Health Status Indicators 1994-1998-Warren

 

Indicator of Health Status Outcome Warren Total Number Warren County Rate BRADD* Rate State Rate US Rate
           
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 50 8.5 7.4 7.4 7.2
Incidence of low birth-weight (percentage of live-born infants weighing less than 5 ½ pounds at birth 444 7.5% 7.1% 7.8% 7.6%
Births to girls under age 15 (per 1,000 female population age 10-14) 21 1.5 1.4 1.3 Not Available
Births to girls age 15-17 (per 1,000 female population age 15-17) 339 39.7 38.5 37.5 Not Available
Early Prenatal care (percentage of mothers who received prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy)   79.5% 80.6% 85.2% 83%
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths (per 100,000 population, crude rate)       ICD-9 codes:  E810-E825 77 18.1 25.1 21.1 16.1

All death rates for causes listed below are per 100,000 population, age-adjusted to the 1970 standard population.

Unintentional Injury Deaths                
ICD-9 codes:  E800-E949		 157 34 45.4 38.1 31.6
Lung Cancer Deaths  
ICD-9 codes:  162.2 - 162.9		 228 65.7 Not Available 67.6 48
Female Breast Cancer Deaths     
ICD-9 codes:  174		 86 34.6 Not Available 23.9 22.7
Heart Disease Deaths                                                     
ICD-9 codes:  390-398, 402, 404-429		 998 192.2 229.9 224.3 190.2
Stroke Deaths                                                                       ICD-9 codes:  420-438 265 47.5 52.2 44.5 39.8
Homicide                                                                             ICD-9 codes:  E960-E978 28 6 4.9 6.1 6.6
Suicide                                                                                    ICD-9 codes:  E950-E959 51 10.6 11.4 11.5 10

*Barren River Area Development District - Composed of Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren Counties

Sources:  Kentucky Vital Statistics Reports were used for all Warren, BRADD* and State rates except lung cancer and female breast cancer rates.  Because rates based on fewer than 25 cases may be unreliable, our Health Information Branch added together the rates for 5 years, then averaged them to get a rate based on more cases.  Where this resulted in rates still based on fewer than 25 cases, those rates should be considered unreliable.

The Center of Disease Control's CDC Wonder was used for lung and female breast cancer death rates in all columns.  CDC Wonder was also used for all US death rates, including the infant mortality rate.  US rates for percentage of babies born under 5 1/2 pounds and percentage of moms who received 1st trimester prenatal care are from US National Vital Statistics.