Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Bronx County

Child and Adolescent Health
Bronx County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Childhood Mortality (per 100,000) -                  
      1-4 years 54 20.7 21.4 No 18.4 No 2nd 25.0 Yes
      5-9 years 41 13.3 11.4 No 10.7 No 3rd 14.3 Yes
      10-14 years 35 11.0 13.1 No 12.2 No 2nd 16.8 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 5,423 164.3 58.8 Yes 84.0 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      5-14 years 3,938 62.9 21.5 Yes 35.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-17 years 9,891 85.0 29.4 Yes 46.7 Yes 4th 17.3 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 840 25.5 20.2 Yes 25.5 No 4th N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 156 4.7 3.4 Yes 4.1 No 4th N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 2,340 70.9 44.9 Yes 51.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 0-9 months 1,152 5.2 4.3 Yes 5.4 No 1st N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 9-18 months 16,738 76.0 65.9 Yes 68.9 Yes 1st 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) 14,551 66.1 47.4 Yes 55.4 Yes 1st 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) 904 12.9 11.1 Yes 14.9 Yes   N/A N/A

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