Nanaimo North/Lantzville
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 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -7.3% | -4.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -4.3% | +3.7% |
| Asthma | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -16.2% | -6.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -7.4% | -14.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -11.6% | -10.5% |
| Depression | 15.7 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -19.0% | -2.6% |
| Diabetes | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +3.2% | -18.4% |
| Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -50.8% | -46.7% |
| Gout | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -17.9% | -28.3% |
| Heart Failure | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -2.8% | -9.9% |
| Hypertension | 15.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +0.6% | -3.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +21.1% | +29.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 21.8 | 29.4 | 24.4 | -25.7% | -10.4% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -2.2% | +6.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +31.3% | +19.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +11.8% | +16.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +43.9% | +0.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -19.3% | -15.4% |
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 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 21.3 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -6.6% | -3.0% |
| Asthma | 128.4 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -5.2% | +1.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 32.0 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -3.3% | -8.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 45.2 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -18.9% | -16.1% |
| Depression | 240.1 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -17.7% | -6.2% |
| Diabetes | 72.2 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -2.8% | -17.5% |
| Epilepsy | 9.8 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -9.9% | +1.6% |
| Gout | 27.0 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -3.9% | -17.2% |
| Heart Failure | 18.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -9.9% | -16.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 6.8 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -18.4% | -27.0% |
| Hypertension | 216.9 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -2.1% | -8.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 75.2 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +9.1% | -1.2% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 321.1 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -11.6% | +0.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -4.8% | +17.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 91.4 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -4.6% | +1.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 86.7 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +9.6% | -0.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +11.4% | +6.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +1.9% | -5.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -41.2% | -37.9% |
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+ | 82.5 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +6.4% | +7.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 46.0 | 48.0 | 46.1 | -4.2% | -0.2% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.8 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 69.3 | 72.4 | 69.1 | -4.3% | +0.3% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 9.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -20.4% | -25.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 24.1 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -22.5% | -24.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 7.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -46.2% | -43.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 20.9 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -24.8% | -22.9% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +6.1% | -21.2% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -4.3% | -3.5% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -2.4% | -12.8% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 40.9 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +26.6% | +9.4% |
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.