Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Albany County

Child and Adolescent Health
Albany County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Childhood Mortality (per 100,000) -                  
      1-4 years 4 11.0* 21.4 No 24.0 No 1st 25.0 Yes
      5-9 years 7 14.9* 11.4 No 11.9 No 3rd 14.3 No
      10-14 years 7 13.7* 13.1 No 13.6 No 3rd 16.8 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 178 38.6 58.8 Yes 35.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      5-14 years 127 12.9 21.5 Yes 11.2 No 4th N/A N/A
      0-17 years 320 17.8 29.4 Yes 16.2 No 3rd 17.3 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 52 11.3 20.2 Yes 15.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 12 2.6* 3.4 No 2.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 140 30.4 44.9 Yes 38.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 0-9 months 73 2.3 4.3 Yes 3.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 9-18 months 1,771 54.9 65.9 Yes 63.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received at least two lead screening blood tests by 36 months (tests from 2005 to 2008) 1,086 33.7 47.4 Yes 40.0 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Incidence rate per 1,000 among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels >=10µg/dl (2006-2008) 198 15.4 11.1 Yes 9.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable