Pneumonia/flu hospitalization rate (ages 65 years and older) per 10,000

Source:2008-2010 SPARCS Data as of May, 2011

(Click on a county name for trend graph data)

  Discharges Average Population (ages 65+) Crude
Region/County 2008 2009 2010 Total 2008-2010 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 138 130 129 397 7,379 179.3
Cattaraugus 261 256 231 748 12,356 201.8
Chautauqua 352 341 281 974 21,823 148.8
Erie 1,605 1,532 1,422 4,559 143,359 106.0
Genesee 180 130 148 458 9,304 164.1
Niagara 676 606 560 1,842 33,571 182.9
Orleans 139 137 151 427 5,967 238.5
Wyoming 113 96 85 294 5,598 175.1
Region Total 3,464 3,228 3,007 9,699 239,357 135.1
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 427 366 383 1,176 13,718 285.8
Livingston 149 147 151 447 8,456 176.2
Monroe 1,406 1,151 982 3,539 101,658 116.0
Ontario 315 279 274 868 15,946 181.4
Schuyler 85 71 58 214 3,095 230.5
Seneca 102 81 85 268 5,215 171.3
Steuben 433 338 298 1,069 15,254 233.6
Wayne 238 219 247 704 12,831 182.9
Yates 71 60 60 191 4,129 154.2
Region Total 3,226 2,712 2,538 8,476 180,301 156.7
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 220 257 209 686 11,972 191.0
Cortland 215 184 168 567 6,319 299.1
Herkimer 249 221 230 700 10,395 224.5
Jefferson 254 185 197 636 13,478 157.3
Lewis 68 79 69 216 3,954 182.1
Madison 198 173 161 532 9,700 182.8
Oneida 700 561 655 1,916 37,707 169.4
Onondaga 1,090 1,002 1,053 3,145 64,027 163.7
Oswego 353 279 312 944 14,966 210.2
St Lawrence 354 357 312 1,023 15,129 225.4
Tompkins 194 195 148 537 10,461 171.1
Region Total 3,895 3,493 3,514 10,902 198,109 183.4
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 592 584 512 1,688 32,651 172.3
Chenango 148 132 155 435 8,283 175.1
Tioga 47 75 55 177 7,647 77.2
Region Total 787 791 722 2,300 48,582 157.8
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 606 497 480 1,583 41,345 127.6
Clinton 287 282 275 844 11,047 254.7
Columbia 155 129 123 407 10,926 124.2
Delaware 178 151 173 502 9,027 185.4
Essex 121 134 122 377 6,667 188.5
Franklin 142 119 121 382 6,858 185.7
Fulton 99 133 133 365 8,768 138.8
Greene 104 94 84 282 7,954 118.2
Hamilton 20 11 7 38 1,102 114.9
Montgomery 157 148 111 416 8,370 165.7
Otsego 139 141 148 428 9,950 143.4
Rensselaer 333 312 353 998 21,026 158.2
Saratoga 301 360 333 994 28,544 116.1
Schenectady 307 284 286 877 23,365 125.1
Schoharie 83 89 90 262 4,997 174.8
Warren 164 138 134 436 11,312 128.5
Washington 110 124 107 341 9,595 118.5
Region Total 3,306 3,146 3,080 9,532 220,851 143.9
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 463 467 458 1,388 38,939 118.8
Orange 668 668 635 1,971 39,742 165.3
Putnam 133 139 116 388 11,924 108.5
Rockland 514 489 457 1,460 41,101 118.4
Sullivan 158 136 122 416 11,199 123.8
Ulster 463 365 359 1,187 26,188 151.1
Westchester 1,529 1,481 1,386 4,396 136,770 107.1
Region Total 3,928 3,745 3,533 11,206 305,862 122.1
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 2,063 1,908 1,767 5,738 147,162 130.0
Kings 3,256 2,933 2,838 9,027 300,705 100.1
New York 2,452 2,199 2,179 6,830 210,695 108.1
Queens 3,350 3,189 3,028 9,567 297,665 107.1
Richmond 690 705 590 1,985 59,969 110.3
Region Total 11,811 10,934 10,402 33,147 1,016,196 108.7
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 2,526 2,384 2,060 6,970 204,729 113.5
Suffolk 2,849 2,798 2,464 8,111 201,137 134.4
Region Total 5,375 5,182 4,524 15,081 405,865 123.9
New York State Total 35,792 33,231 31,320 100,343 2,615,123 127.9

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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