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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 910,235 820,307 271,510 496,285 2,504,700
Percent of Population 36.3% 32.8% 10.8% 19.8% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 52,761 39,706 45,510 33,649 43,034
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 12.7% 19.4% 22.3% 27.1% 18.8%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 593.5 659.9 349.2 597.4 614.2
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 32.4% 61.6% 50.5% 62.1% 47.2%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,514 8,122 2,852 5,830 5,932
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 15,270 11,536 5,435 8,606 41,841
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 78.0% 63.7% 70.0% 67.3% 70.9%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 70.1% 54.2% 67.3% 63.7% 64.1%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.1% 17.7% 9.5% 13.3% 12.5%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.0% 13.1% 6.9% 7.6% 8.5%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 2.9 39.8 3.4 115.0 43.5
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 93.9 150.7 122.4 128.3 126.6
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 76.1 56.6 97.5 73.9 72.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 2.8 8.9 2.6 4.4 4.9
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 3.5 2.7 2.4~ 3.6 3.3
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 19.0 13.5 8.9 20.1 16.6
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 49.9 51.7 28.8 42.5 60.7
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.1 10.9 3.0 6.7 9.7
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 205.4 91.5 97.3 86.9 161.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.4 43.9 9.3 40.8 31.0
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 10.1 60.5 9.3 44.7 41.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 26.7 19.9 9.1 15.7 21.1
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 29.6 56.3 15.4 45.5 44.5
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 253.6 236.9 122.0 211.1 246.4
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 98.3 134.2 57.7 108.8 135.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.1 22.9 13.4 18.4 16.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 17.4 31.7 16.2 20.0 26.6
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 240.7 219.2 115.3 198.1 231.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 46.6 49.9 29.1 55.1 62.3
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 6.0 3.9 0.7~ 2.8 4.3
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 42.9 62.2 13.8 28.9 48.4
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 14.3 36.5 9.7 30.0 21.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 13.7 45.3 11.4 29.3 30.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 174.5 360.3 142.9 303.5 297.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.3 6.2 0.8~ 3.5 3.9
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.7 12.9 1.9 6.0 7.4
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 51.2 44.7 52.4 36.9 47.5
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.3 18.7 11.9 16.5 16.6
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 20.6 27.9 8.0 16.1 21.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.3 5.6 3.1~ 4.0 3.4
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 41.5% 40.6% 42.5% 36.9% 40.9%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 61.3% 52.0% 64.2% 61.1% 58.2%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 44.9% 35.4% 40.0%~ 48.5% 40.1%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.1 35.8 3.0 22.1 29.5
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.1 3.3 4.6 3.8 4.9

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