West End
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 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -7.9% | -36.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +2.3% | -4.6% |
| Asthma | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | +10.6% | -3.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | +12.8% | +5.2% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +11.9% | -14.3% |
| Depression | 18.5 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +24.8% | +14.7% |
| Diabetes | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -20.0% | -21.7% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +14.1% | +6.3% |
| Gout | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -12.5% | -12.8% |
| Heart Failure | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +13.1% | +0.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +4.9% | +0.9% |
| Hypertension | 15.2 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +4.1% | -6.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +8.8% | +1.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 28.5 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +24.5% | +16.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +55.3% | +12.7% |
| Osteoarthritis | 5.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +11.1% | -18.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 9.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +34.8% | +56.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +46.3% | +55.1% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -34.6% | -18.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -17.5% | -17.9% |
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 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 18.2 | +2.5% | -22.9% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 24.2 | 21.9 | 22.0 | +10.6% | +10.1% |
| Asthma | 98.7 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -9.6% | -22.2% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 32.1 | 31.5 | 34.9 | +1.8% | -8.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 46.5 | 41.9 | 53.9 | +11.0% | -13.8% |
| Depression | 260.2 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +17.9% | +1.7% |
| Diabetes | 64.8 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -22.8% | -26.0% |
| Epilepsy | 8.7 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +15.5% | -9.1% |
| Gout | 25.5 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -19.3% | -21.9% |
| Heart Failure | 22.5 | 18.9 | 21.4 | +19.3% | +5.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -8.2% | -10.0% |
| Hypertension | 196.9 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -10.0% | -16.6% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 70.5 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +5.0% | -7.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 323.3 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +14.5% | +1.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +32.0% | +2.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 68.7 | 69.8 | 90.0 | -1.7% | -23.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 106.2 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +2.2% | +21.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | +9.0% | +12.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 9.8 | 11.8 | 12.4 | -17.0% | -21.5% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 17.3 | 13.3 | 11.7 | +30.6% | +48.0% |
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.
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+ | 70.3 | 76.4 | 76.8 | -7.9% | -8.4% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 37.2 | 46.7 | 46.1 | -20.3% | -19.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.1 | 91.1 | 89.4 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 70.3 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +3.8% | +1.7% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 17.0 | 11.5 | 12.1 | +47.8% | +40.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 37.9 | 32.0 | 32.1 | +18.4% | +18.1% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 19.6 | 12.9 | 13.7 | +51.9% | +43.1% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 36.7 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +31.1% | +35.4% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | +16.7% | +37.9% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +12.2% | -3.5% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +7.1% | -4.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 43.8 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +21.0% | +17.1% |
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.