Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Schenectady County

2008-2010

Indicator Data Links 3 Year Total County Rate NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
Childhood mortality rate per 100,000
Ages 1-4 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 4 18.0* 20.3 No 22.7 No 2nd
Ages 5-9 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 4 14.4* 10.4 No 10.5 No 3rd
Ages 10-14 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 7 23.9* 12.8 No 13.0 No 4th
Ages 5-14 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 11 19.3 11.6 No 11.8 No 4th
Ages15-19 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 13 39.8 37.2 No 37.8 No 3rd
Asthma hospitalization rate per 10,000
Ages 0-4 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 139 49.7 58.8 Yes 36.1 Yes 4th
Ages 5-14 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 45 7.9 20.9 Yes 11.2 Yes 2nd
Ages 0-17 years (Table) (Trend) (Map) 191 18.3 29.0 Yes 16.1 No 4th
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (ages 0-4 years) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 41 14.6 15.7 No 10.8 No 3rd
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (ages 0-4 years) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 11 3.9 3.3 No 2.7 No 4th
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (ages 0-4 years) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 54 19.3 44.6 Yes 37.5 Yes 1st
% of children born in 2008 with a lead screening by 9 months (Table) (Trend) (Map) 25 1.4 6.8 Yes 2.9 Yes 3rd
% of children born in 2008 with a lead screening by 18 months (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,118 62.3 69.5 Yes 65.4 No 2nd
% of children born in 2008 with at least two lead screenings by 36 months (Table) (Trend) (Map) 671 37.4 52.9 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd
Incidence rate per 1,000 among children less than 72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 micrograms per deciliter (Table) (Trend) (Map) 69 9.1 5.3 Yes 7.7 No 3rd

N/A: Data not available

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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