County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Lewis County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 26,157   26,176   26,472   26,685   26,571  
Unemployment 1,141 9.0 832 6.6 689 5.5 717 5.5 765 6.0
Percent in Poverty 4,199 16.2 3,508 13.5 3,964 15.1 3,776 14.3 3,703 14.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) 43,741   41,837   41,587   39,607   37,135  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 395 82.0 393 76.3 348 66.2 378 69.0 397 74.7
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 33 36.5 43 50.7 28 31.5 36 38.4 31 32.0
Births 351 13.4 335 12.8 294 11.1 327 12.3 369 13.9
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 15 4.3 19 5.7 23 7.8 16 4.9 25 6.8
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 252 79.5 225 74.3 215 77.9 242 76.3 268 75.3
Infant Deaths 0 0.0 1 3.0 4 13.6 2 6.1 2 5.4
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 13.6 0 0.0 2 5.4
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 1 3.0 0 0.0 2 6.1 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 5.7 3 8.9 7 23.3 3 9.1 4 10.7
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 253 967.2 226 863.4 225 850.0 236 884.4 241 907.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 15 57.3 4 15.3 22 83.1 16 60.0 8 30.1
Lung Cancer (Male) 4 30.6 2 15.3 11 83.1 11 82.7 2 15.1
Lung Cancer (Female) 11 84.1 2 15.3 11 83.1 5 37.4 6 45.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 30.6 2 15.3 1 7.6 3 22.4 7 52.5
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 15.0 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 10 38.2 12 45.8 8 30.2 10 37.5 13 48.9
Diseases of the Heart 69 263.8 61 233.0 63 238.0 51 191.1 71 267.2
Homicides 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Suicides 4 15.3 2 7.6 2 7.6 4 15.0 4 15.1
Unintentional Injury 5 19.1 14 53.5 11 41.6 20 74.9 6 22.6
Motor Vehicle 3 11.5 6 22.9 7 26.4 14 52.5 1 3.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 2 7.6 8 30.6 4 15.1 6 22.5 5 18.8
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 2 7.6 2 7.6 3 11.3 3 11.2 1 3.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 3 19.0 3 19.0 0 0.0 3 20.8 2 13.3
- Gastroenteritis 1 6.3 1 6.3 0 0.0 4 27.7 2 13.3
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 6.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 17 6.5 26 9.9 19 7.2 19 7.1 19 7.2
Head Injury (5) 14 5.4 13 5.0 20 7.6 14 5.2 13 4.9
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 43 164.4 34 129.9 32 120.9 27 101.2 23 86.6
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.7 1 3.8
Meningococcal Incidence 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 63.7 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 3 11.5 2 7.6 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