Powell River City
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 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +52.3% | +4.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +16.2% | +8.4% |
| Asthma | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +1.2% | -11.4% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +16.6% | +8.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +43.7% | +10.1% |
| Depression | 21.5 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +45.1% | +33.3% |
| Diabetes | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | +4.1% | +2.0% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +48.7% | +38.5% |
| Gout | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +9.1% | +8.6% |
| Heart Failure | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +33.2% | +18.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +46.6% | +41.1% |
| Hypertension | 14.8 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +1.3% | -8.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +7.1% | +0.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 37.5 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +64.1% | +53.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +283.2% | +178.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +23.6% | -9.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | -36.7% | -26.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -18.8% | -14.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -65.2% | -56.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +86.1% | +85.3% |
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.
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 | 24.0 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +74.9% | +31.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 25.6 | 21.9 | 22.0 | +16.9% | +16.3% |
| Asthma | 138.6 | 109.1 | 126.9 | +27.1% | +9.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 45.1 | 31.5 | 34.9 | +42.9% | +28.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 72.3 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +72.7% | +34.1% |
| Depression | 324.5 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +47.1% | +26.8% |
| Diabetes | 76.5 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -8.9% | -12.6% |
| Epilepsy | 14.1 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +87.1% | +47.2% |
| Gout | 31.9 | 31.6 | 32.6 | +0.9% | -2.3% |
| Heart Failure | 25.7 | 18.9 | 21.4 | +36.1% | +19.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +23.0% | +20.5% |
| Hypertension | 235.1 | 218.7 | 236.2 | +7.5% | -0.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 75.0 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +11.7% | -1.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 414.4 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +46.7% | +30.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +109.1% | +62.5% |
| Osteoarthritis | 109.3 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +56.6% | +21.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 66.0 | 103.9 | 87.1 | -36.5% | -24.3% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | +1.9% | +5.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +2.6% | -2.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 17.5 | 13.3 | 11.7 | +31.8% | +49.4% |
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+ | 84.8 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +11.0% | +10.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 62.4 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +33.6% | +35.4% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.6 | 91.1 | 89.4 | -1.6% | +0.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 73.9 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +9.2% | +6.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 8.7 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -24.3% | -28.1% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 23.5 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -26.6% | -26.8% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 10.0 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -22.5% | -27.0% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 27.7 | 28.0 | 27.1 | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -37.2% | -25.8% |
| 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+ | 26.8 | 36.2 | 37.4 | -26.0% | -28.3% |
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.