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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 43,143 934 383 5,654 50,219
Percent of Population 85.9% 1.9% 0.8% 11.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 43,533 26,030 s 31,430 41,191
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 9.1% s s 48.5% 13.4%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 767.2 600.1~ s 687.9 788.7
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 31.9% 71.4%~ s 74.0% 33.5%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7,060 11,574~ s 8,450 7,136
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 440 8 5 151 614
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 78.5% 66.7%~ 86.7%~ 46.8% 70.7%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 71.0% 56.5%~ 93.3%~ 41.5% 64.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.9% 12.5%~ 0.0%~ 10.9% 10.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.6% s 0.0%~ 8.1% 6.9%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 19.0 50.5~ 0.0~ 68.6 27.7
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 77.7 69.4 80.2~ 188.7 92.7
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 60.1 46.2 63.3~ 156.0 71.7
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 9.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 7.6~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 8.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ s 9.9~
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.8 0.0~ 0.0~ s 28.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 82.2 39.5~ s 56.9 83.8
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 13.4 21.5~ 33.2~ 15.3 14.5
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 306.3 0.0~ 0.0~ 123.0~ 298.9
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.9 21.4~ 0.0~ 20.6 10.7
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 14.4 32.2~ 0.0~ 13.5~ 17.3
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 76.2 0.0~ 0.0~ s 70.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 48.2 25.0~ 0.0~ 35.4 46.6
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 247.3 272.3~ s 221.9~ 257.0
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 132.1 166.4 0.0~ 124.2 134.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 31.0 s 0.0~ 67.9~ 33.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 31.4 22.0~ s 21.5~ 32.2
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 182.4 137.4~ s 140.3~ 185.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 44.7 46.3~ 0.0~ 43.4 45.7
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 45.5 s 0.0~ s 45.6
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 84.8 106.3~ 0.0~ 48.9 82.1
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 20.9 0.0~ 0.0~ 50.4~ 23.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 15.6 s 0.0~ 13.4~ 15.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 249.4 337.9 135.9~ 436.1 257.2
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.5~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 7.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.9~ 6.8
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 83.8 s s s 80.8
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 13.6 s s s 13.0
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 10.6~ s s s 10.1~
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 49.0% s s s 46.7%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 64.2% s s s 63.6%
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 22.9 47.9~ 33.2~ 23.2 24.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ s 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