15.1% | -2.4% |
| Epilepsy | 10.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -2.9% | +9.5% |
| Gout | 33.7 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +19.8% | +3.2% |
| Heart Failure | 24.2 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +21.4% | +13.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +28.1% | +14.7% |
| Hypertension | 240.8 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +8.6% | +1.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 95.1 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +37.9% | +25.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 364.9 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +0.4% | +14.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -21.5% | -2.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 116.8 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +21.8% | +29.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 61.6 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -22.0% | -29.3% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -11.2% | -14.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +15.7% | +7.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 9.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -26.8% | -22.7% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.
Data source: B.C. Chronic Disease Registry, 2020-21.
Comparison to provincial and regional health authority averages – All other indicators
The following chart compares the CHSA's values for all other indicators with the provincial (BC) and the corresponding regional health authority's (HA) averages. A negative value indicates that the CHSA value is lower than the provincial or health authority average while a positive value indicates that it is higher.
| Indicator Value, % | Percent Difference of CHSA Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator, age (year) | CHSA | HA | BC | Compared to HA | Compared to BC |
| Attached to GP or group practice, 0+ | 83.5 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +7.7% | +8.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 65.0 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +35.4% | +41.0% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.2 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -1.9% | -2.5% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 88.8 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +22.7% | +28.5% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 11.3 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 23.5 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -24.4% | -26.8% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.4 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +14.7% | +19.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 37.3 | 27.8 | 27.1 | +34.2% | +37.6% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -63.5% | -63.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 16.7 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -48.3% | -55.3% |
Please note that indicator values presented in this table have been rounded to one (1) decimal place while percent (%) differences of CHSA value compared to HA or BC values are calculated using unrounded indicator values.