County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 2:  Vital Statistics and Health
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Table 2.1-- LIVE BIRTHS, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS: 1993 TO 1997

(Place of residence basis)
District

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997
           
Hawaii County

2,118

2,068

2,028

1,979

1,890
           
Puna

482

461

469

463

408
South Hilo

637

643

572

615

604
North Hilo

22

17

18

20

15
Hamakua

97

88

69

71

73
North Kohala

59

86

93

59

56
South Kohala

175

202

194

195

188
North Kona

402

358

399

352

366
South Kona

161

139

136

144

123
Kau

75

67

71

52

57
District not reported

8

7

7

8

-

Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, records.

 

 

Table 2.2-- CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT AND FETAL DEATHS, AND ELECTIVE ABORTIONS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1996

(Place of residence basis)
Subject

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996
           
           
LIVE BIRTHS          
           
Number          
Hawaii County

2,234

2,118

2,068

2,028

1,979
City of Hilo

670

572

594

512

559
Balance of county

1,564

1,546

1,474

1,516

1,420
           
Rate per 1,000 resident population          
Hawaii County

17.1

15.9

15.3

11.0

14.2
City of Hilo

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
Balance of county

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
           
Race of child (number)          
Caucasian

387

370

342

314

286
Hawaiian

1,127

1,061

1,157

1,114

1,021
Chinese

41

38

32

27

19
Filipino

293

270

288

249

254
Japanese

235

214

204

157

171
Puerto Rican

14

12

12

7

12
Korean

8

8

19

14

11
Samoan

13

10

9

12

7
Black

14

27

20

18

22
Portuguese

13

16

9

12

7
Vietnamese

3

5

1

2

3
Other & unknown

86

87

75

102

78
           
Number of non-marital live births          
Hawaii County

868

849

906

901

920
City of Hilo

281

240

276

252

281
Balance of county

587

609

630

649

639
           
Rate per 1,000 live births          
Hawaii County

388.5

400.8

438.1

444.3

464.9
City of Hilo

419.4

419.6

464.6

492.2

502.7
Balance of county

375.3

393.9

427.4

428.1

450.0
           
INFANT AND FETAL DEATHS          
           
Infant deaths

16

23

8

15

9
Rate per 1,000 live births

7.2

10.9

3.9

7.4

4.8
           
Standard fetal deaths 1/

148

160

134

151

177
Rate per 1,000 live births

66.2

75.5

64.8

74.5

89.4
Rate per 1,000 deliveries 2/

62.1

70.2

60.9

69.3

82.1
           
Elective abortions

497

553

588

611

515
Rate per 1,000 live births

222.5

261.1

284.3

301.3

284.0
           
ELECTIVE ABORTIONS          
           
Number          
Hawaii County

497

553

588

611

562
City of Hilo

201

203

212

169

212
Balance of county

296

350

376

442

350
           
Percent of state          
Hawaii County

8.3

9.5

10.2

11.0

11.5
City of Hilo

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.1

4.3
Balance of county

5.0

6.0

6.5

8.0

7.1
           
Abortions per 1,000 live births          
Hawaii County

222.5

261.1

284.3

301.3

284.0
City of Hilo

300.0

354.9

356.9

330.1

379.2
Balance of county

189.3

226.4

255.1

291.6

246.5

1/ Standard fetal deaths are fetal deaths due to spontaneous or unknown causes.
2/ Deliveries include live births and fetal deaths.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Vital Statistics Report, 1996, and records.

 

 

Table 2.3-- TOTAL DEATHS, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS: 1993 TO 1997

(Place of residence basis. Includes armed forces)
District

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997
           
Hawaii County

973

1,021

973

1,064

1,052
           
Puna

175

155

177

187

192
South Hilo

421

427

415

465

446
North Hilo

10

19

16

12

12
Hamakua

50

52

31

49

64
North Kohala

46

38

42

36

46
South Kohala

52

50

61

62

53
North Kona

130

162

139

131

135
South Kona

53

76

44

70

62
Kau

30

37

42

46

40
District not reported

6

5

6

6

2

Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, records.

