Central Saanich
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 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -36.5% | -34.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -2.5% | +5.7% |
| Asthma | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +5.4% | +17.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +3.1% | -4.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -24.6% | -23.7% |
| Depression | 18.5 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -4.6% | +14.7% |
| Diabetes | 6.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +6.5% | -15.8% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +30.6% | +41.3% |
| Gout | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -22.7% | -32.5% |
| Heart Failure | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -1.3% | +0.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -7.0% | -13.7% |
| Hypertension | 14.8 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -5.2% | -8.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +1.3% | +8.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.2 | 29.4 | 24.4 | -10.9% | +7.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -7.2% | +1.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +45.8% | +32.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +20.9% | +26.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -25.9% | -48.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +23.1% | +29.0% |
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 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -10.1% | -12.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 19.5 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -14.6% | -11.4% |
| Asthma | 138.2 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +2.0% | +8.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 34.2 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +3.2% | -2.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 40.4 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -27.5% | -25.0% |
| Depression | 285.2 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -2.2% | +11.4% |
| Diabetes | 69.4 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -6.6% | -20.7% |
| Epilepsy | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +6.3% | +19.8% |
| Gout | 25.8 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -8.3% | -21.0% |
| Heart Failure | 18.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -9.7% | -15.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -4.0% | -14.1% |
| Hypertension | 221.7 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -0.0% | -6.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 66.1 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -4.1% | -13.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 347.9 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -4.3% | +9.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +8.7% | +34.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 96.7 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +0.9% | +7.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 84.1 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +6.3% | -3.5% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +21.0% | +16.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -8.0% | -14.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 8.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -35.6% | -31.9% |
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.
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+ | 79.3 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 52.8 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +10.0% | +14.5% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.2 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 70.6 | 72.4 | 69.1 | -2.5% | +2.2% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 9.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -20.4% | -25.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 29.6 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -4.8% | -7.8% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 12.0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -16.1% | -12.4% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 22.8 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -18.0% | -15.9% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +42.9% | +6.1% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | +16.5% | +17.5% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +76.2% | +57.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 28.8 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -10.8% | -23.0% |
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.