County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Cattaraugus County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 79,689   79,688   80,087   81,534   82,502  
Unemployment 3,664 8.8 2,513 6.0 2,141 5.2 2,177 5.2 2,286 5.4
Percent in Poverty 13,037 17.0 11,403 14.8 12,247 15.8 11,657 14.8 11,062 14.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) 38,811   42,549   40,830   38,774   37,409  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,171 81.3 1,202 77.1 1,202 76.5 1,272 78.1 1,199 73.0
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 2 0.8 4 1.6 5 1.9 6 2.2
- Age 15-19 142 48.5 150 51.1 142 47.3 139 44.5 135 42.1
Births 978 12.3 1,010 12.7 996 12.4 1,036 12.7 982 11.9
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 69 7.1 60 5.9 71 7.1 78 7.5 65 6.6
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 643 75.7 665 73.7 664 74.1 679 71.7 691 76.9
Infant Deaths 6 6.1 7 6.9 9 9.0 7 6.8 11 11.2
Neonatal Deaths 3 3.1 5 5.0 5 5.0 5 4.8 9 9.2
Postneonatal Deaths 3 3.1 2 2.0 4 4.0 2 1.9 2 2.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 5 5.1 3 3.0 12 11.9 9 8.6 4 4.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 805 1010.2 780 978.8 779 972.7 797 977.5 875 1060.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 56 70.3 49 61.5 56 69.9 45 55.2 55 66.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 32 81.6 28 71.5 34 86.4 24 59.9 34 83.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 24 59.3 21 51.8 22 54.0 21 50.6 21 50.1
Breast Cancer (Female) 9 22.2 11 27.1 12 29.5 12 28.9 14 33.4
Cervical Cancer 1 2.5 2 4.9 0 0.0 1 2.4 3 7.2
Cerebrovasular Disease 37 46.4 20 25.1 39 48.7 37 45.4 41 49.7
Diseases of the Heart 270 338.8 292 366.4 257 320.9 299 366.7 291 352.7
Homicides 1 1.3 2 2.5 1 1.2 0 0.0 4 4.8
Suicides 14 17.6 6 7.5 12 15.0 8 9.8 11 13.3
Unintentional Injury 23 28.9 29 36.4 33 41.2 25 30.7 28 33.9
Motor Vehicle 9 11.3 8 10.0 14 17.5 13 15.9 11 13.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 14 17.6 21 26.4 19 23.7 12 14.7 17 20.6
AIDS 1 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 7 8.8 6 7.5 7 8.7 6 7.4 4 4.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 32 65.7 28 58.9 17 36.3 24 50.9 29 59.5
- Gastroenteritis 20 41.1 11 23.1 16 34.2 7 14.8 10 20.5
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 2 4.2 1 2.1 0 0.0 2 4.1
Drug Related 116 14.6 104 13.1 115 14.4 91 11.2 93 11.3
Head Injury (5) 58 7.3 73 9.2 65 8.1 45 5.5 53 6.4
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 2.5 2 2.5 6 7.5 2 2.5 3 3.6
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 153 192.0 132 165.6 75 93.6 85 104.3 105 127.3
TB Incidence 1 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2 1 1.2
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.3 2 2.5 0 0.0 1 1.2 1 1.2
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2 1 1.2
Pertussis Incidence 2 2.5 9 11.3 1 1.2 6 7.4 52 63.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 9 11.3 4 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

N/A - Not Available.
(1) Census population estimates were used for all years. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median
household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population.
The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal
Death Rates are per 1,000 births.
(3) Rates in this section are per 100,000 population.
(4) AIDS cases data are from the NYS AIDS Case Surveillance Registry. Data are based on year of diagnosis and exclude prison inmates.
(5) Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925.

Source: New York State Department of Health