County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Chenango County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 50,620   50,898   51,207   51,787   51,755  
Unemployment 2,221 9.1 1,548 6.3 1,227 5.0 1,221 4.9 1,211 5.0
Percent in Poverty 7,641 15.5 7,055 14.2 6,193 12.4 6,898 13.7 6,352 12.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) 41,515   42,257   43,083   39,238   38,521  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 658 75.0 668 67.8 714 71.7 686 67.0 673 66.7
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 1 0.6 0 0.0 3 1.7 1 0.5
- Age 15-19 68 37.3 73 43.3 96 56.4 99 57.3 78 44.8
Births 524 10.4 540 10.6 549 10.7 533 10.3 549 10.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 30 5.7 40 7.4 36 6.6 33 6.2 41 7.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 449 87.4 441 82.6 445 82.4 431 82.4 432 80.9
Infant Deaths 0 0.0 3 5.6 4 7.3 3 5.6 5 9.1
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 3 5.6 4 7.3 3 5.6 5 9.1
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 1 1.9 1 1.8 6 10.8 5 9.3 4 7.2
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 523 1033.2 527 1035.4 569 1111.2 502 969.4 484 935.2
Lung Cancer (Total) 34 67.2 44 86.4 39 76.2 32 61.8 28 54.1
Lung Cancer (Male) 16 63.7 28 111.5 24 94.9 16 62.6 16 62.8
Lung Cancer (Female) 18 70.6 16 62.1 15 57.9 16 61.0 12 45.7
Breast Cancer (Female) 7 27.5 12 46.6 10 38.6 5 19.1 9 34.3
Cervical Cancer 1 3.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 27 53.3 27 53.0 20 39.1 20 38.6 11 21.3
Diseases of the Heart 210 414.9 215 422.4 223 435.5 190 366.9 188 363.2
Homicides 1 2.0 2 3.9 1 2.0 3 5.8 0 0.0
Suicides 4 7.9 5 9.8 5 9.8 5 9.7 6 11.6
Unintentional Injury 14 27.7 19 37.3 20 39.1 22 42.5 19 36.7
Motor Vehicle 6 11.9 10 19.6 11 21.5 5 9.7 3 5.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 8 15.8 9 17.7 9 17.6 17 32.8 16 30.9
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 5.8 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 13 25.7 8 15.7 6 11.7 3 5.8 0 0.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 2 7.4 4 15.1 6 22.7 5 19.1 10 37.4
- Gastroenteritis 3 11.1 6 22.6 6 22.7 1 3.8 13 48.6
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 3 11.3 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0
Drug Related 109 21.5 94 18.5 62 12.1 64 12.4 36 7.0
Head Injury (5) 31 6.1 35 6.9 41 8.0 27 5.2 23 4.4
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 4.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Early Syphilis 2 4.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 64 126.4 65 127.7 78 152.3 42 81.1 71 137.2
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Pertussis Incidence 3 5.9 1 2.0 0 0.0 7 13.5 8 15.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 10 19.8 4 7.9 7 13.7 2 3.9 1 1.9

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