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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 636,461 420,448 549,537 613,750 2,230,722
Percent of Population 28.5% 18.8% 24.6% 27.5% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 59,817 56,603 53,549 49,841 54,878
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 6.4% 10.3% 13.5% 14.5% 11.0%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 556.7 621.2 354.8 394.4 549.9
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 29.8% 54.4% 52.8% 56.5% 40.6%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,763 6,881 2,739 3,329 4,490
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 6,632 5,326 7,683 10,339 30,765
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 81.0% 64.0% 70.5% 66.3% 70.2%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 71.4% 55.6% 63.8% 63.5% 63.8%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.6% 15.9% 10.7% 12.8% 12.1%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.6% 12.6% 8.2% 6.8% 8.2%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 9.0 61.2 9.3 54.6 35.8
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 67.7 133.1 90.1 119.4 104.8
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 49.9 54.2 65.5 73.5 62.5
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.8 8.9 2.4 3.2 4.3
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 3.7 4.0 3.6 2.8 3.9
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 17.9 13.7 11.0 12.1 15.8
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 51.1 46.4 29.9 32.6 56.4
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 5.2 7.1 2.7 3.2 6.3
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 234.2 94.5 89.2 75.0 177.3
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.9 32.6 7.2 16.9 19.6
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 18.4 53.7 13.2 27.8 33.9
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 46.3 21.7 7.4 7.9 23.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 38.1 45.1 9.2 17.0 31.5
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 227.5 241.7 129.4 148.4 221.7
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 85.4 118.2 66.0 67.8 110.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 16.1 19.9 17.3 14.1 17.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.8 29.8 14.2 15.0 22.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 210.6 224.1 121.2 139.4 205.5
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 37.2 41.8 37.3 33.8 51.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 12.2 5.3 1.5~ 1.6 5.9
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 46.4 53.1 11.8 12.8 34.9
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.1 25.3 13.2 10.5 14.7
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.5 35.2 7.9 13.5 18.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 149.1 301.8 133.3 161.1 222.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.8 5.7 0.6~ 1.4 2.4
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.8 10.0 1.0 2.7 4.4
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 59.7 44.7 39.3 29.6 47.9
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 14.7 16.5 11.2 11.2 14.0
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 21.3 22.1 9.5 15.0 18.6
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.9 3.3 1.8~ 2.0~ 2.2
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 42.7% 40.6% 45.0% 42.6% 42.8%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 62.7% 57.3% 61.2% 59.9% 60.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 41.6% 51.9% 53.6% 54.4% 50.0%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.7 21.8 2.6 8.3 14.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5.8 2.6 5.2 4.1 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