Comox Valley Rural
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 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +8.0% | +11.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -30.4% | -24.6% |
| Asthma | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -18.9% | -9.9% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | -23.4% | -29.1% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | +21.8% | +23.2% |
| Depression | 16.3 | 19.4 | 16.1 | -15.6% | +1.5% |
| Diabetes | 4.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 | -29.1% | -44.0% |
| Epilepsy | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0% | +8.2% |
| Gout | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | +30.3% | +13.9% |
| Heart Failure | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -2.4% | -0.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | +23.4% | +14.4% |
| Hypertension | 13.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 | -12.0% | -15.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 10.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +28.9% | +37.7% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 30.4 | 29.4 | 24.4 | +3.4% | +24.8% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | * | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - |
| Osteoarthritis | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.0 | +20.6% | +31.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | -49.3% | -54.1% |
| Parkinsonism | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +32.0% | +38.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +45.6% | +1.8% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -36.1% | -33.0% |
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 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 18.2 | +17.1% | +13.5% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementia | 16.6 | 22.8 | 22.0 | -27.3% | -24.5% |
| Asthma | 124.7 | 135.5 | 126.9 | -8.0% | -1.7% |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 30.3 | 33.1 | 34.9 | -8.5% | -13.3% |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 55.7 | 55.8 | 53.9 | -0.1% | +3.3% |
| Depression | 276.4 | 291.6 | 255.9 | -5.2% | +8.0% |
| Diabetes | 57.9 | 74.3 | 87.5 | -22.1% | -33.9% |
| Epilepsy | 9.9 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -8.9% | +2.7% |
| Gout | 31.8 | 28.1 | 32.6 | +12.9% | -2.7% |
| Heart Failure | 22.2 | 20.0 | 21.4 | +11.2% | +3.7% |
| Hospitalized Stroke | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +5.8% | -5.2% |
| Hypertension | 214.0 | 221.7 | 236.2 | -3.5% | -9.4% |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 78.2 | 68.9 | 76.1 | +13.4% | +2.8% |
| Mood & Anxiety Disorders | 338.5 | 363.4 | 318.3 | -6.9% | +6.3% |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -3.5% | +19.6% |
| Osteoarthritis | 91.2 | 95.9 | 90.0 | -4.9% | +1.3% |
| Osteoporosis | 61.0 | 79.0 | 87.1 | -22.8% | -29.9% |
| Parkinsonism | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +1.2% | -3.0% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.4 | +8.2% | +0.2% |
| Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorders | 7.5 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -39.2% | -35.8% |
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.
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+ | 81.1 | 77.5 | 76.8 | +4.6% | +5.6% |
| Community belonging - strong, 18+ | 57.9 | 48.0 | 46.1 | +20.6% | +25.6% |
| General health - good, 18+ | 86.8 | 88.9 | 89.4 | -2.4% | -2.9% |
| Physically active, 18+ | 78.7 | 72.4 | 69.1 | +8.7% | +13.9% |
| Feeling lonely - always, 18+ | 8.0 | 11.3 | 12.1 | -29.2% | -33.9% |
| Mental health - poor, 18+ | 28.1 | 31.1 | 32.1 | -9.6% | -12.5% |
| Smoke/vape daily/occasionally, 18+ | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | +4.9% | +9.5% |
| Binge drink, 18+ | 34.1 | 27.8 | 27.1 | +22.7% | +25.8% |
| Small for Gestational Age, 0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 | -16.3% | -37.9% |
| Preterm Births, 0 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -33.9% | -33.3% |
| Low birth weight singletons, 0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| Cesarean Deliveries, 0+ | 24.3 | 32.3 | 37.4 | -24.8% | -35.0% |
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.