Downtown Vancouver
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 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -14.5% | -41.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +34.3% | +25.2% |
| Asthma | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -3.8% | -15.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -4.9% | -11.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +9.3% | -16.3% |
| Depression | 15.0 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +1.0% | -7.2% |
| Diabetes | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -8.6% | -10.5% |
| Epilepsy | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -43.3% | -47.1% |
| Gout | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -30.8% | -31.1% |
| Heart Failure | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +3.6% | -7.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -37.4% | -39.7% |
| Hypertension | 15.7 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +7.0% | -3.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +12.5% | +5.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 24.8 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +8.4% | +1.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +161.6% | +89.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 | -2.1% | -28.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +18.8% | +38.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -19.9% | -15.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -7.8% | +14.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +38.9% | +38.4% |
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 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 18.2 | -16.1% | -36.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 31.0 | 21.9 | 22.0 | +41.8% | +41.1% |
| Asthma | 87.1 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -20.2% | -31.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 29.6 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -6.1% | -15.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 39.0 | 41.9 | 53.9 | -6.9% | -27.7% |
| Depression | 218.8 | 220.6 | 255.9 | -0.8% | -14.5% |
| Diabetes | 67.3 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -19.9% | -23.1% |
| Epilepsy | 6.9 | 7.6 | 9.6 | -8.2% | -27.8% |
| Gout | 26.1 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -17.5% | -20.1% |
| Heart Failure | 19.7 | 18.9 | 21.4 | +4.2% | -8.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -18.2% | -19.9% |
| Hypertension | 189.5 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -13.3% | -19.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 71.5 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +6.5% | -6.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 284.7 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +0.8% | -10.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +9.7% | -14.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 62.6 | 69.8 | 90.0 | -10.3% | -30.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 110.0 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +5.8% | +26.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | +8.1% | +11.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.4 | -10.2% | -15.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 18.1 | 13.3 | 11.7 | +36.8% | +55.1% |
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.
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+ | 69.0 | 76.4 | 76.8 | -9.7% | -10.2% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 30.7 | 46.7 | 46.1 | -34.3% | -33.4% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.2 | 91.1 | 89.4 | +2.3% | +4.3% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 67.8 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +0.1% | -1.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 13.6 | 11.5 | 12.1 | +18.3% | +12.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 34.8 | 32.0 | 32.1 | +8.7% | +8.4% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 14.4 | 12.9 | 13.7 | +11.6% | +5.1% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 34.5 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +23.2% | +27.3% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | +16.7% | +37.9% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +2.0% | -12.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +35.7% | +21.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 37.5 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +3.6% | +0.3% |
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.