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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 553,311 132,223 54,940 207,032 949,113
Percent of Population 58.3% 13.9% 5.8% 21.8% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 96,064 50,606 113,404 48,354 77,881
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 2.1% 13.2% 3.3% 16.6% 6.3%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 552.2 630.5 232.4 408.4 574.3
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 27.4% 56.3% 52.8% 61.5% 33.7%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 3,879 7,032 1,448 3,714 4,296
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 4,749 1,488 753 3,922 11,255
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 85.1% 59.4% 78.9% 63.2% 72.6%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 79.4% 52.4% 71.3% 57.6% 66.7%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 11.7% 17.9% 12.7% 13.5% 13.3%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.4% 14.0% 10.1% 7.7% 8.6%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 3.2 40.0 2.0~ 43.2 17.7
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 58.0 96.9 61.5 124.2 82.4
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 49.3 51.0 55.3 93.5 62.1
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.2 11.0 s 4.8 5.1
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4.0 4.2~ 2.2~ 3.8 4.4
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 17.7 15.4 5.4~ 14.5 18.2
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 51.9 49.5 19.9 43.1 59.0
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 5.9 8.8 0.8~ 5.0 7.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 228.2 99.7 70.5 111.7 210.1
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.7 30.9 4.2 19.4 14.1
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 8.8 29.9 6.4 19.4 17.3
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 57.8 25.9 5.3~ 6.2 41.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 33.7 57.0 5.4 22.9 34.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 160.2 180.8 65.9 108.3 165.7
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 80.8 115.8 35.3 77.5 95.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 23.6 30.9 13.4~ 22.1 25.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 18.8 34.7 9.5 18.3 23.0
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 121.6 142.6 50.4 82.9 125.9
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 33.9 38.8 20.3 35.6 40.3
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 30.2 10.4 3.8~ 5.2 21.7
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 40.6 56.0 5.4 14.0 37.5
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 8.6 20.4 7.8~ 12.6 10.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 8.4 36.8 3.1 16.5 13.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 123.8 335.1 69.6 205.5 173.4
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.3 5.3 s 2.1 2.3
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.0 12.0 0.4~ 3.5 3.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 60.8 60.0 21.0 30.5 57.1
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 13.7 19.1 5.3~ 13.3 14.4
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 23.7 27.7 s 14.0 22.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.5~ 7.4~ s 3.9~ 2.5
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 45.4% 38.5% 57.1% 40.4% 44.6%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 70.6% 52.9% 66.7% 63.0% 68.0%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 40.0% 30.4%~ s 37.5%~ 37.6%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.3 50.9 0.9~ 15.6 23.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.7 2.3~ 2.7~ 5.7 6.3

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