West Newton
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 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | +31.8% | +39.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -37.4% | -37.8% |
| Asthma | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | +16.2% | +19.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | +2.7% | +16.4% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | -23.9% | -34.5% |
| Depression | 13.9 | 14.4 | 16.1 | -4.0% | -14.0% |
| Diabetes | 16.1 | 9.1 | 7.1 | +76.7% | +127.2% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +18.4% | +7.1% |
| Gout | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -3.9% | -2.4% |
| Heart Failure | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -3.1% | -4.8% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -6.8% | -5.6% |
| Hypertension | 20.5 | 17.4 | 16.2 | +17.4% | +26.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | +8.3% | +17.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 21.7 | 22.0 | 24.4 | -1.4% | -10.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | +19.8% | +17.2% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | -28.2% | -25.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -47.5% | -46.3% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | +13.7% | +20.6% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -17.7% | -20.4% |
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.
| 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 | 23.9 | 18.9 | 18.2 | +26.0% | +31.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 15.2 | 22.4 | 22.0 | -32.1% | -30.8% |
| Asthma | 148.8 | 134.5 | 126.9 | +10.6% | +17.3% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 39.4 | 39.6 | 34.9 | -0.5% | +12.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 36.8 | 49.3 | 53.9 | -25.4% | -31.8% |
| Depression | 230.6 | 246.1 | 255.9 | -6.3% | -9.9% |
| Diabetes | 167.5 | 106.7 | 87.5 | +57.0% | +91.4% |
| Epilepsy | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.6 | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| Gout | 35.6 | 34.2 | 32.6 | +4.0% | +9.0% |
| Heart Failure | 23.6 | 22.1 | 21.4 | +6.4% | +10.0% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.4 | -2.5% | +5.2% |
| Hypertension | 318.9 | 258.7 | 236.2 | +23.3% | +35.0% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 102.4 | 85.2 | 76.1 | +20.2% | +34.6% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 285.9 | 310.3 | 318.3 | -7.9% | -10.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -53.5% | -57.4% |
| Osteoarthritis | 113.2 | 90.5 | 90.0 | +25.1% | +25.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 77.0 | 90.4 | 87.1 | -14.8% | -11.6% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | -18.5% | -11.6% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 15.8 | 12.7 | 12.4 | +24.4% | +27.0% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 9.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 | -13.5% | -21.2% |
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.
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+ | 77.2 | 77.2 | 76.8 | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 35.5 | 41.8 | 46.1 | -15.1% | -23.0% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 90.6 | 89.0 | 89.4 | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 57.1 | 66.0 | 69.1 | -13.5% | -17.4% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 | +3.1% | +9.9% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 39.0 | 33.6 | 32.1 | +16.1% | +21.5% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 16.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | +25.6% | +21.9% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 29.6 | 25.3 | 27.1 | +17.0% | +9.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | +8.8% | +12.1% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 14.2 | 12.2 | 11.4 | +16.4% | +24.6% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | +24.5% | +40.4% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 42.7 | 42.2 | 37.4 | +1.2% | +14.2% |
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.