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 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +29.5% | +32.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | +60.3% | +72.1% |
| Asthma | 8.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | +36.3% | +39.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | +7.6% | -9.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 13.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | +117.9% | +136.9% |
| Depression | 18.1 | 18.4 | 15.0 | -1.8% | +21.1% |
| Diabetes | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.0 | +4.2% | -12.1% |
| Epilepsy | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +63.5% | +70.7% |
| Gout | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | +31.5% | +14.7% |
| Heart Failure | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +11.7% | +10.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | * | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 19.9 | 17.8 | 18.5 | +11.5% | +7.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | -26.8% | -24.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 25.8 | 26.9 | 21.7 | -4.2% | +18.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | -2.1% | +7.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | -6.2% | -10.0% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +8.1% | -13.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.7 | 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, 2019/20.
| 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 | 18.3 | +23.8% | +19.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 23.9 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +4.7% | +8.5% |
| Asthma | 140.6 | 134.7 | 126.9 | +4.4% | +10.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 36.0 | 31.6 | 33.6 | +13.8% | +7.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 115.2 | 56.6 | 54.7 | +103.5% | +110.7% |
| Depression | 302.4 | 287.8 | 253.8 | +5.1% | +19.1% |
| Diabetes | 78.4 | 73.9 | 86.2 | +6.1% | -9.1% |
| Epilepsy | 13.4 | 10.6 | 9.4 | +26.2% | +42.1% |
| Gout | 37.8 | 27.6 | 32.0 | +37.0% | +18.1% |
| Heart Failure | 21.5 | 19.7 | 21.3 | +8.9% | +0.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +28.8% | +15.3% |
| Hypertension | 243.3 | 223.8 | 238.6 | +8.8% | +2.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 69.1 | 67.5 | 75.6 | +2.4% | -8.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 380.9 | 356.6 | 313.7 | +6.8% | +21.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +4.9% | +29.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 111.6 | 95.8 | 90.0 | +16.5% | +24.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 61.2 | 81.2 | 89.5 | -24.7% | -31.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +4.1% | +0.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 15.1 | 11.6 | 12.2 | +30.8% | +23.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | +4.3% | +10.3% |
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, 2019/20.
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.