West Kelowna
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 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -18.3% | -5.8% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -8.1% | -5.9% |
| Asthma | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +5.6% | +20.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | +0.6% | -3.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -15.9% | +5.0% |
| Depression | 18.7 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -0.5% | +15.8% |
| Diabetes | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7.1 | +9.6% | -23.2% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -4.8% | +13.1% |
| Gout | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -2.3% | +2.4% |
| Heart Failure | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -21.2% | -15.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -14.1% | -5.9% |
| Hypertension | 18.1 | 15.8 | 16.2 | +13.9% | +11.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -5.0% | -20.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 32.8 | 28.2 | 24.4 | +16.3% | +34.6% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -12.7% | +4.5% |
| Osteoarthritis | 10.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | +20.6% | +54.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -1.2% | -9.4% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -6.0% | -16.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +7.5% | -4.1% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -55.0% | -61.7% |
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 | 17.0 | 21.1 | 18.2 | -19.2% | -6.4% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 21.4 | 21.1 | 22.0 | +1.5% | -2.7% |
| Asthma | 141.6 | 131.7 | 126.9 | +7.5% | +11.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 32.0 | 33.0 | 34.9 | -3.1% | -8.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 55.8 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -19.7% | +3.4% |
| Depression | 307.9 | 293.4 | 255.9 | +4.9% | +20.3% |
| Diabetes | 65.6 | 70.4 | 87.5 | -6.8% | -25.1% |
| Epilepsy | 9.9 | 11.7 | 9.6 | -15.5% | +3.1% |
| Gout | 31.9 | 33.5 | 32.6 | -4.7% | -2.1% |
| Heart Failure | 18.0 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -20.0% | -15.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 7.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -21.7% | -23.3% |
| Hypertension | 227.5 | 227.2 | 236.2 | +0.2% | -3.7% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 85.5 | 75.7 | 76.1 | +13.0% | +12.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 370.8 | 350.1 | 318.3 | +5.9% | +16.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | +10.8% | +31.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 107.3 | 105.2 | 90.0 | +2.1% | +19.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 67.6 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -8.2% | -22.5% |
| Parkinsonism | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -8.5% | -16.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.9 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -4.0% | +3.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.3 | 10.4 | 11.7 | -30.3% | -38.0% |
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+ | 81.8 | 78.9 | 76.8 | +3.6% | +6.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 44.5 | 50.7 | 46.1 | -12.2% | -3.5% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.4 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +2.8% | +2.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 73.0 | 74.1 | 69.1 | -1.5% | +5.6% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 | -5.0% | -6.6% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 25.6 | 30.0 | 32.1 | -14.7% | -20.2% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 13.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | -11.6% | -5.1% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 29.9 | 29.0 | 27.1 | +3.1% | +10.3% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -20.3% | -28.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -18.6% | -19.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | -23.9% | -25.5% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 32.0 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -6.2% | -14.4% |
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.