Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Suffolk County

Child and Adolescent Health
Suffolk 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 38 16.2 21.5 No 22.5 No 1st 25 Yes
      5-9 years 33 11.1 11.7 No 11.4 No 3rd 14 Yes
      10-14 years 39 12.0 13.3 No 12.2 No 2nd 17 Yes
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 1,243 42.4 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 3rd 25 No
      5-14 years 782 12.5 23.4 Yes 11.1 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-17 years 2,125 19.1 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 3rd 17 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 630 21.5 32.5 Yes 23.5 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 108 3.7 4.0 No 2.8 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 1,199 40.9 44.8 Yes 38.8 No 3rd N/A N/A
% children born in 1999, 2000, or 2001 screened for lead by age 2 31,429 52.2 N/A N/A 66.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Incidence rate among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels>=10µg/dl (2001-2003) 359 0.6 N/A N/A 1.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A

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