Williams Lake/East Cariboo
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 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -10.2% | +3.6% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -22.3% | -20.5% |
| Asthma | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | +1.9% | +16.4% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -3.2% | -6.8% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -9.0% | +13.7% |
| Depression | 14.8 | 18.8 | 16.1 | -21.1% | -8.2% |
| Diabetes | 4.6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | -7.0% | -34.8% |
| Epilepsy | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +27.5% | +51.5% |
| Gout | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -36.4% | -33.4% |
| Heart Failure | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | +2.8% | +10.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +30.1% | +42.5% |
| Hypertension | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.2 | -5.0% | -7.2% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | -27.2% | -38.9% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 21.9 | 28.2 | 24.4 | -22.5% | -10.2% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.0 | -7.5% | +18.6% |
| Osteoporosis | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -13.1% | -20.3% |
| Parkinsonism | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +86.3% | +66.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +13.7% | +1.4% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -38.9% | -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.
| 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 | 24.1 | 21.1 | 18.2 | +14.1% | +32.2% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 20.6 | 21.1 | 22.0 | -2.3% | -6.3% |
| Asthma | 145.9 | 131.7 | 126.9 | +10.8% | +15.0% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 33.9 | 33.0 | 34.9 | +2.9% | -2.9% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 64.0 | 69.5 | 53.9 | -7.9% | +18.6% |
| Depression | 288.9 | 293.4 | 255.9 | -1.5% | +12.9% |
| Diabetes | 81.9 | 70.4 | 87.5 | +16.4% | -6.5% |
| Epilepsy | 15.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | +28.9% | +57.2% |
| Gout | 34.7 | 33.5 | 32.6 | +3.6% | +6.3% |
| Heart Failure | 25.1 | 22.5 | 21.4 | +11.3% | +17.1% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +22.8% | +20.3% |
| Hypertension | 246.4 | 227.2 | 236.2 | +8.5% | +4.3% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 68.2 | 75.7 | 76.1 | -9.8% | -10.3% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 337.0 | 350.1 | 318.3 | -3.7% | +5.9% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | -8.4% | +8.8% |
| Osteoarthritis | 101.9 | 105.2 | 90.0 | -3.1% | +13.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 68.0 | 73.6 | 87.1 | -7.7% | -22.0% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | -4.8% | -13.5% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 13.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | -0.3% | +7.9% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.7 | +5.3% | -6.3% |
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+ | 77.0 | 78.9 | 76.8 | -2.4% | +0.3% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 51.3 | 50.7 | 46.1 | +1.2% | +11.3% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 89.6 | 88.9 | 89.4 | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 71.9 | 74.1 | 69.1 | -3.0% | +4.1% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 16.6 | 11.9 | 12.1 | +39.5% | +37.2% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 33.1 | 30.0 | 32.1 | +10.3% | +3.1% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 18.8 | 14.7 | 13.7 | +27.9% | +37.2% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 22.6 | 29.0 | 27.1 | -22.1% | -16.6% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | -20.3% | -28.8% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | +17.7% | +16.7% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | +6.5% | +4.3% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 30.1 | 34.1 | 37.4 | -11.7% | -19.5% |
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.