County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Dutchess County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 293,562   292,878   292,746   295,146   294,849  
Unemployment 11,337 7.8 7,419 5.0 5,775 4.0 5,703 3.9 5,802 3.9
Percent in Poverty 24,690 8.9 23,978 8.7 24,158 8.7 20,657 7.4 19,821 7.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) 68,891   68,752   65,847   65,457   61,411  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 3,863 68.3 3,937 66.1 4,246 71.0 4,252 68.8 4,270 69.4
- Age 10-14 9 0.9 6 0.6 5 0.5 11 1.1 5 0.5
- Age 15-19 327 27.6 369 31.2 400 33.9 436 37.3 390 34.7
Births 2,917 9.9 2,925 10.0 3,078 10.5 3,046 10.3 3,177 10.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 207 7.1 211 7.2 218 7.1 231 7.6 238 7.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 2,207 83.9 2,122 81.6 2,244 82.5 2,213 83.8 2,346 84.7
Infant Deaths 14 4.8 14 4.8 10 3.2 17 5.6 12 3.8
Neonatal Deaths 10 3.4 10 3.4 4 1.3 11 3.6 12 3.8
Postneonatal Deaths 4 1.4 4 1.4 6 1.9 6 2.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 6 2.1 3 1.0 2 0.6 3 1.0 7 2.2
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,270 773.3 2,129 726.9 2,132 728.3 2,249 762.0 2,216 751.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 149 50.8 133 45.4 158 54.0 154 52.2 146 49.5
Lung Cancer (Male) 89 60.3 66 44.9 88 59.9 85 57.5 65 44.0
Lung Cancer (Female) 60 41.1 67 45.9 70 48.0 69 46.8 81 55.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 53 36.3 44 30.1 42 28.8 38 25.8 45 30.6
Cervical Cancer 6 4.1 4 2.7 1 0.7 1 0.7 6 4.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 82 27.9 81 27.7 95 32.5 104 35.2 106 36.0
Diseases of the Heart 627 213.6 622 212.4 603 206.0 636 215.5 681 231.0
Homicides 8 2.7 7 2.4 15 5.1 8 2.7 6 2.0
Suicides 23 7.8 28 9.6 26 8.9 20 6.8 20 6.8
Unintentional Injury 71 24.2 78 26.6 85 29.0 87 29.5 91 30.9
Motor Vehicle 22 7.5 23 7.9 26 8.9 29 9.8 31 10.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 49 16.7 55 18.8 59 20.2 58 19.7 60 20.3
AIDS 4 1.4 9 3.1 10 3.4 6 2.0 8 2.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 20 6.8 10 3.4 25 8.5 25 8.5 19 6.4
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 88 56.0 83 53.4 72 45.5 70 44.4 82 50.3
- Gastroenteritis 8 5.1 35 22.5 44 27.8 34 21.6 28 17.2
- Otitis Media 2 1.3 4 2.6 5 3.2 1 0.6 3 1.8
Drug Related 860 29.3 741 25.3 707 24.2 698 23.6 654 22.2
Head Injury (5) 408 13.9 388 13.2 462 15.8 411 13.9 330 11.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 17 5.8 17 5.8 18 6.1 27 9.1 31 10.5
Early Syphilis 6 2.0 7 2.4 6 2.0 10 3.4 4 1.4
Chlamydia Incidence 707 240.8 634 216.5 599 204.6 462 156.5 483 163.8
TB Incidence 4 1.4 7 2.4 3 1.0 9 3.0 7 2.4
Ecoli O157 Incidence 6 2.0 3 1.0 4 1.4 0 0.0 5 1.7
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.0
Pertussis Incidence 5 1.7 7 2.4 9 3.1 21 7.1 25 8.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 979 333.5 1,141 389.6 551 188.2 930 315.1 1,398 474.1

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