Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Washington County

Respiratory Diseases
Washington County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 99 52.5 34.2 Yes 46.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 99 42.9 30.7 Yes 39.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 852 45.2 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 852 39.3 36.8 No 31.0 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 232 12.3 20.3 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 232 11.8 20.4 Yes 12.3 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 17 17.5* 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years 26 6.9 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 1st 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 158 10.5 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 57 20.1 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 0 0.0* 12.1 Yes 8.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 0 0.0* 11.2 No 7.4 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 9.6 ± 2.9 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 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