About Asthma Hospital Discharges and Asthma Deaths/Death Rates
About Asthma Hospital Discharges
The data presented here are county-specific asthma hospital discharge rates organized by region of the state. The source of discharge data is the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS), a database that contains information about all hospitalizations in New York State. Discharges were selected if the principal diagnosis was 493. The source of the population data is the Bureau of Biometrics. The discharge rates are rates per 10,000 persons.
About Asthma Deaths and Death Rates
Data are collected from death certificates. All deaths receive an ICD-9 code (before 1999) or an ICD-10 (1999 and later) indicating the primary reason for the death. The codes used for asthma are ICD-9 (493), ICD-10 (J45-J46). The source of the data is the Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics.
The mortality rates are rates per 1,000,000 persons. Both crude and adjusted rates are presented, rates were adjusted using the 2000 US Standard Population.