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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 11,469,927 2,919,042 1,502,672 3,416,922 19,378,102
Percent of Population 59.2% 15.1% 7.8% 17.6% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 62,992 40,325 60,099 39,083 55,217
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 5.9% 18.9% 13.8% 22.9% 11.0%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 662.8 681.3 332.0 518.8 662.8
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 33.9% 60.0% 49.5% 59.5% 40.0%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,992 8,593 2,465 4,986 5,458
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 119,093 39,457 22,558 59,283 246,387
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 80.6% 61.7% 72.2% 65.1% 72.8%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 73.3% 53.4% 66.2% 59.7% 66.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.3% 16.5% 10.5% 12.8% 12.0%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.8% 13.0% 7.9% 7.8% 8.2%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 11.0 63.2 8.3 58.4 31.3
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 66.8 133.7 86.6 127.6 94.3
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 53.0 58.3 67.1 79.7 61.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.1 11.0 2.3 4.6 5.3
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.5 4.0 3.1 4.5 6.0
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 24.2 15.9 10.0 17.9 22.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 57.9 54.3 26.7 49.3 64.5
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.3 12.9 2.5 8.0 10.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 222.6 103.5 85.8 121.5 201.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.5 39.2 6.7 34.6 20.3
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 11.4 50.6 10.1 38.1 29.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 60.5 24.3 8.4 14.6 44.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 38.7 57.1 9.8 39.5 42.1
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 205.7 223.2 108.5 163.2 207.6
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 96.2 124.8 52.3 101.4 113.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 26.5 25.8 16.5 19.2 26.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.1 31.7 13.2 21.6 25.1
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 165.4 196.2 98.4 146.8 169.4
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 39.6 42.4 27.8 44.1 46.9
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 24.2 7.8 2.0 3.8 17.2
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 41.0 58.9 10.2 26.8 41.6
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 14.4 30.3 11.2 21.7 16.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 11.1 40.7 7.4 25.8 19.0
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 164.2 352.3 114.5 281.0 226.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.4 5.1 0.5 3.2 3.2
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.5 13.4 1.1 6.0 5.6
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 70.5 56.4 40.2 35.3 63.8
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.4 19.7 11.0 13.3 15.7
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.0 28.6 9.2 15.7 21.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.6 5.2 1.6 2.8 2.3
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 44.5% 42.3% 44.2% 42.1% 44.1%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 66.5% 54.7% 63.3% 59.3% 64.2%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 45.4% 39.0% 52.2% 48.7% 45.1%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 18.6 44.9 2.6 29.0 27.2
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.7 3.2 4.3 4.2 6.8

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