Salt Spring Island
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 | -45.7% | -44.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -11.1% | -3.7% |
| Asthma | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +12.4% | +25.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -38.8% | -43.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| Depression | 15.4 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -20.3% | -4.1% |
| Diabetes | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -31.8% | -46.1% |
| Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -45.7% | -41.3% |
| Gout | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +10.1% | -3.7% |
| Heart Failure | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -44.9% | -43.9% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -5.2% | -12.1% |
| Hypertension | 12.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -22.6% | -25.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 4.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -48.5% | -45.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 29.4 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +0.0% | +20.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -10.8% | -3.0% |
| Osteoporosis | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -38.7% | -44.5% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -13.6% | -9.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -35.5% | -54.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -27.2% | -23.7% |
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.
| 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 | 13.5 | 17.7 | 18.2 | -23.4% | -25.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 19.6 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -13.9% | -10.6% |
| Asthma | 123.9 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -8.6% | -2.4% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 24.4 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -26.2% | -30.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 50.1 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -10.1% | -7.0% |
| Depression | 264.9 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -9.1% | +3.5% |
| Diabetes | 46.4 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -37.5% | -47.0% |
| Epilepsy | 9.2 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -15.1% | -4.2% |
| Gout | 25.1 | 28.1 | 32.6 | -10.6% | -23.0% |
| Heart Failure | 14.7 | 20.0 | 21.4 | -26.3% | -31.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.4 | -9.9% | -19.3% |
| Hypertension | 182.9 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -17.5% | -22.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 49.9 | 68.9 | 76.1 | -27.6% | -34.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 363.6 | 363.4 | 318.3 | +0.1% | +14.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -39.4% | -24.9% |
| Osteoarthritis | 101.4 | 95.9 | 90.0 | +5.8% | +12.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 68.2 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -13.7% | -21.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9.0 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -21.9% | -27.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 11.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -8.7% | -3.6% |
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.
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+ | 80.5 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +3.9% | +4.9% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 71.2 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +48.3% | +54.4% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.9 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 76.7 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +5.9% | +11.0% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 4.9 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -56.6% | -59.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 21.3 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -31.5% | -33.6% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.7 | -1.4% | +2.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 25.7 | 27.8 | 27.1 | -7.6% | -5.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 | +2.0% | -24.2% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -41.7% | -41.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 16.9 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -47.7% | -54.8% |
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.