Downtown Victoria/Vic 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 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -32.8% | -30.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | +8.1% | +17.1% |
| Asthma | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -11.7% | -1.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -8.2% | -15.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +7.0% | +8.2% |
| Depression | 22.3 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +15.3% | +38.7% |
| Diabetes | 5.7 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +1.9% | -19.4% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +28.9% | +39.5% |
| Gout | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -5.5% | -17.4% |
| Heart Failure | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -8.4% | -6.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -27.0% | -32.3% |
| Hypertension | 16.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +5.5% | +1.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 6.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -24.0% | -18.8% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 31.5 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +7.0% | +29.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +58.3% | +85.2% |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -21.5% | -14.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -14.8% | -22.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -34.3% | -31.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -11.8% | -38.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +56.1% | +63.6% |
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 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -11.4% | -14.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 28.4 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +24.7% | +29.3% |
| Asthma | 124.4 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -8.2% | -1.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 34.1 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +3.2% | -2.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 60.3 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +8.1% | +11.8% |
| Depression | 312.7 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +7.2% | +22.2% |
| Diabetes | 77.1 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +3.7% | -12.0% |
| Epilepsy | 11.9 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +9.6% | +23.6% |
| Gout | 22.6 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -19.7% | -30.8% |
| Heart Failure | 19.7 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -1.2% | -7.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -1.2% | -11.6% |
| Hypertension | 205.7 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -7.2% | -12.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 58.3 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -15.4% | -23.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 377.5 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +3.9% | +18.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +18.0% | +46.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 80.2 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -16.3% | -10.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 83.1 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +5.1% | -4.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -2.2% | -6.2% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -18.9% | -24.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 28.5 | 12.4 | 11.7 | +130.8% | +143.8% |
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+ | 66.3 | 77.5 | 76.8 | -14.5% | -13.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 40.9 | 48.0 | 46.1 | -14.8% | -11.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.5 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +1.8% | +1.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 67.9 | 72.4 | 69.1 | -6.2% | -1.7% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 14.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | +25.7% | +17.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 35.7 | 31.1 | 32.1 | +14.8% | +11.2% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.8 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +17.5% | +22.6% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.2 | 27.8 | 27.1 | +8.6% | +11.4% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +34.7% | 0.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -5.2% | -4.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +42.9% | +27.7% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 33.5 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +3.7% | -10.4% |
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.