2011 | Bronx, New York
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| Bronx County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
New York | Rank (of 62) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 62 | ||||
| Mortality | 61 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,139 | 7,978-8,300 | 5,564 | 5,933 | |
| Morbidity | 62 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 26% | 24-29% | 10% | 16% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.5 | 4.0-5.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.8 | 3.3-4.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.7% | 9.6-9.9% | 6.0% | 8.1% | |
| Health Factors | 62 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 49 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 20% | 17-22% | 15% | 19% | |
| Adult obesity | 28% | 25-33% | 25% | 25% | |
| Excessive drinking | 14% | 12-17% | 8% | 17% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 5 | 4-5 | 12 | 8 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 1,145 | 83 | 458 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 50 | 49-50 | 22 | 27 | |
| Clinical Care | 58 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 16% | 14-18% | 13% | 18% | |
| Primary care physicians | 927:1 | 631:1 | 689:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 98 | 96-99 | 52 | 75 | |
| Diabetic screening | 74% | 71-77% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 54% | 51-57% | 74% | 61% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 62 | ||||
| High school graduation | 92% | 69% | |||
| Some college | 47% | 68% | 63% | ||
| Unemployment | 12.2% | 5.3% | 8.4% | ||
| Children in poverty | 39% | 37-42% | 11% | 19% | |
| Inadequate social support | 35% | 31-39% | 14% | 24% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 63% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 413 | 100 | 416 | ||
| Physical Environment | 61 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 9 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 100% | 92% | 61% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 3 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
