Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Herkimer County

Child and Adolescent Health
Herkimer 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 3 37.9* 21.4 No 24.0 No 4th 25.0 No
      5-9 years 4 41.3* 11.4 No 11.9 No 4th 14.3 No
      10-14 years 0 0.0* 13.1 Yes 13.6 Yes 1st 16.8 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 15 14.8* 58.8 Yes 35.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      5-14 years 14 6.6* 21.5 Yes 11.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
      0-17 years 29 7.4 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 1st 17.3 Yes
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 12 11.8* 20.2 No 15.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) s 1.0* 3.4 No 2.7 No 1st N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 37 36.5 44.9 No 38.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 0-9 months 15 2.2* 4.3 Yes 3.3 No 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 9-18 months 427 63.5 65.9 No 63.2 No 2nd 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) 327 48.7 47.4 No 40.0 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) 60 17.6 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