Golden
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 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +79.8% | +107.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -12.6% | -10.5% |
| Asthma | 1.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | -71.0% | -66.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -40.2% | -42.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 13.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | +128.5% | +185.3% |
| Depression | 15.6 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -17.0% | -3.3% |
| Diabetes | 3.6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -28.2% | -49.7% |
| Epilepsy | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -20.1% | -5.1% |
| Gout | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | +11.6% | +16.9% |
| Heart Failure | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | +30.7% | +40.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +5.8% | +15.9% |
| Hypertension | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.2 | +1.2% | -1.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -10.0% | -24.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 23.1 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -18.0% | -5.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -9.4% | +16.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -50.2% | -54.3% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | * | 0.8 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.6 | 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, 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 | 27.0 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +27.8% | +48.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 20.3 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -3.9% | -7.9% |
| Asthma | 91.5 | 131.7 | 126.9 | -30.5% | -27.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 24.7 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -25.1% | -29.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 80.5 | 69.5 | 53.9 | +15.9% | +49.3% |
| Depression | 196.1 | 293.4 | 255.9 | -33.2% | -23.4% |
| Diabetes | 60.1 | 70.4 | 87.5 | -14.6% | -31.4% |
| Epilepsy | 8.2 | 11.7 | 9.6 | -30.1% | -14.8% |
| Gout | 35.3 | 33.5 | 32.6 | +5.3% | +8.1% |
| Heart Failure | 19.8 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -12.0% | -7.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +3.7% | +1.6% |
| Hypertension | 191.6 | 227.2 | 236.2 | -15.7% | -18.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 57.7 | 75.7 | 76.1 | -23.8% | -24.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 236.2 | 350.1 | 318.3 | -32.5% | -25.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -40.8% | -29.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 99.1 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -5.7% | +10.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 62.4 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -15.3% | -28.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 2.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -52.5% | -56.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 7.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -43.6% | -39.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 4.5 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -56.9% | -61.6% |
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.
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+ | 83.4 | 78.9 | 76.8 | +5.6% | +8.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 64.8 | 50.7 | 46.1 | +27.8% | +40.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 94.2 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +6.0% | +5.4% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 83.9 | 74.1 | 69.1 | +13.2% | +21.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 24.8 | 30.0 | 32.1 | -17.3% | -22.7% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 17.5 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +19.0% | +27.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 35.5 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +22.4% | +31.0% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -74.6% | -77.3% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | +8.8% | +7.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -30.4% | -31.9% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 37.5 | 34.1 | 37.4 | +10.0% | +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.