Respiratory Diseases Indicators - New York County

Respiratory Diseases
New York County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 1,020 21.3 34.3 Yes 19.4 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,020 19.8 31.3 Yes 18.9 No 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 18,354 38.4 37.8 Yes 46.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 18,354 40.2 36.7 Yes 46.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 12,951 27.1 21.0 Yes 32.7 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 12,951 29.4 21.0 Yes 33.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 1,924 63.6 61.7 No 88.2 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 4,021 49.1 31.5 Yes 51.6 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 8,233 21.3 16.2 Yes 25.7 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 2,794 45.9 30.0 Yes 46.2 No 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 108 22.6 14.2 Yes 20.7 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 108 21.4 13.4 Yes 20.4 No 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 8.0 ± 2.6 7.9 ± 0.6 8.0 ± 1.2 2nd N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators