Injury Mortality and Morbidity Indicators - Delaware County

Injury Mortality and Morbidity
Delaware 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 15 10.5* 6.6 No 7.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 15 10.7* 6.4 No 7.1 No 4th N/A N/A
      Ages 15-19 years s 8.7* 4.4 No 5.0 No 3rd N/A N/A
Self-Inflicted Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 85 6.0 5.0 No 5.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 85 6.4 5.0 Yes 5.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Ages 15-19 years 14 12.2* 9.7 No 10.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
Homicide Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude s 1.4* 4.7 No 3.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 1.1* 4.7 Yes 3.0 No 2nd 3.0 Yes
Assault Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 12 0.8* 4.9 Yes 2.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 12 0.9* 5.0 Yes 2.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 56 39.3 22.0 Yes 27.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 56 33.6 20.9 Yes 25.8 No 4th N/A N/A
Unintentional Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,160 81.3 68.2 Yes 70.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,160 65.4 64.7 No 64.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
      <10 years 29 21.1 27.9 No 23.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
      10-14 years 26 29.3 24.4 No 22.7 No 4th N/A N/A
      15-24 years 74 35.1 36.2 No 36.9 No 2nd N/A N/A
      25-64 years 375 52.0 46.4 Yes 44.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      65+ years 656 244.7 253.7 No 269.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Falls Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 634 44.5 38.0 Yes 40.6 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-adjusted 634 32.2 35.0 No 35.9 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 0-9 Years 10 7.3* 10.2 No 9.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 10-14 Years 5 5.6* 7.7 No 7.0 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 15-24 Years 13 6.2* 7.3 No 6.6 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 25-64 Years 137 19.0 17.7 No 17.2 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age 65-74 Years 80 61.0 78.3 Yes 80.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age 75-84 Years 219 220.5 217.7 No 229.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age 85+ Years 170 451.2 532.0 Yes 601.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Poisoning Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 136 9.5 9.7 No 8.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-adjusted 136 9.5 9.6 No 8.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 29 20.3 7.8 Yes 10.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 29 18.4 7.7 Yes 9.9 Yes 4th 9.2 No
Non-Motor Vehicle Mortality Rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 27 18.9 14.1 No 17.4 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 27 15.1 13.2 No 15.9 No 2nd 20.8 Yes
Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization Rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 104 7.3 8.9 Yes 9.0 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 104 6.6 8.6 Yes 8.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Alcohol Related Motor Vehicle Injuries and Deaths per 100,000 142 10.0 4.2 Yes 5.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A

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