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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 375,642 53,273 15,279 18,829 467,026
Percent of Population 80.4% 11.4% 3.3% 4.0% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 55,552 26,365 48,892 24,140 50,849
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 5.1% 33.6% 16.4% 35.9% 9.5%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 702.1 1010.2 310.4 554.5 725.2
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 33.6% 68.2% 70.3% 67.0% 37.1%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,256 11,683 3,360 6,366 6,032
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 3,750 852 213 331 5,460
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 82.9% 57.7% 67.8% 66.4% 76.3%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 82.3% 59.0% 68.6% 68.6% 76.4%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.0% 14.6% 8.8% 11.5% 10.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.6% 13.7% 6.6% 9.1% 7.9%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 15.2 73.2 8.5~ 80.7 30.8
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 64.5 133.9 73.7 142.3 80.4
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 51.4 74.4 64.4 98.3 59.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.8 15.6 4.7~ 10.1~ 7.1
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 8.2 5.7~ s 13.8~ 8.1
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 32.7 37.9 32.8~ 36.7~ 33.7
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 46.3 52.6 20.5 42.6 49.1
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.1 18.3 3.0~ 13.5 11.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 179.3 75.6 77.5~ 127.4~ 173.9
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 5.8 23.1 5.4~ 14.1 8.4
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.0 19.5 0.0~ 10.7 11.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 71.7 32.3 s s 64.3
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 31.6 48.4 7.0~ 20.2 32.6
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 147.5 201.3 65.8~ 92.9~ 151.5
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 76.0 137.8 26.2 84.2 83.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 34.8 51.6 29.8~ 43.1~ 36.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.4 39.1 8.7~ 17.7 23.6
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 104.7 133.8 33.3~ 60.0~ 107.0
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 26.8 35.6 10.3 25.7 28.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 17.2 11.9~ s 0.0~ 15.9
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 34.5 65.6 4.4~ 21.4 36.7
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 15.2 39.5 22.9~ 0.0~ 16.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 9.5 46.0 5.7~ 20.4 13.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 153.2 440.5 63.1 243.9 181.9
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.8 7.3 0.0~ 2.8~ 3.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 4.1 19.6 1.1~ 5.5~ 5.6
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 83.1 99.1 24.9~ s 83.6
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.0 10.6~ s s 15.2
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 23.5 33.3~ s s 23.6
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.7~ s s s 1.5~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 45.8% 43.2%~ s s 45.6%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 67.3% 59.2% s 54.6%~ 66.1%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 67.5% s s s 69.4%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 13.4 38.2 3.0~ 20.7 16.5
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.1 3.6~ s s 8.4

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