St Lawrence County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 104,831 2,567 1,159 2,146 111,944
Percent of Population 93.6% 2.3% 1.0% 1.9% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 42,305 69,000 40,667 s 42,251
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 12.3% s s s 12.6%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 849.1 337.4~ s 456.8~ 842.5
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 41.9% 85.7%~ s 61.5%~ 42.4%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,861 3,211~ s 6,105~ 6,727
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,105 4 17 49 1,222
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 78.8% 72.7%~ 66.7% 58.3% 78.0%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 75.5% 63.6%~ 72.5% 47.9% 74.6%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.9% 0.0%~ 11.8%~ 19.1%~ 11.1%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.5% 27.3%~ 13.7%~ s 7.7%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 16.0 0.0~ 0.0~ s 16.4
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 63.3 28.5 83.7 211.2 66.7
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 54.0 10.8~ 72.3 138.3 56.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ s 4.4~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 11.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 11.2
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 30.7 0.0~ 0.0~ s 30.9
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 67.3 7.3~ 18.7~ 61.2~ 66.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 15.4 2.3~ s s 15.1
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 203.5 0.0~ s 213.7~ 202.6
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.6 12.8~ 0.0~ s 11.9
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 12.2 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 12.5
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 108.7 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 102.0
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 76.3 19.1~ 0.0~ 5.9~ 73.0
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 230.5 s s 198.6~ 229.3
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 114.7 51.3~ s 461.1 117.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 37.3 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 37.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 23.0 s s 38.8~ 23.4
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 151.1 s s 198.6~ 150.3
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 44.0 24.0~ s 291.7 45.8
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 27.5 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 26.1
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 47.2 5.9~ 0.0~ 25.4~ 45.8
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 20.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 19.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 17.2 16.0~ 0.0~ 15.4~ 17.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 265.6 168.7 15.7~ 452.4 267.5
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 2.6~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 7.1 4.4~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 6.9
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 96.1 s s s 95.2
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 19.3 s s s 19.1
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 16.7 s s s 16.9
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 50.5% s s s 49.7%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 70.0% s s s 70.5%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) s s s s s
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 34.7 8.3~ 0.0~ s 33.2
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.4 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 12.0

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