Asthma Hospitalization Rates by County

This dataset contains counts and rates (per 10,000 residents) of asthma hospitalizations among Californians statewide and by county. The data are stratified by age group (all ages, 0-17, 18+, 0-4, 5-17, 18-64, 65+) and race/ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native). The data are derived from the Department of Health Care Access and Information Patient Discharge Data. These data include hospitalizations from all licensed hospitals in California. These data are based only on primary discharge diagnosis codes. On October 1, 2015, diagnostic coding for asthma transitioned from ICD-9-CM (493) to ICD-10-CM (J45). Because of this change, CDPH and CDC do not recommend comparing data from 2015 (or earlier) to 2016 (or later). NOTE: Rates are calculated from the total number of asthma hospitalizations (not the unique number of individuals).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Contact Email [email protected]
Program California Breathing, Environmental Health Investigations Branch
Homepage URL https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHIB/CPE/Pages/CaliforniaBreathing.aspx
Temporal Coverage

2015-current

Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California

Geographic Granularity County
Language English (EN)
Frequency Annually
De-Identification Method

For "Total Population" stratum, counts ≤ 5 and their rates are suppressed in accordance with CalHHS Data De-identification Guidelines. For all other strata, counts < 11 and their rates are suppressed in accordance with guidelines. For all data, rates based on counts < 12 are suppressed due to statistical instability.

Source Link https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHIB/CPE/Pages/CaliforniaBreathingCountyAsthmaProfiles.aspx
Data Collection Tool

Patient Discharge Data from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information

License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Secondary Sources

California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information www.hcai.ca.gov

Citation

Healthcare Information Division, Department of Health Care Access and Information [Distributor: California Breathing Asthma Program, California Department of Public Health]. 2019. AsthmaHospitalizationRates-by-County-CA-CDPH.csv

Last Updated August 24, 2023, 15:53 (UTC)