 

 

Table 2.4-- DEATHS, HAWAII COUNTY, BY SEX, RACE AND AGE: 1992 TO 1996
Subject

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996
           
           
RESIDENT DEATHS
(by place of residence)		          
           
Total number

916

973

1,021

973

1,064
Rate per 1,000 resident population

7.0

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.6
           
Number of males

551

596

601

594

637
Number of females

365

377

420

379

427
           
RESIDENT DEATHS BY RACE
(by place of residence)		          
           
Caucasian

255

253

275

280

300
Hawaiian

178

176

209

204

227
Chinese

10

15

19

11

14
Filipino

119

133

127

124

123
Japanese

237

265

274

253

308
Puerto Rican

11

15

21

26

10
Korean

4

3

4

5

4
Samoan

1

0

4

3

6
Black

6

4

5

3

-
Portuguese

84

100

71

55

65
Vietnamese

-

-

1

-

-
Other races

11

9

11

9

7
           
RESIDENT DEATHS BY AGE
(by place of residence)		          
           
Under 1 year

16

23

8

15

9
1 to 4 years

4

0

7

3

2
5 to 14 years

3

9

5

3

5
15 10 17 years

3

7

6

1

4
18 to 24 years

13

20

16

19

17
25 to 44 years

75

90

107

89

79
45 to 64 years

161

150

180

180

198
65 to 74 years

200

224

221

226

222
75 years and over

441

450

471

437

528
           
TOTAL DEATHS BY GENDER
(by place of occurrence)		          
           
Deaths occurring in Hawaii County

867

908

957

926

1,029
Male

531

564

563

569

616
Female

336

344

394

357

413

Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Vital Statistics Report, 1996, and records.

 

 

Table 2.5-- CAUSE OF DEATH, HAWAII COUNTY, BY SEX: 1996
Cause of death

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Rate 1/
         
Total deaths

1,064

637

427

761.8
         
HIV infection

7

7

-

5.0
Tuberculosis

-

-

-

-
Other infective & parasitic dis

13

9

4

9.3
Malignant neoplasms

235

130

105

168.3
Digestive organs

63

38

25

45.1
Respiratory system

55

30

25

39.4
Breast

16

1

15

11.5
Genital organs

23

15

8

16.5
Urinary organs

13

9

4

9.3
Leukemia

7

4

3

5.0
Other malignant neoplasms

58

33

25

41.5
Diabetes mellitus

26

14

12

18.6
Heart disease

308

191

117

220.5
Rheumatic fever

10

2

8

7.2
Hypertensive heart disease

5

4

1

3.6
Ischemic heart disease

173

107

66

123.9
Other forms of heart disease

120

78

42

85.9
Hypertension

2

1

1

1.4
Cerebrovascular disease

88

47

41

63.0
Arteriosclerosis

4

-

4

2.9
Other circulatory diseases

24

18

6

17.2
Influenza/pneumonia

33

20

13

23.6
Chronic obstruct. pulmonary dis.

30

19

11

21.5
Other respiratory

12

6

6

8.6
Peptic ulcer

1

-

1

0.7
Cirrhosis of liver

12

9

3

8.6
Nephritis & nephrosis

9

4

5

6.4
Pregnancy, birth & puerperium

-

-

-

-
Congenital anomalies

3

-

3

2.1
Perinatal conditions

3

-

3

2.1
Ill-defined conditions

11

9

2

7.9
Other diseases

107

55

52

76.6
Unintentional injuries

72

57

15

51.5
Motor vehicle

34

24

10

24.3
Other transportation

-

-

-

-
Poisoning

13

12

1

9.3
Falls

9

7

2

6.4
Fires

4

4

-

2.9
Drowning & submersion

8

8

-

5.7
Other types of injuries

3

2

1

2.1
Suicide

19

15

4

13.6
Homicide & legal interv.

8

4

4

5.7
Other external causes

37

22

15

26.5

1/ Rate per 100,000 total resident population.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Vital Statistics Report, 1996, and records.

 

 

Table 2.6-- PERCENT OF ADULT POPULATION AFFECTED BY SPECIFIED BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS, HAWAII COUNTY: 1994 AND 1995

(Percent. Based on telephone survey conducted by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.)
Risk factor

1994 1/

1995 1/
     
Cigarette smoking

26.7

21.1
Fair or poor health

12.0

17.2
No Health Care PLan

9.7

7.7
Nutrition (5+ Fruits/Vegetables daily)

21.3

NA
Overweight

27.9

29.3
Physically active

26.6

NA
Seatbelt non-use

NA

4.6
Sedentary lifestyle

51.5

NA

1/ Provisional data, subject to revision.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Behavioral Risk Factor Survey.

 

 

Table 2.7-- SPECIFIED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, HAWAII COUNTY 1996 AND 1997
Disease

1996

1997
     
All reportable diseases

524

709
     
AIDS

19

5
Camphylobacter

58

68
Chlamydia

184

186
Conjunctivitis (infectious)

1

3
Gonorrhea

27

9
Hansen's disease 1/

6

5
Hepatitis, all types

23

26
Influenza

11

12
Leptospirosis

13

22
Meningitis, all types

4

-
Pertussis (whooping cough)

2

1
Salmonellosis

50

73
Scarlet fever & other strep. infections

1

1
Syphilis

-

-
Tuberculosis

13

9
All others

112

289

1/ New and transfer-in cases.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Epidemiology Branch, records.

