Cowichan Valley West
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 | +23.4% | +26.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -1.3% | +6.9% |
| Asthma | 8.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +60.8% | +78.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 7.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +55.4% | +43.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 10.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +119.2% | +121.7% |
| Depression | 18.1 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -6.6% | +12.3% |
| Diabetes | 7.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +31.4% | +3.9% |
| Epilepsy | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +42.4% | +54.1% |
| Gout | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +27.9% | +11.8% |
| Heart Failure | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -14.8% | -13.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +38.0% | +28.0% |
| Hypertension | 16.4 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +5.2% | +1.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 6.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -20.7% | -15.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 33.7 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +14.5% | +38.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -8.6% | -0.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -22.3% | -29.6% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | * | 0.7 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.8 | 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 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +23.8% | +20.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| Asthma | 141.5 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +4.4% | +11.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 37.8 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +14.2% | +8.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 113.5 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +103.5% | +110.4% |
| Depression | 305.5 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +4.8% | +19.4% |
| Diabetes | 79.6 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +7.2% | -9.0% |
| Epilepsy | 16.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +47.5% | +66.3% |
| Gout | 39.4 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +40.0% | +20.6% |
| Heart Failure | 21.2 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +6.3% | -0.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.8 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +41.4% | +26.6% |
| Hypertension | 243.8 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +10.0% | +3.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 67.6 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -2.0% | -11.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 391.0 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +7.6% | +22.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -7.3% | +14.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 108.6 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +13.3% | +20.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 60.2 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -23.9% | -30.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +5.6% | +1.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +27.4% | +17.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -1.1% | +4.5% |
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+ | 76.3 | 77.5 | 76.8 | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 41.2 | 48.0 | 46.1 | -14.2% | -10.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 82.5 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -7.2% | -7.7% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 70.5 | 72.4 | 69.1 | -2.6% | +2.0% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 9.5 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -15.9% | -21.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 28.8 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -7.4% | -10.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 18.2 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +27.3% | +32.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -0.7% | +1.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -51.3% | -50.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 33.3 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +3.1% | -11.0% |
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.