Downtown Eastside
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 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +33.1% | -8.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 9.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +105.1% | +91.3% |
| Asthma | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +23.0% | +7.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 9.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +78.7% | +66.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 11.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +221.6% | +146.3% |
| Depression | 23.2 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +57.0% | +44.3% |
| Diabetes | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | +3.7% | +1.6% |
| Epilepsy | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +181.8% | +162.6% |
| Gout | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -49.9% | -50.1% |
| Heart Failure | 7.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +143.7% | +117.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +79.1% | +72.3% |
| Hypertension | 15.3 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +4.6% | -5.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +30.1% | +21.8% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 32.2 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +40.9% | +32.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | -3.1% | -28.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +10.9% | +29.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +18.4% | +25.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -16.5% | +4.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +529.8% | +527.1% |
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 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +21.4% | -8.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 43.5 | 21.9 | 22.0 | +98.7% | +97.8% |
| Asthma | 142.0 | 109.1 | 126.9 | +30.1% | +11.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 58.3 | 31.5 | 34.9 | +84.9% | +66.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 110.1 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +162.8% | +104.1% |
| Depression | 365.0 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +65.4% | +42.6% |
| Diabetes | 89.0 | 84.0 | 87.5 | +6.0% | +1.7% |
| Epilepsy | 17.5 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +131.0% | +81.8% |
| Gout | 27.4 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -13.2% | -16.0% |
| Heart Failure | 34.5 | 18.9 | 21.4 | +82.7% | +61.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 16.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +77.1% | +73.5% |
| Hypertension | 202.4 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -7.4% | -14.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 73.3 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +9.2% | -3.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 431.1 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +52.7% | +35.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -9.4% | -29.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 86.4 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +23.7% | -4.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 124.3 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +19.6% | +42.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +18.4% | +12.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 90.5 | 13.3 | 11.7 | +582.6% | +673.9% |
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+ | 70.4 | 76.4 | 76.8 | -7.8% | -8.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 43.9 | 46.7 | 46.1 | -6.0% | -4.8% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.5 | 91.1 | 89.4 | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 72.5 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +7.1% | +4.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.1 | +20.0% | +14.0% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 38.7 | 32.0 | 32.1 | +20.9% | +20.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 27.1 | 12.9 | 13.7 | +110.1% | +97.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 38.8 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +38.6% | +43.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -16.7% | -1.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 14.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +48.0% | +27.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +7.1% | -4.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 34.6 | 36.2 | 37.4 | -4.4% | -7.5% |
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.