Central Cowichan
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 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +33.9% | +37.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | +36.2% | +47.5% |
| Asthma | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +2.6% | +14.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +8.7% | +0.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 8.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +75.1% | +77.1% |
| Depression | 16.2 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -16.3% | +0.7% |
| Diabetes | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +11.8% | -11.7% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.4% | +5.6% |
| Gout | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +14.2% | -0.2% |
| Heart Failure | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -7.0% | -5.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +28.6% | +19.2% |
| Hypertension | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -3.4% | -7.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -33.5% | -29.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 30.3 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +3.1% | +24.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +34.8% | +57.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +4.1% | +13.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +8.3% | -1.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +51.9% | +58.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -7.4% | -35.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +11.5% | +16.8% |
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 | 22.5 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +27.7% | +23.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 26.5 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +16.0% | +20.4% |
| Asthma | 148.1 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +9.3% | +16.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 35.3 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +6.7% | +1.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 101.6 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +82.2% | +88.3% |
| Depression | 315.6 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +8.2% | +23.3% |
| Diabetes | 80.3 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +8.1% | -8.2% |
| Epilepsy | 13.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +20.2% | +35.5% |
| Gout | 33.4 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +18.8% | +2.3% |
| Heart Failure | 21.6 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +8.4% | +1.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +23.3% | +10.4% |
| Hypertension | 241.2 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +8.8% | +2.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 67.7 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -1.7% | -11.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 398.7 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +9.7% | +25.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +9.9% | +36.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 110.2 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +14.9% | +22.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 81.1 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +2.6% | -6.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +12.0% | +7.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 13.4 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +15.9% | +7.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 14.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | +16.0% | +22.5% |
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+ | 79.0 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +1.9% | +2.8% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 49.3 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +2.7% | +6.9% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 86.3 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -2.9% | -3.5% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 75.9 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +4.8% | +9.8% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 10.9 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -3.5% | -9.9% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 31.9 | 31.1 | 32.1 | +2.6% | -0.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.9 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +18.2% | +23.4% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +38.8% | +3.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | +7.8% | +8.8% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +14.3% | +2.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 28.2 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -12.7% | -24.6% |
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.