West Vancouver - Upper
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 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -25.3% | -48.7% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -8.8% | -15.0% |
| Asthma | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -21.8% | -31.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -25.5% | -30.5% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | -32.6% | -48.4% |
| Depression | 16.2 | 14.8 | 16.1 | +9.7% | +0.8% |
| Diabetes | 5.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -14.6% | -16.4% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +9.9% | +2.4% |
| Gout | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -17.2% | -17.5% |
| Heart Failure | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -31.8% | -39.3% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -30.6% | -33.2% |
| Hypertension | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.2 | -10.3% | -19.1% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 9.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | +32.8% | +24.4% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 25.7 | 22.9 | 24.4 | +12.3% | +5.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +26.7% | -6.9% |
| Osteoporosis | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | +21.9% | +41.8% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -11.7% | -6.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | +29.0% | +60.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -63.6% | -63.8% |
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 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 18.2 | -14.9% | -36.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 18.4 | 21.9 | 22.0 | -15.7% | -16.1% |
| Asthma | 88.0 | 109.1 | 126.9 | -19.4% | -30.6% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 24.0 | 31.5 | 34.9 | -23.9% | -31.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 27.6 | 41.9 | 53.9 | -34.2% | -48.9% |
| Depression | 204.9 | 220.6 | 255.9 | -7.1% | -19.9% |
| Diabetes | 62.1 | 84.0 | 87.5 | -26.0% | -29.0% |
| Epilepsy | 5.6 | 7.6 | 9.6 | -26.4% | -42.1% |
| Gout | 24.5 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -22.3% | -24.9% |
| Heart Failure | 14.5 | 18.9 | 21.4 | -23.0% | -32.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 6.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -32.8% | -34.2% |
| Hypertension | 181.1 | 218.7 | 236.2 | -17.2% | -23.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 73.4 | 67.1 | 76.1 | +9.4% | -3.5% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 275.2 | 282.4 | 318.3 | -2.6% | -13.5% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -10.5% | -30.5% |
| Osteoarthritis | 72.4 | 69.8 | 90.0 | +3.7% | -19.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 111.5 | 103.9 | 87.1 | +7.3% | +28.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | -5.3% | -1.9% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.4 | -8.8% | -13.7% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 5.3 | 13.3 | 11.7 | -60.2% | -54.9% |
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.
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+ | 79.5 | 76.4 | 76.8 | +4.2% | +3.5% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 53.3 | 46.7 | 46.1 | +14.1% | +15.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 93.7 | 91.1 | 89.4 | +2.9% | +4.8% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 75.2 | 67.7 | 69.1 | +11.1% | +8.8% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 11.9 | 11.5 | 12.1 | +3.5% | -1.7% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 25.9 | 32.0 | 32.1 | -19.1% | -19.3% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 8.4 | 12.9 | 13.7 | -34.9% | -38.7% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.1 | +0.4% | +3.7% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -88.5% | -86.4% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 11.4 | +36.7% | +17.5% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -54.8% | -59.6% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 34.9 | 36.2 | 37.4 | -3.6% | -6.7% |
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.