Downtown Kelowna
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 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -4.4% | +10.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| Asthma | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +7.1% | +22.4% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +27.5% | +22.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | +5.8% | +32.1% |
| Depression | 21.6 | 18.8 | 16.1 | +15.2% | +34.1% |
| Diabetes | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.1 | +5.1% | -26.3% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +11.9% | +32.9% |
| Gout | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | +0.4% | +5.2% |
| Heart Failure | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -11.5% | -4.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -2.8% | +6.5% |
| Hypertension | 16.7 | 15.8 | 16.2 | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -11.6% | -25.8% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 30.9 | 28.2 | 24.4 | +9.4% | +26.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -11.8% | +5.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -6.0% | +20.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +32.1% | +21.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +13.1% | +1.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +16.4% | +3.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +68.2% | +43.1% |
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 | 17.7 | 21.1 | 18.2 | -16.0% | -2.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 23.3 | 21.1 | 22.0 | +10.6% | +6.0% |
| Asthma | 128.5 | 131.7 | 126.9 | -2.4% | +1.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 32.7 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -1.0% | -6.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 68.5 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -1.4% | +27.0% |
| Depression | 313.5 | 293.4 | 255.9 | +6.8% | +22.5% |
| Diabetes | 63.6 | 70.4 | 87.5 | -9.6% | -27.3% |
| Epilepsy | 12.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | +3.0% | +25.6% |
| Gout | 28.9 | 33.5 | 32.6 | -13.8% | -11.5% |
| Heart Failure | 20.6 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -8.4% | -3.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -8.1% | -9.9% |
| Hypertension | 215.8 | 227.2 | 236.2 | -5.0% | -8.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 84.8 | 75.7 | 76.1 | +12.0% | +11.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 369.2 | 350.1 | 318.3 | +5.5% | +16.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | +15.2% | +36.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 100.2 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -4.7% | +11.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 81.3 | 73.6 | 87.1 | +10.5% | -6.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +15.6% | +5.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.1 | 13.5 | 12.4 | +5.0% | +13.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 17.5 | 10.4 | 11.7 | +68.2% | +49.7% |
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.
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+ | 75.7 | 78.9 | 76.8 | -4.1% | -1.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 44.4 | 50.7 | 46.1 | -12.4% | -3.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.7 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 71.8 | 74.1 | 69.1 | -3.1% | +3.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 14.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 | +17.6% | +15.7% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 31.0 | 30.0 | 32.1 | +3.3% | -3.4% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 10.8 | 14.7 | 13.7 | -26.5% | -21.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.4 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +4.8% | +12.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | +47.5% | +31.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -4.4% | -5.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -21.7% | -23.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 36.0 | 34.1 | 37.4 | +5.6% | -3.7% |
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.