Courtenay
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 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +55.1% | +59.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -7.6% | +0.1% |
| Asthma | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +9.8% | +22.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -10.7% | -17.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +29.3% | +30.8% |
| Depression | 19.8 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +2.1% | +22.8% |
| Diabetes | 5.9 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +5.4% | -16.7% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +17.6% | +27.3% |
| Gout | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +14.6% | +0.2% |
| Heart Failure | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +35.0% | +37.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +21.2% | +12.4% |
| Hypertension | 15.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -0.5% | -4.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 11.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +34.2% | +43.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 32.4 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +10.1% | +32.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +1.4% | +10.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +6.9% | -3.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -15.9% | -12.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -5.7% | -34.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -22.0% | -18.3% |
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 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +17.2% | +13.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -0.2% | +3.5% |
| Asthma | 139.1 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +2.7% | +9.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 34.7 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +4.7% | -0.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 60.0 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +7.6% | +11.2% |
| Depression | 316.3 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +8.5% | +23.6% |
| Diabetes | 73.6 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -0.9% | -15.9% |
| Epilepsy | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +15.4% | +30.1% |
| Gout | 30.4 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +8.2% | -6.8% |
| Heart Failure | 23.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +15.0% | +7.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +4.2% | -6.7% |
| Hypertension | 226.2 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +2.1% | -4.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 81.1 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +17.6% | +6.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 384.6 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +5.8% | +20.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +3.1% | +27.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 91.9 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -4.1% | +2.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 69.6 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -11.9% | -20.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -6.3% | -10.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +10.6% | +2.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.7 | +10.4% | +16.6% |
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+ | 81.2 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +4.8% | +5.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 47.3 | 48.0 | 46.1 | -1.5% | +2.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.7 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 69.4 | 72.4 | 69.1 | -4.1% | +0.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 12.9 | 11.3 | 12.1 | +14.2% | +6.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 28.0 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -10.0% | -12.8% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 18.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +30.8% | +36.5% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 24.1 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -13.3% | -11.1% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +20.4% | -10.6% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | +25.2% | +26.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -26.2% | -34.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 32.3 | 32.3 | 37.4 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
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.