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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 2,785,147 1,932,101 1,095,974 2,336,076 8,175,133
Percent of Population 34.1% 23.6% 13.4% 28.6% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 68,957 40,367 52,474 35,094 50,038
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 7.6% 18.7% 16.5% 25.6% 16.4%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 598.6 650.5 351.4 535.0 602.7
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 32.0% 59.1% 47.8% 58.8% 45.0%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,245 8,387 2,625 5,161 5,389
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 35,040 27,033 17,284 39,102 121,168
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 80.9% 61.9% 71.3% 66.2% 70.4%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 72.7% 53.8% 65.9% 61.2% 63.7%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.3% 16.6% 10.5% 13.0% 12.7%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.8% 12.8% 7.7% 7.9% 8.7%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 9.1 72.9 10.1 63.7 48.1
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 71.3 147.5 93.6 129.1 112.3
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 54.1 58.2 70.4 73.1 63.8
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.1 9.2 2.3 4.2 4.8
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 19.0 14.3 10.1 16.9 17.0
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 49.2 53.8 28.9 45.6 63.5
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.0 13.0 2.6 8.4 10.5
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 225.9 105.1 94.9 102.0 180.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.5 43.4 7.4 40.3 31.6
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 12.6 60.2 11.0 46.8 46.4
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 34.9 24.2 9.7 16.5 24.9
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 30.4 60.1 11.4 43.9 43.8
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 230.9 225.2 116.5 173.2 225.2
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 81.5 122.9 57.1 96.7 119.4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 16.3 21.3 16.8 18.2 18.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.0 29.6 14.2 19.8 24.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 214.2 205.8 107.9 159.3 208.1
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 35.6 42.6 30.5 43.2 51.8
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 8.9 5.8 1.6 3.5 6.0
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 36.5 61.3 11.6 28.2 41.4
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 15.2 31.7 12.3 23.8 19.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.7 41.2 8.5 27.9 26.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 142.9 343.7 126.0 285.3 269.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.5 5.4 0.5 3.3 3.5
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.4 13.1 1.3 6.4 6.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 58.0 51.2 44.4 35.7 50.8
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.0 19.4 12.3 13.5 15.7
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 21.8 27.6 8.4 16.4 21.1
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.6 5.4 1.9 3.0 2.9
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 42.6% 42.1% 43.8% 41.6% 42.6%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 65.2% 55.0% 63.0% 59.5% 61.4%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 46.9% 39.2% 51.1% 48.5% 45.2%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.5 50.0 2.6 35.4 34.8
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.3 2.9 4.6 4.0 5.2

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