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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 191,261 15,922 2,119 4,694 216,469
Percent of Population 88.4% 7.4% 1.0% 2.2% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 47,188 25,299 27,005 31,991 45,101
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 7.8% 35.6% s s 10.0%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 799.5 925.7 160.3~ 646.9 811.2
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 37.1% 64.6% 71.4%~ 53.8% 38.9%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,755 11,826 1,341~ 7,353 7,215
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,822 220 25 77 2,261
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 76.6% 65.0% 78.9% 63.9% 74.5%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 70.4% 56.6% 66.7% 62.4% 68.3%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.9% 19.3% 11.0%~ 15.8% 11.9%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.2% 16.1% 9.5%~ 11.7% 8.2%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 18.0 71.2 0.0~ 71.9 27.5
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 69.8 131.5 86.4 137.6 80.9
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 51.4 66.6 48.5 88.6 55.6
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.4 19.7~ 0.0~ 13.0~ 6.5
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.8 s 0.0~ s 10.2
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 31.2 32.4~ 0.0~ 23.5~ 31.1
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 65.0 74.5 12.8~ 29.8 67.1
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.6 28.7 5.7~ 6.4~ 14.0
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 221.3 108.8 0.0~ 47.1~ 217.1
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.5 27.4 s 14.5~ 11.1
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 9.4 23.7 s 14.7~ 12.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 83.5 39.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 78.8
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 63.7 68.6 s 27.8 63.3
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 255.4 309.3 s 179.4~ 259.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 138.1 213.6 42.0 84.2 143.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 36.8 50.0~ 0.0~ s 37.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 29.8 56.4 9.2~ 9.4~ 31.5
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 201.6 239.8 s 159.0~ 205.1
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 64.9 85.5 15.5~ 37.5 66.9
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 33.2 16.6~ 0.0~ s 31.7
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 54.1 82.9 12.7~ 21.1~ 55.4
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 17.0 35.3~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 18.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 17.9 65.8 s 19.3~ 21.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 225.5 538.7 76.5 173.3 246.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.4~ 2.8~ 0.0~ s 2.4
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 7.7 27.5 0.0~ 7.9~ 9.2
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 77.9 87.5 s s 77.6
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.7 18.7~ s s 15.7
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 26.4 s s s 25.5
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 46.4% s s s 45.8%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 72.2% 67.7% s s 70.8%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 55.0%~ s s s 50.0%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.3 62.9 11.1~ 24.4 27.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.2 s 0.0~ s 9.6

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