Oak Bay
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 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -42.4% | -40.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -5.6% | +2.3% |
| Asthma | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -29.5% | -21.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -24.7% | -30.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 1.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -66.6% | -66.2% |
| Depression | 18.9 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -2.4% | +17.4% |
| Diabetes | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -31.2% | -45.6% |
| Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -39.3% | -34.3% |
| Gout | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +6.7% | -6.8% |
| Heart Failure | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -17.7% | -16.2% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -22.1% | -27.7% |
| Hypertension | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -3.0% | -6.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 6.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -27.1% | -22.1% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 31.2 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +5.9% | +27.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -5.0% | +3.4% |
| Osteoporosis | 7.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | +34.0% | +21.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.7% | +3.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -18.1% | -42.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -3.1% | +1.5% |
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 | 11.2 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -36.4% | -38.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 21.5 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -5.8% | -2.3% |
| Asthma | 114.0 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -15.9% | -10.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 28.2 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -14.7% | -19.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 27.2 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -51.3% | -49.7% |
| Depression | 260.0 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -10.8% | +1.6% |
| Diabetes | 46.0 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -38.1% | -47.4% |
| Epilepsy | 7.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -35.3% | -27.0% |
| Gout | 23.1 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -18.0% | -29.4% |
| Heart Failure | 13.8 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -31.1% | -35.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 6.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -28.1% | -35.7% |
| Hypertension | 182.4 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -17.7% | -22.8% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 52.5 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -23.9% | -31.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 340.6 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -6.3% | +7.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -31.1% | -14.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 83.1 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -13.3% | -7.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 105.4 | 79.0 | 87.1 | +33.4% | +21.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +12.3% | +7.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 7.9 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -31.1% | -36.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 10.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -18.8% | -14.2% |
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+ | 76.8 | 77.5 | 76.8 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 60.9 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +26.9% | +32.1% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.7 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 74.5 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +2.9% | +7.8% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 7.5 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -33.6% | -38.0% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 22.6 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -27.3% | -29.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 7.4 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -48.3% | -46.0% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 19.3 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -30.6% | -28.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -69.4% | -77.3% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -20.0% | -19.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -23.8% | -31.9% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 37.5 | 32.3 | 37.4 | +16.1% | +0.3% |
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.