 

 

Table 2.8--DISABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, BY COUNTY DIVISION AND CENSUS DESIGNATED PLACE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1990
 

Persons 16 to 64 years
   
   

Percent with a work disability

Percent with a mobility or self care limitation
       
Division and census designated place

Total

Total

Prevented from working

Total

Mobility limit.

Self care limit.
             
Hawaii County

73,508

9.6

5.1

3.3

1.9

2.3
             
Hilo division

23,864

9.4

5.5

4.5

2.1

3.3
Hilo

22,810

9.3

5.5

4.6

2.1

3.3
Wainaku

781

10.5

6.8

4.0

1.2

4.0
Papaikou-Wailea div.

2,852

12.0

8.6

3.7

2.7

3.2
Honomu

316

9.8

8.5

4.7

2.5

2.2
Papaikou

1,007

8.5

5.8

3.4

2.0

2.8
Paukaa

289

9.0

2.4

-

-

-
Pepeekeo

896

16.0

10.9

4.7

4.7

4.7
North Hilo division

921

13.8

5.0

6.1

3.7

2.4
Laupahoehoe

309

5.5

5.5

5.2

2.6

2.6
Paauhau-Paauilo div.

1,113

9.4

3.7

1.7

1.2

.5
Paauilo

353

20.4

5.4

3.7

2.0

1.7
Honokaa-Kukuihaele div.

2,240

10.8

4.6

3.8

1.7

2.8
Honokaa

1,346

10.8

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.0
Kukuihaele

125

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8
North Kohala division

2,508

10.6

6.3

1.8

1.6

.5
Halaula

284

6.0

1.8

-

-

-
Hawi

527

14.4

7.4

2.5

1.7

.8
Kapaau

619

9.9

9.0

1.1

1.1

-
South Kohala division

5,957

6.8

3.0

1.5

.9

1.3
Puako

263

4.9

-

2.3

2.3

2.3
Waikoloa Village

1,699

5.8

2.1

2.4

.6

1.8
Waimea

3,663

6.1

2.3

1.2

1.0

1.2
North Kona division

14,532

7.0

2.5

2.5

.9

2.3
Holualoa

2,508

5.8

2.0

4.3

1.4

4.0
Honalo

1,291

7.4

3.6

3.0

-

3.0
Kahaluu-Keauhou

1,122

4.3

.7

3.9

.6

3.9
Kailua

6,073

7.4

2.3

2.5

1.0

2.2
Kalaoa

3,016

8.0

3.5

.6

.6

.6
Kealakekua (pt.)

68

14.7

-

-

-

-
South Kona division

4,766

7.6

3.3

2.0

1.5

1.3
Captain Cook

1,745

6.0

3.7

3.1

2.8

1.8
Honaunau-Napoopoo

1,493

11.5

4.6

2.3

1.5

1.7
Kealakekua (pt.)

703

3.4

-

-

-

-
Kau division

2,560

11.3

2.9

.5

.5

.2
Hawaiian Ocean View

642

15.3

3.7

-

-

-
Naalehu

595

1.5

1.5

.8

.8

.8
Pahala

745

11.9

3.0

1.1

1.1

-
Volcano (pt.)

36

11.1

-

-

-

-
Pahoa-Kalapana division

3,921

16.1

10.9

5.7

4.8

1.9
Hawaiian Beaches

1,590

19.1

13.8

7.5

5.3

3.1
Pahoa

619

11.1

7.3

2.7

2.7

1.5
Keaau-Mt. View division

8,274

12.9

7.5

3.4

2.6

1.6
Hawaiian Paradise Pk.

2,051

11.2

4.4

2.9

1.9

1.6
Keaau

913

9.5

6.0

1.1

1.1

-
Kurtistown

475

6.7

6.7

2.7

2.7

1.9
Mt. View

1,860

16.6

10.4

6.5

4.9

3.4
Volcano (pt.)

851

12.5

9.0

3.3

3.3

-

 

 

Table 2.8--DISABILITY CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, BY COUNTY DIVISION AND CENSUS DESIGNATED PLACE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1990 (contd.)
 

Persons 65 years and over
   
   

Percent with a mobility or self care limitation
     
Division and census designated place

Total

Total

Mobility limit.

Self care limit.
         
Hawaii County

14,774

14.7

12.1

7.8
         
Hilo division

5,520

16.8

11.6

10.9
Hilo

5,268

17.1

11.7

11.0
Wainaku

223

9.0

6.7

5.4
Papaikou-Wailea division

971

14.9

14.9

4.5
Honomu

140

13.6

13.6

10.0
Papaikou

258

22.9

22.9

3.1
Paukaa

127