Nanaimo West/Rural
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 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -9.8% | -7.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -17.6% | -10.7% |
| Asthma | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -11.4% | -1.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -4.2% | -11.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -20.3% | -19.3% |
| Depression | 16.4 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -15.2% | +1.9% |
| Diabetes | 4.7 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -16.2% | -33.8% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +30.9% | +41.7% |
| Gout | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +5.1% | -8.2% |
| Heart Failure | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -19.6% | -18.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +38.3% | +28.3% |
| Hypertension | 14.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -10.0% | -13.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +18.1% | +26.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 24.8 | 29.4 | 24.4 | -15.7% | +1.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -11.8% | -4.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -22.0% | -29.3% |
| Parkinsonism | * | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +75.4% | +22.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +33.1% | +39.5% |
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 | 19.6 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +11.3% | +7.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 17.4 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -23.8% | -20.9% |
| Asthma | 133.2 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -1.7% | +5.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 34.0 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +2.6% | -2.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 53.7 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -3.7% | -0.4% |
| Depression | 243.7 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -16.4% | -4.7% |
| Diabetes | 73.7 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -0.9% | -15.9% |
| Epilepsy | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +6.1% | +19.6% |
| Gout | 32.0 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +13.8% | -2.0% |
| Heart Failure | 19.2 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -3.6% | -10.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -3.3% | -13.4% |
| Hypertension | 211.3 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -4.7% | -10.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 77.4 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +12.3% | +1.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 330.4 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -9.1% | +3.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +18.2% | +46.4% |
| Osteoarthritis | 97.6 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +1.8% | +8.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 69.4 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -12.3% | -20.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -8.1% | -11.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 13.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +15.6% | +7.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.5 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -47.8% | -44.8% |
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+ | 82.1 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +5.9% | +6.9% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 44.2 | 48.0 | 46.1 | -7.9% | -4.1% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.0 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +2.4% | +1.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 76.4 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +5.5% | +10.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 5.5 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -51.3% | -54.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 34.8 | 31.1 | 32.1 | +11.9% | +8.4% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 10.5 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -26.6% | -23.4% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 24.2 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -12.9% | -10.7% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -63.3% | -72.7% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | +26.1% | +27.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -9.5% | -19.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 40.7 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +26.0% | +8.8% |
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.