Comox
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 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +19.7% | +23.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | +7.4% | +16.3% |
| Asthma | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -3.3% | +7.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -10.7% | -17.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -22.9% | -22.0% |
| Depression | 19.8 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +2.1% | +22.8% |
| Diabetes | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -14.9% | -32.7% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +7.1% | +15.9% |
| Gout | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +9.7% | -4.1% |
| Heart Failure | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -26.9% | -25.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +5.7% | -2.0% |
| Hypertension | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -3.9% | -7.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +14.1% | +21.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 32.5 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +10.4% | +33.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +4.1% | +13.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -26.0% | -32.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -26.5% | -23.2% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -45.6% | -62.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -47.5% | -45.0% |
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 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -4.3% | -7.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 20.3 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -11.1% | -7.8% |
| Asthma | 126.5 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -6.6% | -0.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 31.0 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -6.4% | -11.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 42.9 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -23.1% | -20.5% |
| Depression | 285.8 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -2.0% | +11.7% |
| Diabetes | 60.2 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -18.9% | -31.2% |
| Epilepsy | 9.7 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -10.2% | +1.2% |
| Gout | 29.5 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +4.8% | -9.7% |
| Heart Failure | 17.9 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -10.3% | -16.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -10.4% | -19.8% |
| Hypertension | 213.5 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -3.7% | -9.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 72.6 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +5.3% | -4.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 354.1 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -2.6% | +11.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +22.0% | +51.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 88.8 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -7.4% | -1.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 69.2 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -12.5% | -20.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -22.7% | -25.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +1.5% | -6.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.7 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -45.7% | -42.6% |
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.
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+ | 82.9 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +7.0% | +8.0% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 53.1 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +10.6% | +15.2% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.7 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 77.4 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +6.9% | +12.0% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 7.7 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -31.9% | -36.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 27.2 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -12.5% | -15.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 12.9 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -9.8% | -5.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.1 | +1.8% | +4.4% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -30.6% | -48.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -34.8% | -34.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -38.1% | -44.7% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 42.4 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +31.3% | +13.4% |
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.