Injury Indicators - Herkimer County

2008-2010

Indicator Data Links 3 Year Total County Rate NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
Suicide mortality rate per 100,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 20 10.6 7.1 No 8.4 No 3rd
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 20 9.7 6.8 No 8.1 No 3rd
Ages 15-19 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 0 0.0* 4.0 Yes 4.9 Yes 1st
Self-inflicted injury hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 184 9.7 5.2 Yes 6.1 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 184 10.2 5.1 Yes 6.2 Yes 4th
Ages 15-19 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 17 12.7 9.7 No 11.0 No 3rd
Homicide mortality rate per 100,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 0 0.0* 4.4 Yes 3.0 Yes 1st
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 0 0.0* 4.4 Yes 3.1 Yes 1st
Assault hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 25 1.3 4.7 Yes 2.7 Yes 2nd
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 25 1.4 4.7 Yes 2.8 Yes 2nd
Unintentional injury mortality rate per 100,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 66 34.9 23.9 Yes 28.7 No 3rd
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 66 30.7 22.4 Yes 26.4 No 3rd
Unintentional injury hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,751 92.7 69.2 Yes 72.7 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,751 75.8 64.5 Yes 65.1 Yes 4th
Ages less than 10 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 39 18.5 26.2 Yes 22.0 No 2nd
Ages 10-14 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 27 22.6 21.1 No 19.3 No 3rd
Ages 15-24 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 94 37.4 31.9 No 32.7 No 3rd
Ages 25-64 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 536 53.8 46.5 Yes 46.4 Yes 4th
Ages 65 years and older (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,055 338.3 260.9 Yes 276.6 Yes 4th
Falls hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,031 54.6 39.9 Yes 43.1 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,031 41.3 36.2 Yes 36.8 Yes 4th
Ages less than 10 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 15 7.1 10.0 No 8.5 No 2nd
Ages 10-14 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 9 7.5* 7.1 No 6.1 No 3rd
Ages 15-24 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 17 6.8 6.9 No 6.3 No 3rd
Ages 25-64 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 207 20.8 18.7 No 18.7 No 4th
Ages 65-74 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 154 97.7 77.5 Yes 78.5 Yes 4th
Ages 75-84 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 294 282.5 230.8 Yes 242.4 Yes 4th
Ages 85 years and older (Table) (Trend) (Map) 335 666.7 567.7 Yes 617.0 No 4th
Poisoning hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 348 18.4 10.5 Yes 10.3 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 348 17.6 10.2 Yes 10.2 Yes 4th
Motor vehicle mortality rate per 100,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 28 14.8 6.2 Yes 8.2 Yes 4th
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 28 15.2 6.0 Yes 8.0 Yes 4th
Non-motor vehicle mortality rate per 100,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 38 20.1 17.7 No 20.5 No 2nd
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 38 15.5 16.4 No 18.4 No 1st
Traumatic brain injury hospitalization rate per 10,000
Crude (Table) (Trend) (Map) 185 9.8 9.9 No 10.0 No 3rd
Age-adjusted (Table) (Trend) (Map) 185 8.9 9.4 No 9.3 No 3rd
Alcohol related motor vehicle injuries and deaths per 100,000 (Table) (Trend) (Map) 89 47.1 36.2 Yes 50.0 No 2nd

N/A: Data not available

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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