Sunshine Coast Rural
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 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | +90.9% | +31.3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +1.2% | -5.6% |
| Asthma | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +5.7% | -7.5% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -2.2% | -8.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +8.6% | -16.8% |
| Depression | 15.9 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +7.1% | -1.5% |
| Diabetes | 3.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -45.1% | -46.3% |
| Epilepsy | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +45.6% | +35.7% |
| Gout | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +49.5% | +48.9% |
| Heart Failure | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +10.7% | -1.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +13.6% | +9.3% |
| Hypertension | 13.9 | 14.6 | 16.2 | -4.9% | -14.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | -26.0% | -30.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 26.7 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +17.0% | +9.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +23.0% | -9.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 | -37.0% | -26.7% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -26.7% | -22.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -21.5% | -2.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -21.7% | -22.0% |
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 | 21.9 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +60.1% | +20.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 13.4 | 21.9 | 22.0 | -38.9% | -39.2% |
| Asthma | 135.6 | 109.1 | 126.9 | +24.3% | +6.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 27.4 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -13.0% | -21.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 47.1 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +12.4% | -12.8% |
| Depression | 259.1 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +17.4% | +1.3% |
| Diabetes | 54.3 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -35.3% | -38.0% |
| Epilepsy | 10.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +34.6% | +5.9% |
| Gout | 30.6 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -3.2% | -6.4% |
| Heart Failure | 16.8 | 18.9 | 21.4 | -10.8% | -21.4% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -6.1% | -8.0% |
| Hypertension | 188.2 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -14.0% | -20.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 62.4 | 67.1 | 76.1 | -7.1% | -18.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 336.6 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +19.2% | +5.7% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +37.8% | +7.1% |
| Osteoarthritis | 83.8 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +20.1% | -6.8% |
| Osteoporosis | 64.6 | 103.9 | 87.1 | -37.8% | -25.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -35.8% | -33.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +20.9% | +14.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 8.9 | 13.3 | 11.7 | -32.6% | -23.6% |
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+ | 84.6 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +10.8% | +10.1% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 67.2 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +43.9% | +45.8% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.6 | 91.1 | 89.4 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 77.2 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +14.0% | +11.7% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 4.7 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -59.1% | -61.2% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 26.3 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -17.8% | -18.1% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 13.5 | 12.9 | 13.7 | +4.7% | -1.5% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 25.8 | 28.0 | 27.1 | -7.9% | -4.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | +24.4% | +47.0% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 11.4 | -57.1% | -63.2% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 30.6 | 36.2 | 37.4 | -15.5% | -18.2% |
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.