Childhood Cancer Incidence by New York City Neighborhood, 2005-2009
Source: New York State Cancer Registry
| Borough/Neighborhood | Average Annual Cases by Age Group | Combined Ages 0-19 years | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 0-4 | Ages 5-9 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-19 | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 1,000,000 | 95% CI (+/-) | ||||||||
| New York State | 279.0 | 148.4 | 183.4 | 323.6 | 934.4 | 182.6 | 5.2 | |||||||
| New York City | 120.6 | 63.4 | 83.0 | 126.2 | 393.2 | 185.5 | 8.2 | |||||||
| Bronx | ||||||||||||||
| All of Bronx | 22.0 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 23.8 | 77.2 | 176.2 | 17.6 | |||||||
| Central Bronx | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 195.2 | 44.9 | |||||||
| Bronx Park and Fordham | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 17.2 | 210.8 | 44.7 | |||||||
| High Bridge and Morrisania | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 163.9 | 41.9 | |||||||
| Hunts Point and Mott Haven | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 143.4 | 46.9 | |||||||
| Kingsbridge and Riverdale | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 204.3 | 83.6 | |||||||
| Northeast Bronx | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 171.8 | 50.2 | |||||||
| Southeast Bronx | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 158.5 | 37.7 | |||||||
| Kings | ||||||||||||||
| All of Kings (Brooklyn) | 44.0 | 19.2 | 27.2 | 41.2 | 131.6 | 185.7 | 14.2 | |||||||
| Central Brooklyn | 6.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 164.2 | 35.2 | |||||||
| Southwest Brooklyn | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 248.1 | 67.6 | |||||||
| Borough Park | 6.6 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 22.2 | 229.7 | 43.0 | |||||||
| Canarsie and Flatlands | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 168.6 | 48.8 | |||||||
| Southern Brooklyn | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 223.4 | 50.9 | |||||||
| Northwest Brooklyn | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 138.3 | 46.6 | |||||||
| Flatbush | 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 143.8 | 34.2 | |||||||
| East New York and New Lots | 4.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 167.4 | 44.7 | |||||||
| Greenpoint | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 168.9 | 58.1 | |||||||
| Sunset Park | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 223.0 | 69.6 | |||||||
| Bushwick and Williamsburg | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 167.3 | 42.5 | |||||||
| New York | ||||||||||||||
| All of New York (Manhattan) | 20.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 21.4 | 65.2 | 219.0 | 24.2 | |||||||
| Central Harlems | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 112.1 | 42.6 | |||||||
| Chelsea and Clinton | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 241.0 | 110.1 | |||||||
| East Harlem | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 120.0 | 52.9 | |||||||
| Gramercy Park and Murray Hill | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 370.8 | 153.0 | |||||||
| Greenwich Village and Soho | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 189.2 | 118.6 | |||||||
| Lower Manhattan | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 367.4 | 195.3 | |||||||
| Lower East Side | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 212.9 | 66.8 | |||||||
| Upper East Side | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 11.0 | 328.4 | 90.3 | |||||||
| Upper West Side | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 217.0 | 69.5 | |||||||
| Inwood and Washington Heights | 4.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 188.9 | 43.5 | |||||||
| Queens | ||||||||||||||
| All of Queens | 27.4 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 30.2 | 94.4 | 173.4 | 15.7 | |||||||
| Northeast Queens | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 173.7 | 85.2 | |||||||
| North Queens | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 197.3 | 52.7 | |||||||
| Central Queens | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 180.2 | 77.2 | |||||||
| Jamaica | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 148.2 | 37.9 | |||||||
| Northwest Queens | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 158.3 | 50.6 | |||||||
| West Central Queens | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 162.1 | 48.0 | |||||||
| Rockaway | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 146.6 | 58.8 | |||||||
| Southeast Queens | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 148.5 | 47.3 | |||||||
| Southwest Queens | 4.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 14.2 | 194.3 | 45.3 | |||||||
| West Queens | 6.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 21.4 | 193.1 | 36.8 | |||||||
| Richmond | ||||||||||||||
| All of Richmond (Staten Island) | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 24.8 | 194.6 | 34.3 | |||||||
| Port Richmond | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 239.8 | 96.0 | |||||||
| South Shore | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 212.1 | 57.2 | |||||||
| Stapleton and St. George | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 182.7 | 64.4 | |||||||
| Mid-Island | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 145.8 | 71.5 | |||||||
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
- Rates are per 1,000,000 persons, age-adjusted within the 0-19 years age interval to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
- Rates based on fewer than 4 cases per year are unstable and should be used with caution.
