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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 36,904 1,070 276 993 39,370
Percent of Population 93.7% 2.7% 0.7% 2.5% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 44,995 s 32,321 s 44,734
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 7.2% s s s 7.4%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 746.2 480.0~ s s 740.5
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 35.9% 75.0%~ s 0.0%~ 36.1%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,763 4,229~ s 0~ 5,518
Birth-Related Indicators [Essex & Hamilton]
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 380 0 4 5 390
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 74.1% 0.0%~ 63.6%~ 69.2%~ 73.6%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 72.6% 0.0%~ 54.5%~ 69.2%~ 72.3%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.6% 0.0%~ s s 10.6%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 8.8% 0.0%~ 0.0%~ 21.4%~ 8.8%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 19.4 0.0~ 0.0~ s 19.7
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 68.6 0.0~ 71.9~ 259.3 70.9
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 57.6 0.0~ 71.9~ 51.9~ 57.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.4~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 6.5~
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 34.6 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 33.2
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 54.8 11.8~ 0.0~ 1015.3 55.1
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 94.4 10.7
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 190.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 5679.0 212.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.6 0.0~ 0.0~ 78.8~ 7.5
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.6~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 163.5~ 7.4~
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 92.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 85.8
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 41.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 107.0 41.8
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 185.5 0.0~ 0.0~ s 183.7
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 84.5 100.4~ 0.0~ 3467.2 87.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 36.4 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 36.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 17.4 40.5~ 0.0~ 381.3 17.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 128.2 0.0~ 0.0~ s 127.1
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 32.7 s 0.0~ 1864.2 34.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 28.0 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 26.1
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 36.1 s 0.0~ 175.4 38.7
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 19.3 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 19.7
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.2 22.5~ 0.0~ 161.2 10.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 139.5 387.8 s 4134.8 143.0
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.9~ 0.0~ 0.0~ s 4.1~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.1 s 0.0~ 17.1~ 3.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 76.2 s s s 76.3
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 20.1 s s s 19.9
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 13.6~ s s s 13.4~
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 34.8% s s s 37.0%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 67.3% s s s 67.3%
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 14.1 s 0.0~ 52.0~ 13.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.1~ 0.0~ s 0.0~ 6.8~

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