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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 52,597 1,205 354 1,263 55,531
Percent of Population 94.7% 2.2% 0.6% 2.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 42,980 92,535 s s 42,966
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 13.5% s s s 13.8%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 760.4 688.3~ s 560.5~ 759.3
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 38.5% 56.3%~ 0.0%~ 50.0%~ 38.6%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,233 8,946~ 0~ 3,870~ 6,178
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 547 4 3 20 581
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 80.9% 70.0%~ 75.0%~ 65.4% 80.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 75.4% 50.0%~ 71.4%~ 48.0% 74.2%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.2% s 0.0%~ 27.3%~ 10.7%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.1% 0.0%~ 0.0%~ 27.1%~ 7.7%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 17.5 46.3~ s 45.0~ 19.7
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 73.7 42.7 20.3~ 120.6 74.8
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 58.3 26.4~ 20.3~ 85.1 58.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.0~ s 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.0~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.7~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 9.4~
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 24.0 0.0~ 0.0~ s 23.9
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 70.1 37.7~ 0.0~ 17.3~ 70.5
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 13.2 9.0~ s s 13.4
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 205.0 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 204.0
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 19.7 s s 14.2~ 19.2
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 32.5 0.0~ 0.0~ s 30.9
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 113.6 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 108.0
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 75.8 25.5~ s 22.8~ 73.2
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 227.8 172.1~ 0.0~ s 226.3
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 110.2 61.9~ s 96.7~ 110.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 35.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 34.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 31.4 12.7~ s s 31.6
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 169.3 123.9~ 0.0~ s 167.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 43.8 18.9~ s 32.0~ 43.9
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 29.2 0.0~ 0.0~ s 28.5
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 46.0 21.3~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 44.3
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.6 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 10.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 19.0 s 0.0~ 11.7~ 18.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 232.2 280.7 82.0~ 174.3 233.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 12.3 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 11.2
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 6.2 0.0~ 0.0~ s 5.9
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 81.6 s s s 80.4
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 21.6 s s s 21.1
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 18.5 s s s 18.1
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 39.7% s s s 39.5%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 55.2% s s s 54.8%
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 21.6 42.9~ 0.0~ 17.3~ 22.1
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.6~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 10.3~

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