Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Herkimer County

Child and Adolescent Health
Herkimer County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Childhood Mortality (per 100,000) -                  
      1-4 years 5 61.8* 21.5 No 22.5 No 4th 25 No
      5-9 years s 9.4* 11.7 No 11.4 No 2nd 14 Yes
      10-14 years s 7.6* 13.3 No 12.2 No 1st 17 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 24 23.7 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 2nd 25 Yes
      5-14 years 8 3.4* 23.4 Yes 11.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      0-17 years 33 7.8 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 1st 17 Yes
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 23 22.7 32.5 No 23.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) s 2.0* 4.0 No 2.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 44 43.4 44.8 No 38.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 1999, 2000, or 2001 screened for lead by age 2 1,237 61.8 N/A N/A 66.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Incidence rate among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels>=10µg/dl (2001-2003) 58 2.1 N/A N/A 1.7 No 3rd N/A N/A

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