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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 46,717 917 446 1,094 49,336
Percent of Population 94.7% 1.9% 0.9% 2.2% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 44,436 s 74,145 43,229 44,477
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 7.0% s s s 7.4%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 803.4 525.6~ s 660.1~ 799.3
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 39.2% 66.7%~ s 62.5%~ 39.6%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,276 5,806~ s 7,851~ 6,154
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 503 3 5 11 528
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 82.2% 62.5%~ 84.6%~ 69.0% 81.9%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 82.3% 37.5%~ 92.3%~ 72.4% 82.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 11.1% s 0.0%~ s 10.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 8.0% s 0.0%~ s 7.7%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 16.5 36.0~ 0.0~ s 18.1
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 60.4 42.2 44.4~ 71.5 61.3
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 49.0 13.2~ 44.4~ 44.5 48.5
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 6.6~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 6.3~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 5.8~
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 29.8 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 29.2
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 62.6 126.4~ s 32.6~ 64.6
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.5 16.0~ 0.0~ s 12.7
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 207.6 384.6~ 0.0~ s 211.5
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.1 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 7.1
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 3.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.0~
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 82.5 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 78.9
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 58.0 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 56.7
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 185.8 s 0.0~ 318.2~ 185.7
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 110.5 115.8~ s 43.5~ 114.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 42.5 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 42.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 27.8 29.3~ 0.0~ s 28.6
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 127.1 s 0.0~ 256.4~ 127.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 43.3 29.5~ s s 44.4
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 18.3 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 17.5
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 37.9 27.5~ 0.0~ s 38.2
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 21.3 0.0~ s 0.0~ 21.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 12.7 35.3~ s s 13.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 245.1 414.6 s 64.8~ 252.0
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.6~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.4~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.6 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 2.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 91.4 s s s 91.4
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 17.8 s s s 17.5
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 16.0~ s s s 15.8~
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 44.4% s s s 46.2%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 69.3% s s s 69.3%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) s s s s s
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.5 22.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 10.7
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 15.2 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 14.8

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