Albany County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 234,404 38,959 15,335 14,917 304,204
Percent of Population 77.1% 12.8% 5.0% 4.9% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 61,283 31,825 61,956 48,308 56,424
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 4.1% 21.5% 8.1% 23.7% 7.3%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 703.7 861.0 338.3 592.5 725.1
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 32.4% 67.7% 55.7% 74.1% 36.4%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,076 11,582 2,707 7,907 6,045
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,947 568 270 242 3,130
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 81.7% 57.8% 76.0% 64.8% 75.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 74.0% 45.7% 64.2% 53.0% 65.9%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.9% 15.0% 8.7% 13.4% 11.0%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.6% 14.3% 6.7% 12.8% 8.5%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 10.2 48.4 s 49.7 20.6
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 51.7 102.2 81.3 94.6 65.0
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 40.5 61.3 73.2 71.0 48.5
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 5.0 22.9 3.7~ 8.3~ 8.6
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5.4 4.4~ s s 5.6
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 20.2 20.0 16.9~ 35.6~ 21.5
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 57.7 55.7 9.4 20.1 59.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.6 14.7 s 4.4~ 8.6
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 243.6 105.2 60.7~ 53.7~ 234.6
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.1 41.5 0.8~ 11.9 13.5
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.9 37.0 0.0~ 10.9~ 16.3
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 72.9 30.6 14.1~ s 63.5
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 39.0 65.0 2.1~ 12.4 40.3
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 191.9 227.1 85.2~ 136.1 195.4
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 76.5 120.0 9.2 32.1 82.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 31.4 29.6 s 47.7~ 31.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.5 41.2 2.2~ 13.9 23.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 121.7 153.6 73.1~ 88.5~ 124.2
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.8 33.0 4.9~ 9.5 26.8
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 39.8 13.3~ 0.0~ s 34.1
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 32.4 40.5 s 6.0~ 31.9
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.4 23.6 s s 13.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.9 42.3 1.1~ 11.8 14.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 157.0 420.4 29.5 123.7 188.2
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.9~ 8.0~ 0.0~ s 3.2
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 4.2 16.4 s 4.0~ 5.5
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 79.4 90.6 45.9~ s 78.8
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.2 20.9~ s s 14.9
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 20.6 40.5~ s s 21.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.5~ s s s 1.4~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 45.5% 46.0%~ s s 45.1%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 63.8% 56.8% s 66.7%~ 63.5%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 50.0%~ s s s 50.0%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 19.3 35.4 0.0~ 31.5 22.8
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.0 4.4~ s s 6.9

Key

Symbol Meaning
s Total suppressed for confidentiality
~ Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
* Hispanics are not excluded from the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander categories. Pacific Islanders are not included in the Asian/Pacific Islander category