Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Niagara County

Child and Adolescent Health
Niagara 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 9 31.2* 21.5 No 22.5 No 3rd 25 No
      5-9 years 5 13.0* 11.7 No 11.4 No 3rd 14 Yes
      10-14 years 7 15.7* 13.3 No 12.2 No 3rd 17 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 115 32.1 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 2nd 25 No
      5-14 years 63 7.6 23.4 Yes 11.1 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      0-17 years 188 12.7 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 2nd 17 Yes
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 73 20.4 32.5 Yes 23.5 No 2nd N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 7 2.0* 4.0 No 2.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 114 31.8 44.8 Yes 38.8 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 1999, 2000, or 2001 screened for lead by age 2 4,848 63.9 N/A N/A 66.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Incidence rate among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels>=10µg/dl (2001-2003) 141 1.5 N/A N/A 1.7 No 2nd N/A N/A

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