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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 258,129 36,779 9,565 67,185 372,813
Percent of Population 69.2% 9.9% 2.6% 18.0% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 71,408 59,095 101,596 60,903 69,144
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 5.6% 12.0% s 14.1% 7.3%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 704.3 755.5 233.7 442.5 718.6
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 40.5% 64.9% 65.9% 65.5% 44.0%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,466 7,946 2,092 4,104 5,537
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 3,257 430 122 1,212 5,156
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 72.2% 54.7% 68.8% 59.1% 67.0%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 65.3% 44.2% 60.2% 50.0% 59.1%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.2% 14.6% 10.0% 11.9% 10.4%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.1% 10.9% 9.0% 7.4% 7.0%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 11.7 37.7 s 50.5 23.2
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 85.7 92.2 66.4 115.8 94.2
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 66.4 48.7 55.1 83.4 68.8
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.7 16.3 s 7.1 5.7
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.0 2.9~ 0.0~ 4.0~ 8.5
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 26.7 18.7~ 0.0~ 20.5 26.3
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 62.3 45.2 14.5 37.8 66.3
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.3 7.3 s 3.7 8.6
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 230.5 112.3 57.9~ 102.4 212.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.5 22.2 1.5~ 16.6 13.2
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 10.0 27.3 3.7~ 18.1 17.0
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 66.4 13.6~ 0.0~ 8.7~ 50.9
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 44.0 44.3 1.8~ 19.9 39.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 194.8 234.0 74.9~ 81.2 199.0
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 119.7 154.5 34.2 95.5 132.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 28.4 40.1 s 22.6~ 29.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.3 36.8 7.8~ 21.0 27.2
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 149.5 188.4 64.6~ 64.9 153.3
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 53.7 57.3 17.5 47.9 59.3
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 20.2 9.9~ 0.0~ 3.2~ 16.2
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 40.7 47.5 2.3~ 15.6 37.0
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.6 23.7~ s 8.7~ 14.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 13.2 32.0 3.0~ 16.7 16.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 202.9 391.1 74.1 242.1 238.7
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.8 s 0.0~ 2.2~ 2.0
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 4.8 9.5 0.0~ 3.9 5.2
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 80.1 59.6 s 44.3 75.0
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 14.6 21.2~ s 5.3~ 14.5
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 26.6 36.7~ s s 26.2
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 2.8~ s s s 3.4
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 46.2% 53.1%~ s 45.5%~ 46.4%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 54.2% 56.4% s 55.9% 54.6%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 28.6%~ s s s 31.0%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 27.3 21.1 s 11.0 27.8
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.6 3.8~ s 4.0~ 7.4

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