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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 45,069 845 384 1,560 47,980
Percent of Population 93.9% 1.8% 0.8% 3.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 43,241 19,766 46,712 49,688 43,331
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 10.8% s s s 10.9%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 761.3 558.8~ 761.3~ 547.6~ 757.7
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 38.0% 50.0%~ 66.7%~ 66.7%~ 38.6%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,784 3,757~ 4,672~ 6,406~ 6,622
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 425 6 4 15 456
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 79.2% 50.0%~ 90.9%~ 73.2% 78.5%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 76.9% 33.3%~ 81.8%~ 65.8% 75.7%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.0% 16.7%~ s s 9.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.5% s 0.0%~ s 7.2%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 14.9 0.0~ 0.0~ 38.8~ 16.2
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 75.9 51.1 51.9~ 70.5 76.4
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 61.1 34.1~ 44.4~ 50.3 60.5
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.7~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.4~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 15.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 14.5
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 43.8 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 42.6
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 77.5 41.8~ 0.0~ 24.4~ 79.0
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 15.7 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 16.0
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 195.6 s 0.0~ s 195.6
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.0 24.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 9.8
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.3~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 9.9
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 94.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 89.2
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 68.6 29.7~ s s 66.8
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 233.9 329.7~ 300.6~ 143.1~ 234.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 101.2 101.1~ 41.0~ 14.0~ 103.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 36.7 0.0~ s 0.0~ 36.6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 19.0 19.4~ s 10.5~ 19.3
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 176.0 259.2~ s 143.1~ 176.9
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 39.4 45.5~ s s 40.7
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 43.2 0.0~ s 0.0~ 41.9
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 62.4 29.7~ s 0.0~ 60.6
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 23.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 22.7
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 9.8 30.5~ 0.0~ s 10.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 178.8 274.3 0.0~ 60.7~ 182.7
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years s 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ s
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 5.1 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 5.2
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 81.8 s s s 81.5
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 14.3 s s s 14.3
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 19.2 s s s 18.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 32.1% s s s 32.9%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 63.9% s s s 63.9%
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 21.7 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 22.2
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.2~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 9.0~

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