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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 721,737 124,462 25,193 41,731 919,040
Percent of Population 78.5% 13.5% 2.7% 4.5% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 52,795 24,246 44,993 23,049 47,650
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 5.5% 31.7% 14.4% 39.2% 10.3%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 741.9 974.7 244.1 674.3 779.4
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 33.5% 61.4% 67.5% 67.2% 37.5%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,870 13,074 2,970 7,831 6,997
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 6,475 1,870 353 707 9,745
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 76.4% 60.0% 66.3% 66.7% 71.8%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 67.0% 49.6% 57.2% 55.6% 62.3%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.0% 16.7% 10.0% 12.8% 11.4%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.7% 12.7% 6.4% 9.7% 8.1%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 12.6 72.8 16.0~ 63.9 29.8
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 61.3 123.0 89.9 110.2 79.4
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 48.3 69.3 76.9 84.2 55.5
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 5.9 14.3 6.6~ 8.5~ 7.8
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.5 4.7~ 0.0~ 3.6~ 6.4
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 25.2 20.7 11.8~ 24.8 25.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 55.9 65.2 14.7 38.5 59.5
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.8 16.7 2.0~ 9.8 9.3
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 217.9 100.4 29.7~ 70.0 205.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.1 33.8 7.6 31.9 13.7
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 12.1 49.9 14.1 43.0 24.2
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 72.8 43.3 0.0~ 18.8~ 66.1
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 32.7 55.8 6.6 32.6 35.2
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 185.4 229.2 76.6~ 143.3 192.3
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 97.5 139.0 30.5 99.8 105.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 40.5 61.4 12.0~ 32.7~ 42.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.7 40.6 12.6 21.2 27.1
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 127.5 152.5 48.9~ 103.7 131.5
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 38.6 40.6 16.3 43.2 40.2
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 39.5 25.0 s 4.3~ 35.9
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 45.3 70.8 4.4~ 26.2 47.5
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 17.7 33.9 7.3~ 20.5~ 19.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 11.1 45.3 3.9~ 24.5 16.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 157.1 376.6 59.6 307.3 190.3
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.7 3.9 s 6.8~ 4.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 4.4 21.5 s 7.7 6.6
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 75.3 92.8 32.1~ 51.9 76.1
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 14.9 24.0 s 12.9~ 15.6
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 26.6 42.2 s s 27.5
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.3 s s s 1.5
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 45.5% 49.1% s 45.5%~ 45.7%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 68.2% 47.7% 52.9%~ 53.6%~ 65.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 52.5% 42.9%~ s s 46.7%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.3 56.8 4.9 56.7 30.7
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.5 6.2 0.0~ 9.1~ 9.1

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