North Saanich
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 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -34.8% | -33.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -26.6% | -20.4% |
| Asthma | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +21.4% | +34.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -20.5% | -26.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -40.8% | -40.1% |
| Depression | 19.6 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +1.0% | +21.4% |
| Diabetes | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -14.4% | -32.4% |
| Epilepsy | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +46.9% | +59.0% |
| Gout | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -31.3% | -39.9% |
| Heart Failure | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -27.9% | -26.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -25.2% | -30.6% |
| Hypertension | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -0.3% | -4.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -7.4% | -1.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 28.5 | 29.4 | 24.4 | -3.1% | +16.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +2.4% | +11.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +39.3% | +26.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +54.9% | +61.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -36.7% | -55.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -4.5% | +0.1% |
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 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -28.2% | -30.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 13.6 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -40.4% | -38.1% |
| Asthma | 123.2 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -9.1% | -2.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 32.7 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -1.1% | -6.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 28.0 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -49.8% | -48.1% |
| Depression | 259.5 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -11.0% | +1.4% |
| Diabetes | 62.9 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -15.3% | -28.2% |
| Epilepsy | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -1.4% | +11.2% |
| Gout | 22.9 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -18.4% | -29.7% |
| Heart Failure | 15.3 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -23.5% | -28.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -11.6% | -20.8% |
| Hypertension | 211.4 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -4.6% | -10.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 56.0 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -18.8% | -26.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 317.9 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -12.5% | -0.1% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -7.6% | +14.4% |
| Osteoarthritis | 94.3 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -1.6% | +4.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 88.4 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +11.8% | +1.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -14.8% | -18.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9.4 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -18.5% | -24.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -51.4% | -48.7% |
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.
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+ | 80.8 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +4.3% | +5.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 55.9 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +16.5% | +21.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.0 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +4.6% | +4.0% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 80.2 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +10.8% | +16.1% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 8.1 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -28.3% | -33.1% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 23.2 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -25.4% | -27.7% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 9.6 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -32.9% | -29.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 22.3 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -19.8% | -17.7% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -71.4% | -78.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -51.3% | -50.9% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -31.0% | -38.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 25.7 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -20.4% | -31.3% |
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.