Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Queens County

Child and Adolescent Health
Queens County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Childhood Mortality (per 100,000) -                  
      1-4 years 71 20.0 21.5 No 20.3 No 2nd 25 Yes
      5-9 years 35 8.8 11.7 No 12.2 No 2nd 14 Yes
      10-14 years 56 13.7 13.3 No 14.8 No 3rd 17 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 3,140 70.4 61.7 Yes 88.2 Yes 4th 25 No
      5-14 years 2,269 28.1 23.4 Yes 40.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-17 years 5,653 37.6 31.5 Yes 51.6 Yes 4th 17 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 2,190 49.1 32.5 Yes 42.6 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 241 5.4 4.0 Yes 5.5 No 4th N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 2,222 49.8 44.8 Yes 51.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 1999, 2000, or 2001 screened for lead by age 2 N/A .* N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A
Incidence rate among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels>=10µg/dl (2001-2003) N/A .* N/A N/A N/A N/A   N/A N/A

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