West Vancouver - Lower
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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -1.2% | -32.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | +6.4% | -0.8% |
| Asthma | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -2.8% | -15.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -11.3% | -17.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | +8.7% | -16.7% |
| Depression | 21.2 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +43.0% | +31.4% |
| Diabetes | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -4.2% | -6.2% |
| Epilepsy | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -38.9% | -43.1% |
| Gout | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -49.7% | -49.9% |
| Heart Failure | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -24.9% | -33.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -10.3% | -13.7% |
| Hypertension | 15.6 | 14.6 | 16.2 | +6.3% | -4.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +37.1% | +28.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 31.3 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +37.0% | +28.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 7.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +46.3% | +7.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 11.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +61.0% | +87.2% |
| Parkinsonism | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +93.3% | +104.8% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +17.1% | +45.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +11.7% | +11.2% |
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.
| 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 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 18.2 | -3.2% | -27.1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 27.3 | 21.9 | 22.0 | +24.9% | +24.3% |
| Asthma | 96.3 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -11.7% | -24.1% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 28.4 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -9.9% | -18.7% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 39.4 | 41.9 | 53.9 | -6.0% | -27.0% |
| Depression | 246.6 | 220.6 | 255.9 | +11.8% | -3.6% |
| Diabetes | 69.3 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -17.5% | -20.9% |
| Epilepsy | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.6 | +19.2% | -6.1% |
| Gout | 23.1 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -26.9% | -29.3% |
| Heart Failure | 17.4 | 18.9 | 21.4 | -7.5% | -18.5% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -9.4% | -11.3% |
| Hypertension | 190.0 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -13.1% | -19.5% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 75.3 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +12.2% | -1.0% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 317.3 | 282.4 | 318.3 | +12.4% | -0.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +43.3% | +11.3% |
| Osteoarthritis | 80.4 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +15.1% | -10.7% |
| Osteoporosis | 121.4 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +16.8% | +39.3% |
| Parkinsonism | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | +7.9% | +11.7% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 14.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | +22.3% | +15.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 9.3 | 13.3 | 11.7 | -29.9% | -20.5% |
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+ | 80.1 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +4.9% | +4.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 58.4 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +25.1% | +26.7% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 91.0 | 91.1 | 89.4 | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 72.7 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +7.4% | +5.2% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 10.1 | 11.5 | 12.1 | -12.2% | -16.5% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 22.1 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -30.9% | -31.2% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 8.8 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -31.8% | -35.8% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 23.8 | 28.0 | 27.1 | -15.0% | -12.2% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -61.5% | -54.5% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.4 | -22.4% | -33.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | +14.3% | +2.1% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 40.0 | 36.2 | 37.4 | +10.5% | +7.0% |
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.