New York County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 778,950 214,359 185,873 403,577 1,585,873
Percent of Population 49.1% 13.5% 11.7% 25.4% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 97,321 31,823 61,129 30,354 65,184
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 2.8% 21.5% 18.5% 27.2% 13.8%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 543.0 693.4 369.0 532.4 562.4
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 32.8% 54.5% 31.1% 51.0% 41.9%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 2,792 11,235 2,108 5,766 4,523
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 8,541 2,486 2,970 5,635 20,068
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 85.4% 65.1% 77.3% 72.8% 78.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 77.7% 58.3% 70.9% 65.2% 70.8%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 12.7% 16.5% 11.2% 12.9% 13.0%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 8.3% 12.9% 7.1% 8.6% 8.8%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 21.7 362.6 34.1 93.7 131.5
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 52.5 133.4 73.2 123.4 82.5
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 38.4 49.1 55.8 64.6 48.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 2.8 11.5 1.3~ 4.1 4.1
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 2.6 2.4 3.0~ 3.5 2.7
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 15.8 17.2 9.0 17.3 15.6
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 47.1 69.5 27.2 46.1 62.5
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.0 23.1 2.0 10.8 11.5
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 232.3 142.0 117.2 106.4 199.8
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.7 54.2 4.0 40.0 25.8
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 14.9 64.1 4.7 42.1 38.7
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 23.0 40.1 17.5 22.9 24.7
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 12.8 80.9 11.2 52.0 34.2
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 170.2 206.0 91.2 149.8 171.4
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 60.4 130.5 36.5 97.1 96.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 18.5 22.2 20.0 20.4 19.4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 13.3 28.1 13.2 19.3 20.8
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 151.3 181.6 80.6 132.7 152.1
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 22.5 42.3 15.2 40.8 36.3
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 6.8 12.2 2.9~ 6.5 7.1
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 16.9 75.5 9.1 39.6 33.0
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.4 31.4 11.6 23.8 16.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 6.9 42.9 6.9 27.8 19.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 89.0 389.2 90.7 286.7 207.7
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.3 4.1 0.0~ 2.5 2.7
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 1.3 15.2 1.1 7.9 5.2
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 55.2 71.5 53.8 35.6 52.8
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 12.5 24.5 16.1 12.7 14.8
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.9 40.1 7.4 16.7 22.3
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.9 5.8 s 3.8 2.7
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 46.3% 43.6% 44.2% 40.8% 44.6%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 70.0% 59.6% 66.4% 61.7% 66.6%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 50.0% 33.3%~ 52.0%~ 52.8%~ 47.0%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 15.0 125.2 2.2 47.4 42.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.9 3.0 3.1~ 3.0 5.7

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