North Vancouver City - West
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 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +25.9% | -13.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -25.8% | -30.8% |
| Asthma | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +10.2% | +2.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +28.6% | -1.5% |
| Depression | 17.8 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +20.4% | +10.6% |
| Diabetes | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | +7.7% | +5.5% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +28.4% | +19.6% |
| Gout | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -9.4% | -9.8% |
| Heart Failure | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +25.0% | +11.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -16.6% | -19.7% |
| Hypertension | 16.5 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +13.0% | +1.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +38.2% | +29.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 28.9 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +26.6% | +18.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +98.5% | +44.0% |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +23.7% | -9.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +8.0% | +25.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -25.8% | -21.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +61.0% | +100.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -8.1% | -8.5% |
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 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +11.9% | -15.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 15.5 | 21.9 | 22.0 | -29.3% | -29.6% |
| Asthma | 103.9 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -4.8% | -18.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 29.6 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -6.2% | -15.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 46.7 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +11.6% | -13.4% |
| Depression | 258.5 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +17.2% | +1.0% |
| Diabetes | 81.0 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -3.6% | -7.5% |
| Epilepsy | 9.4 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +23.9% | -2.5% |
| Gout | 27.2 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -13.9% | -16.7% |
| Heart Failure | 20.2 | 18.9 | 21.4 | +7.0% | -5.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -11.1% | -12.9% |
| Hypertension | 218.7 | 218.7 | 236.2 | +0.0% | -7.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 79.2 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +17.9% | +4.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 324.5 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +14.9% | +2.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +67.2% | +29.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 74.1 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +6.1% | -17.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 105.2 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +1.3% | +20.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.1% | +3.4% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.5 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +23.5% | +16.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 13.4 | 13.3 | 11.7 | +1.2% | +14.7% |
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+ | 77.4 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 47.8 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +2.4% | +3.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 92.9 | 91.1 | 89.4 | +2.0% | +3.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 71.6 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +5.8% | +3.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -1.7% | -6.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -3.1% | -8.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 30.1 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +7.5% | +11.1% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | +9.0% | +28.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -9.5% | -19.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 41.6 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +14.9% | +11.2% |
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.