Bowen Island/Lions Bay
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 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +217.7% | +118.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -32.0% | -36.5% |
| Asthma | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +24.5% | +9.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -4.7% | -11.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +3.8% | -20.5% |
| Depression | 18.0 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +21.9% | +12.0% |
| Diabetes | 3.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -50.3% | -51.3% |
| Epilepsy | * | 0.6 | 0.7 | - | - |
| Gout | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -36.6% | -36.8% |
| Heart Failure | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -5.5% | -15.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | * | 1.2 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 13.5 | 14.6 | 16.2 | -7.8% | -16.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +22.9% | +15.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 37.4 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +63.6% | +53.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.0 | -18.9% | -40.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 9.7 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +40.6% | +63.6% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +88.5% | +135.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.7 | 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 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +10.0% | -17.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 16.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | -23.0% | -23.4% |
| Asthma | 113.0 | 109.1 | 126.9 | +3.6% | -10.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 24.0 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -24.0% | -31.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 42.3 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +1.1% | -21.5% |
| Depression | 241.4 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +9.4% | -5.7% |
| Diabetes | 40.9 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -51.3% | -53.3% |
| Epilepsy | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +18.4% | -6.8% |
| Gout | 22.7 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -28.2% | -30.5% |
| Heart Failure | 16.0 | 18.9 | 21.4 | -14.9% | -25.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 6.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -32.3% | -33.7% |
| Hypertension | 182.1 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -16.7% | -22.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 62.8 | 67.1 | 76.1 | -6.4% | -17.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 329.6 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +16.7% | +3.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +11.6% | -13.3% |
| Osteoarthritis | 87.3 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +25.0% | -3.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 87.3 | 103.9 | 87.1 | -16.0% | +0.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -8.2% | -4.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | -4.9% | -9.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.2 | 13.3 | 11.7 | -53.4% | -47.2% |
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+ | 81.6 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +6.8% | +6.2% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 68.2 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +46.0% | +47.9% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.8 | 91.1 | 89.4 | +3.0% | +4.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 80.3 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +18.6% | +16.2% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 7.7 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -33.0% | -36.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 22.5 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -29.7% | -29.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 9.7 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -24.8% | -29.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 29.3 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +4.6% | +8.1% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 21.7 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +121.4% | +90.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +33.3% | +19.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 38.1 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +5.2% | +1.9% |
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.