Central Okanagan Rural
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 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +25.2% | +44.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -41.3% | -39.9% |
| Asthma | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +13.9% | +30.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 7.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +46.4% | +41.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -11.8% | +10.1% |
| Depression | 18.3 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -2.6% | +13.4% |
| Diabetes | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -0.1% | -30.0% |
| Epilepsy | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -28.3% | -14.9% |
| Gout | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -6.7% | -2.2% |
| Heart Failure | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -15.8% | -9.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -41.0% | -35.4% |
| Hypertension | 16.2 | 15.8 | 16.2 | +2.1% | -0.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.7 | +14.2% | -4.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 28.8 | 28.2 | 24.4 | +1.9% | +18.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | +7.4% | +37.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +11.8% | +2.5% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -23.2% | -31.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.6 | 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 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 18.2 | -12.3% | +1.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 13.9 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -34.2% | -36.9% |
| Asthma | 130.9 | 131.7 | 126.9 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 31.4 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -4.9% | -10.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 56.5 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -18.6% | +4.8% |
| Depression | 289.5 | 293.4 | 255.9 | -1.3% | +13.1% |
| Diabetes | 56.7 | 70.4 | 87.5 | -19.5% | -35.3% |
| Epilepsy | 9.9 | 11.7 | 9.6 | -15.1% | +3.5% |
| Gout | 32.2 | 33.5 | 32.6 | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| Heart Failure | 19.2 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -14.9% | -10.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -15.1% | -16.8% |
| Hypertension | 217.7 | 227.2 | 236.2 | -4.2% | -7.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 83.7 | 75.7 | 76.1 | +10.6% | +10.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 341.6 | 350.1 | 318.3 | -2.4% | +7.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -0.9% | +17.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 102.9 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -2.1% | +14.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 66.8 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -9.3% | -23.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +7.2% | -2.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.7 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -20.8% | -14.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 5.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -45.4% | -51.4% |
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+ | 80.6 | 78.9 | 76.8 | +2.1% | +4.9% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 43.0 | 50.7 | 46.1 | -15.2% | -6.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.7 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -1.3% | -1.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 76.9 | 74.1 | 69.1 | +3.8% | +11.3% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 6.1 | 11.9 | 12.1 | -48.7% | -49.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 19.8 | 30.0 | 32.1 | -34.0% | -38.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.1 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +9.5% | +17.5% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 27.7 | 29.0 | 27.1 | -4.5% | +2.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +10.2% | -1.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -14.2% | -14.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | +4.3% | +2.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 30.6 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -10.3% | -18.2% |
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.