Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Richmond County

Child and Adolescent Health
Richmond 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 15 21.5* 21.4 No 18.4 No 2nd 25.0 Yes
      5-9 years 4 4.4* 11.4 No 10.7 No 1st 14.3 Yes
      10-14 years 8 8.1* 13.1 No 12.2 No 1st 16.8 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 336 38.3 58.8 Yes 84.0 Yes 3rd 25.0 No
      5-14 years 272 14.3 21.5 Yes 35.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-17 years 648 19.0 29.4 Yes 46.7 Yes 4th 17.3 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 347 39.5 20.2 Yes 25.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 49 5.6 3.4 Yes 4.1 No 4th N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 469 53.5 44.9 Yes 51.9 No 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 0-9 months 227 4.1 4.3 No 5.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 2005 who received a lead screening blood test at 9-18 months 3,636 65.0 65.9 No 68.9 Yes 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) 2,948 52.7 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) 198 12.5 11.1 No 14.9 Yes   N/A N/A

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