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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 549,803 112,728 25,769 54,005 744,344
Percent of Population 73.9% 15.1% 3.5% 7.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 56,989 26,904 51,378 30,385 50,868
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 4.6% 28.9% 12.8% 30.3% 9.9%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 667.4 877.7 333.2 608.4 706.0
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 30.0% 70.0% 53.5% 68.2% 35.4%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,553 11,785 2,643 6,858 5,793
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 5,292 1,898 360 853 8,604
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 85.0% 62.8% 78.3% 70.9% 78.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 63.3% 46.3% 53.8% 53.6% 58.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 8.8% 14.5% 9.2% 11.5% 10.3%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.5% 13.4% 7.4% 9.8% 8.4%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 10.9 71.6 13.8~ 63.0 33.2
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 61.8 119.5 77.6 104.2 83.1
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 50.1 74.6 65.5 77.1 58.1
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.9 16.5 3.7~ 12.5 7.7
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4.8 7.2 5.0~ 5.5~ 5.6
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 23.2 23.7 13.3~ 20.3 24.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 57.9 61.0 20.8 46.2 60.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.7 19.5 2.4~ 13.1 12.3
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 219.3 92.6 63.2 95.9 207.0
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.5 31.5 3.4~ 28.9 11.5
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 6.0 20.8 4.0~ 16.5 11.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 53.2 21.0 s 11.5~ 45.5
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 28.4 58.0 4.9 40.2 32.6
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 154.3 190.3 61.9 138.0 160.5
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 94.9 141.2 37.3 110.3 104.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 33.3 51.9 30.3~ 32.9~ 36.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.5 41.8 13.5 30.0 24.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 101.5 139.7 40.0~ 93.5 106.2
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 35.4 36.6 13.1 38.9 37.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 44.1 12.1 s 18.4~ 37.5
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 41.6 65.4 10.7 34.9 43.7
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.7 30.6 s 21.2~ 11.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 9.7 44.2 1.4~ 24.9 15.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 159.3 432.8 86.6 379.2 201.9
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.3 7.6 0.0~ 6.7 3.9
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.5 20.4 s 9.6 6.0
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 68.0 86.2 17.7~ 41.1 68.2
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.1 18.7 19.1~ 15.5~ 15.6
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.4 28.9 s s 23.1
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.1~ s s s 1.4~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 50.8% 52.2% 61.1%~ 50.0%~ 51.2%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 69.5% 57.7% 55.6%~ 71.7% 68.3%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 45.5% s s s 41.6%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.5 35.2 2.5~ 20.1 16.5
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.7 3.4~ s 9.0~ 7.3

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