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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 58,605 6,955 1,125 10,554 77,547
Percent of Population 75.6% 9.0% 1.5% 13.6% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 49,452 26,543 71,597 42,376 46,209
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 10.4% 29.4% s 8.7% 11.8%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 831.3 797.5 420.1~ 517.1 831.9
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 45.3% 64.2% 33.3%~ 75.6% 47.7%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7,903 9,855 1,466~ 5,730 7,854
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 597 65 14 175 884
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 66.1% 57.5% 63.4% 54.4% 62.8%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 62.6% 51.6% 61.0% 47.0% 58.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 11.6% 19.0% 14.3%~ 12.7% 12.7%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 8.0% 13.8% 19.0%~ 9.7% 9.3%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 17.0 34.6~ 0.0~ 40.4 22.6
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 80.0 93.3 71.7 130.5 92.5
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 58.7 54.4 55.8 94.8 65.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 6.7~ s 0.0~ 11.4~ 7.9
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.1 s 0.0~ 17.0~ 12.9
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 42.9 25.7~ 0.0~ 29.9~ 41.5
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 65.3 51.6 16.1~ 49.2 70.7
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.2 12.1 7.7~ 7.2 12.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 180.2 67.4~ s 97.4~ 169.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.5 26.2 s 18.3 13.5
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 13.6 31.8 0.0~ 11.6~ 18.3
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 84.0 33.2~ 0.0~ 21.0~ 71.1
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 45.6 40.5 s 32.5 43.0
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 219.3 250.1 132.0~ 157.2 221.3
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 110.8 131.9 18.2~ 90.3 120.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 28.4 31.4~ 0.0~ 28.7~ 28.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.6 26.9 s 21.8 22.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 165.7 175.1 132.0~ 121.1~ 166.2
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 51.1 49.0 12.0~ 50.8 56.0
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 26.1 19.9~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 22.2
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 43.5 51.8 s 11.5 40.4
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.4 66.3~ 0.0~ 37.0~ 29.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 12.6 33.5 s 7.4~ 15.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 198.7 326.6 70.6 240.2 225.8
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.6~ 7.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.7~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 5.2 15.3 0.0~ 2.6~ 5.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 89.0 55.9~ s s 82.0
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 18.2 s s s 16.7
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 19.4 s s s 20.9
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 33.3% s s s 33.3%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 62.5% s s s 61.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 46.2%~ s s s 50.0%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 39.4 35.7 s 28.9 42.0
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 14.0 s s 0.0~ 13.8

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