Ladysmith
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 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +12.6% | +15.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | +5.2% | +14.0% |
| Asthma | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +5.8% | +17.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +12.4% | +4.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +35.9% | +37.5% |
| Depression | 22.6 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +16.7% | +40.4% |
| Diabetes | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +0.4% | -20.6% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +9.9% | +18.9% |
| Gout | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +22.0% | +6.6% |
| Heart Failure | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -1.0% | +0.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -6.0% | -12.8% |
| Hypertension | 18.0 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +15.2% | +10.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -0.1% | +6.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 32.3 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +9.8% | +32.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +23.8% | +34.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -43.1% | -48.4% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +25.4% | -12.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | * | 0.8 | 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 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +14.4% | +10.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 26.3 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +15.5% | +19.8% |
| Asthma | 151.9 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +12.1% | +19.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 35.2 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +6.3% | +0.7% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 71.4 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +28.1% | +32.4% |
| Depression | 318.4 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +9.2% | +24.4% |
| Diabetes | 77.0 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +3.6% | -12.1% |
| Epilepsy | 8.2 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -24.2% | -14.6% |
| Gout | 37.5 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +33.4% | +15.0% |
| Heart Failure | 22.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +10.3% | +2.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -14.0% | -22.9% |
| Hypertension | 239.2 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +7.9% | +1.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 73.6 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +6.7% | -3.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 385.3 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +6.0% | +21.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +5.6% | +30.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 108.0 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +12.7% | +20.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 74.5 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -5.7% | -14.5% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -14.7% | -18.2% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.6 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +9.8% | +1.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.4 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -47.9% | -45.0% |
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+ | 78.5 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 52.4 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +9.2% | +13.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 87.6 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -1.5% | -2.0% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 76.9 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +6.2% | +11.3% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 8.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -29.2% | -33.9% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 26.7 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -14.1% | -16.8% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 12.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -11.2% | -7.3% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 27.1 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -2.5% | 0.0% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -30.6% | -48.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -40.9% | -40.4% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +21.4% | +8.5% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 35.6 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +10.2% | -4.8% |
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.