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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 155,569 430,532 52,680 741,413 1,385,108
Percent of Population 11.2% 31.1% 3.8% 53.5% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 51,001 35,749 51,933 27,316 33,742
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 8.2% 23.0% 17.4% 33.3% 26.2%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 755.8 630.4 273.2 615.7 708.6
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 29.1% 61.8% 57.7% 62.8% 52.2%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,908 9,114 2,579 6,164 7,186
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,564 6,928 792 13,116 22,799
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 70.7% 55.2% 63.4% 61.4% 60.2%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 65.4% 49.5% 58.2% 55.4% 54.4%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.4% 15.2% 12.8% 13.0% 13.5%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.4% 12.5% 11.9% 8.8% 9.9%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 21.3 33.9 15.3 27.7 29.8
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 80.4 160.1 101.8 141.0 143.6
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 53.3 69.3 69.1 75.9 72.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 6.4 8.6 3.8~ 4.9 6.1
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4.0 2.3 6.4~ 3.4 3.6
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 24.8 13.5 13.7~ 19.0 19.7
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 34.4 53.5 26.8 58.5 78.6
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 4.1 15.8 3.5 12.9 18.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 264.4 120.7 74.6 132.8 192.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.0 45.7 14.2 60.9 63.6
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.5 64.4 16.5 66.2 84.2
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 78.7 27.4 7.8~ 21.6 31.7
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 64.5 71.3 20.2 63.2 77.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 247.9 201.8 93.1 186.5 233.5
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 57.2 103.1 54.9 114.7 137.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 21.2 20.2 14.6~ 19.2 21.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.7 26.0 10.7 24.1 29.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 225.5 182.3 87.1 170.3 211.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 22.2 30.7 30.6 45.5 51.7
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 22.6 6.5 s 4.3 7.8
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 65.2 62.2 13.6 36.4 54.9
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.3 29.9 14.7~ 30.5 28.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 9.2 38.4 9.6 40.0 43.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 119.0 324.3 133.8 383.8 401.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.9~ 4.3 s 4.8 5.4
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.4 15.3 2.3 9.4 12.0
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 71.8 58.7 30.1 40.2 53.6
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 21.2 20.9 10.9~ 14.1 18.0
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 24.6 26.3 s 18.4 22.3
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 2.6~ 6.7 s 2.7 3.9
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 42.4% 45.2% 33.3%~ 44.9% 44.4%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 63.8% 56.2% 70.2% 56.2% 58.3%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 40.6%~ 42.7% s 43.2% 43.9%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.7 55.9 4.5 63.2 68.1
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.2 2.5 3.8~ 4.9 5.1

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