Houston
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 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +98.2% | +191.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -18.7% | -18.6% |
| Asthma | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.9 | +2.0% | -30.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 14.1 | 9.8 | 4.6 | +44.0% | +206.6% |
| Depression | 20.5 | 18.2 | 16.1 | +12.5% | +27.0% |
| Diabetes | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -26.9% | -22.1% |
| Epilepsy | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +73.8% | +100.3% |
| Gout | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | +3.2% | +26.7% |
| Heart Failure | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +15.6% | +60.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | * | 1.4 | 1.3 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 11.5 | 17.2 | 16.2 | -33.3% | -29.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +3.3% | +11.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 22.5 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -8.4% | -7.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | +36.4% | +54.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | +39.6% | +19.8% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | * | 0.9 | 0.9 | - | - |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.7 | 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 | 32.9 | 26.3 | 18.2 | +25.0% | +80.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 20.9 | 20.7 | 22.0 | +0.9% | -5.0% |
| Asthma | 127.9 | 130.0 | 126.9 | -1.6% | +0.8% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 38.7 | 38.5 | 34.9 | +0.3% | +10.6% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 67.5 | 77.9 | 53.9 | -13.4% | +25.1% |
| Depression | 280.2 | 289.1 | 255.9 | -3.1% | +9.5% |
| Diabetes | 90.7 | 90.9 | 87.5 | -0.2% | +3.6% |
| Epilepsy | 10.6 | 13.5 | 9.6 | -21.1% | +10.7% |
| Gout | 47.1 | 41.6 | 32.6 | +13.3% | +44.3% |
| Heart Failure | 35.3 | 31.9 | 21.4 | +10.5% | +64.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 14.7 | 10.7 | 9.4 | +37.1% | +57.0% |
| Hypertension | 288.1 | 262.1 | 236.2 | +9.9% | +22.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 88.4 | 88.4 | 76.1 | +0.0% | +16.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 334.9 | 337.9 | 318.3 | -0.9% | +5.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | -16.1% | +6.2% |
| Osteoarthritis | 134.7 | 108.8 | 90.0 | +23.8% | +49.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 55.4 | 80.6 | 87.1 | -31.3% | -36.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | -25.0% | -34.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.7 | 14.5 | 12.4 | -12.4% | +2.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 15.8 | 12.9 | 11.7 | +21.9% | +34.8% |
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+ | 75.3 | 74.5 | 76.8 | +1.1% | -2.0% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 63.8 | 51.9 | 46.1 | +22.9% | +38.4% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.8 | 87.7 | 89.4 | +2.4% | +0.4% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 57.7 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -16.6% | -16.5% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | * | 13.4 | 12.1 | - | - |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 29.4 | 32.6 | 32.1 | -9.8% | -8.4% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | * | 15.6 | 13.7 | - | - |
| Binge drink, 18+ | * | 27.0 | 27.1 | - | - |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -49.2% | -54.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 11.4 | -24.2% | -20.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -26.7% | -29.8% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 25.0 | 30.1 | 37.4 | -16.9% | -33.2% |
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.