Injury Mortality and Morbidity Indicators - Columbia County

Injury Mortality and Morbidity
Columbia County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Suicide Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 14 7.3* 6.6 No 7.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 14 6.8* 6.4 No 7.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Ages 15-19 years s 7.2* 4.4 No 5.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
Self-Inflicted Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 71 3.7 5.0 Yes 5.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 71 3.9 5.0 Yes 5.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Ages 15-19 years 10 7.2* 9.7 No 10.5 No 1st N/A N/A
Homicide Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 7 3.7* 4.7 No 3.0 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 7 3.8* 4.7 No 3.0 No 4th 3.0 No
Assault Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 33 1.7 4.9 Yes 2.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 33 1.8 5.0 Yes 2.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 68 35.6 22.0 Yes 27.5 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 68 33.9 20.9 Yes 25.8 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Unintentional Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,276 66.9 68.2 No 70.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,276 58.5 64.7 Yes 64.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      <10 years 49 25.2 27.9 No 23.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
      10-14 years 30 23.4 24.4 No 22.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
      15-24 years 131 53.9 36.2 Yes 36.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      25-64 years 425 41.0 46.4 Yes 44.5 No 2nd N/A N/A
      65+ years 641 209.3 253.7 Yes 269.8 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Falls Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 728 38.1 38.0 No 40.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-adjusted 728 30.8 35.0 Yes 35.9 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age 0-9 Years 23 11.8 10.2 No 9.0 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age 10-14 Years 8 6.2* 7.7 No 7.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 15-24 Years 15 6.2* 7.3 No 6.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 25-64 Years 192 18.5 17.7 No 17.2 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age 65-74 Years 104 69.7 78.3 No 80.0 No 1st N/A N/A
      Age 75-84 Years 180 157.6 217.7 Yes 229.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age 85+ Years 206 481.2 532.0 No 601.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Poisoning Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 103 5.4 9.7 Yes 8.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-adjusted 103 5.4 9.6 Yes 8.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 28 14.7 7.8 Yes 10.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 28 14.4 7.7 Yes 9.9 No 3rd 9.2 No
Non-Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 40 21.0 14.1 Yes 17.4 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 40 19.6 13.2 Yes 15.9 No 4th 20.8 Yes
Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 207 10.8 8.9 Yes 9.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 207 10.4 8.6 Yes 8.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Alcohol Related Motor Vehicle Injuries and Deaths per 100,000 140 7.3 4.2 Yes 5.9 Yes 3rd N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable