Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Richmond County

Respiratory Diseases
Richmond County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 355 24.3 34.2 Yes 18.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 355 24.5 30.7 Yes 17.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 5,342 36.5 38.4 Yes 44.3 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 5,342 36.0 36.8 No 44.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 2,651 18.1 20.3 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 2,651 18.1 20.4 Yes 31.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 336 38.3 58.8 Yes 84.0 Yes 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 648 19.0 29.4 Yes 46.7 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 1,828 15.3 15.5 No 23.6 Yes 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 487 27.4 31.2 Yes 49.7 Yes 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 18 12.3* 12.1 No 17.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 18 11.8* 11.2 No 16.7 No 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% of adults with current asthma N/A N/A 9.7 ± 1.5 9.2 ± 3.3 N/A 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