County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Delaware County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 45,514   46,085   46,286   46,977   47,534  
Unemployment 1,942 8.7 1,351 5.9 1,019 4.4 1,019 4.3 1,044 4.4
Percent in Poverty 6,710 15.4 7,254 16.5 6,308 14.2 5,866 13.0 6,407 14.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) 43,340   39,821   41,862   36,799   36,080  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 568 75.3 591 68.6 579 67.3 594 67.1 564 64.5
- Age 10-14 2 1.6 2 1.6 2 1.5 2 1.4 2 1.4
- Age 15-19 51 29.1 70 40.2 54 31.2 73 41.5 59 33.9
Births 458 10.1 451 9.8 463 10.0 479 10.2 447 9.4
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 40 8.7 32 7.1 31 6.7 34 7.1 32 7.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 346 77.6 348 78.7 355 78.5 359 77.7 312 74.5
Infant Deaths 1 2.2 3 6.7 1 2.2 2 4.2 2 4.5
Neonatal Deaths 1 2.2 2 4.4 1 2.2 2 4.2 2 4.5
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 0 0.0 2 4.4 0 0.0 1 2.1 0 0.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 534 1173.3 523 1134.9 567 1225.0 529 1126.1 578 1216.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 28 61.5 34 73.8 51 110.2 31 66.0 34 71.5
Lung Cancer (Male) 20 88.7 20 88.2 35 153.4 15 64.9 23 97.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 8 34.8 14 59.8 16 68.2 16 67.0 11 45.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 5 21.8 7 29.9 8 34.1 6 25.1 7 29.1
Cervical Cancer 1 4.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 27 59.3 32 69.4 29 62.7 22 46.8 32 67.3
Diseases of the Heart 174 382.3 166 360.2 169 365.1 183 389.6 203 427.1
Homicides 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.1 1 2.1
Suicides 0 0.0 4 8.7 6 13.0 2 4.3 2 4.2
Unintentional Injury 21 46.1 28 60.8 19 41.0 17 36.2 18 37.9
Motor Vehicle 4 8.8 12 26.0 9 19.4 7 14.9 8 16.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 17 37.4 16 34.7 10 21.6 10 21.3 10 21.0
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 4.3 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 5 11.0 5 10.8 4 8.6 3 6.4 5 10.5
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 4 17.7 7 31.7 4 18.5 11 52.0 6 28.2
- Gastroenteritis 1 4.4 1 4.5 5 23.2 6 28.4 3 14.1
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 1 4.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 125 27.5 100 21.7 75 16.2 93 19.8 59 12.4
Head Injury (5) 30 6.6 25 5.4 40 8.6 35 7.5 32 6.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 4 8.7 3 6.5 1 2.1 4 8.4
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 65 142.8 49 106.3 49 105.9 64 136.2 51 107.3
TB Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.1
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.2 2 4.3 20 42.6 3 6.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 9 19.8 9 19.5 4 8.6 2 4.3 6 12.6

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