North Vancouver DM - 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 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -23.0% | -47.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -27.7% | -32.5% |
| Asthma | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -0.0% | -12.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -18.3% | -23.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +5.5% | -19.2% |
| Depression | 18.3 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +23.3% | +13.4% |
| Diabetes | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -3.9% | -5.9% |
| Epilepsy | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +26.3% | +17.7% |
| Gout | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -21.6% | -21.9% |
| Heart Failure | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -16.1% | -25.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -18.9% | -22.0% |
| Hypertension | 14.9 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +1.5% | -8.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +37.8% | +29.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 27.9 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +22.1% | +14.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +17.4% | -13.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +18.2% | +37.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +3.1% | +9.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +58.2% | +97.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -47.2% | -47.5% |
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 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 18.2 | -2.9% | -27.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 15.3 | 21.9 | 22.0 | -30.0% | -30.4% |
| Asthma | 103.7 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -5.0% | -18.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 25.7 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -18.4% | -26.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 37.5 | 41.9 | 53.9 | -10.6% | -30.6% |
| Depression | 236.9 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +7.4% | -7.4% |
| Diabetes | 67.8 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -19.3% | -22.6% |
| Epilepsy | 8.9 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +17.6% | -7.4% |
| Gout | 25.4 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -19.7% | -22.3% |
| Heart Failure | 15.3 | 18.9 | 21.4 | -18.8% | -28.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 6.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -26.4% | -27.9% |
| Hypertension | 193.9 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -11.3% | -17.9% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 77.8 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +15.9% | +2.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 307.1 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +8.7% | -3.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +63.2% | +26.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 72.7 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +4.2% | -19.1% |
| Osteoporosis | 110.6 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +6.4% | +26.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.8% | +2.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +21.9% | +15.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 6.2 | 13.3 | 11.7 | -53.4% | -47.2% |
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.
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+ | 79.7 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +4.3% | +3.7% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 55.6 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +19.1% | +20.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.6 | 91.1 | 89.4 | +2.7% | +4.7% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 74.2 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +9.6% | +7.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 9.5 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -17.4% | -21.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 25.2 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -21.3% | -21.5% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 9.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -23.3% | -27.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 29.3 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +4.6% | +8.1% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -19.2% | -4.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +1.0% | -13.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -21.4% | -29.8% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 42.5 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +17.4% | +13.6% |
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.