Port Alberni
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 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +67.5% | +72.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | +26.8% | +37.4% |
| Asthma | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +12.8% | +25.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +24.3% | +15.0% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 7.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +68.2% | +70.1% |
| Depression | 23.8 | 19.4 | 16.1 | +22.7% | +47.6% |
| Diabetes | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7.1 | +29.0% | +1.9% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +29.6% | +40.2% |
| Gout | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +10.9% | -3.0% |
| Heart Failure | 6.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +90.9% | +94.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +33.8% | +24.1% |
| Hypertension | 20.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | +31.5% | +26.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 15.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +94.7% | +107.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 30.2 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +2.8% | +24.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +30.7% | +42.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -16.2% | -24.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -7.4% | -3.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.7% | -30.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +1.1% | +6.0% |
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 | 25.8 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +46.3% | +41.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 26.3 | 22.8 | 22.0 | +15.2% | +19.6% |
| Asthma | 151.8 | 135.5 | 126.9 | +12.0% | +19.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 42.7 | 33.1 | 34.9 | +28.9% | +22.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 77.9 | 55.8 | 53.9 | +39.6% | +44.3% |
| Depression | 361.6 | 291.6 | 255.9 | +24.0% | +41.3% |
| Diabetes | 103.3 | 74.3 | 87.5 | +39.0% | +18.0% |
| Epilepsy | 15.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +42.9% | +61.1% |
| Gout | 36.2 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +28.8% | +11.0% |
| Heart Failure | 31.6 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +58.2% | +47.6% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +32.9% | +19.0% |
| Hypertension | 264.9 | 221.7 | 236.2 | +19.5% | +12.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 93.2 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +35.2% | +22.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 416.9 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +14.7% | +31.0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -0.5% | +23.3% |
| Osteoarthritis | 118.2 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +23.3% | +31.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 71.5 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -9.6% | -18.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -1.5% | -5.6% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 15.2 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +32.1% | +22.3% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 12.8 | 12.4 | 11.7 | +3.6% | +9.4% |
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 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 53.8 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +12.1% | +16.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 84.8 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -4.6% | -5.1% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 74.7 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +3.2% | +8.1% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 13.6 | 11.3 | 12.1 | +20.4% | +12.4% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 38.8 | 31.1 | 32.1 | +24.8% | +20.9% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +11.9% | +16.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 31.5 | 27.8 | 27.1 | +13.3% | +16.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -61.2% | -71.2% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 11.4 | +57.4% | +58.8% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -21.4% | -29.8% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 31.2 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -3.4% | -16.6% |
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.