County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Monroe County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 733,703   732,762   729,681   730,807   733,366  
Unemployment 30,087 8.0 20,422 5.4 16,751 4.5 16,532 4.4 17,230 4.6
Percent in Poverty 94,494 13.4 92,057 13.1 93,031 13.3 92,591 13.2 88,339 12.6
Median Household Income (in dollars) 50,283   51,799   50,050   47,520   45,987  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 12,340 83.3 12,743 85.0 12,368 82.3 12,551 82.5 12,172 80.0
- Age 10-14 27 1.2 48 2.1 35 1.5 42 1.7 45 1.7
- Age 15-19 1,538 53.4 1,696 58.3 1,632 56.1 1,531 53.3 1,471 54.4
Births 8,580 11.7 8,707 11.9 8,678 11.9 8,885 12.2 8,481 11.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 740 8.6 702 8.1 694 8.0 759 8.5 721 8.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 5,938 77.8 6,057 77.1 5,876 76.5 6,131 76.7 6,021 78.1
Infant Deaths 73 8.5 66 7.6 60 6.9 77 8.7 55 6.5
Neonatal Deaths 52 6.1 51 5.9 39 4.5 54 6.1 47 5.5
Postneonatal Deaths 21 2.4 15 1.7 21 2.4 23 2.6 8 0.9
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 33 3.8 34 3.9 38 4.4 49 5.5 47 5.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 6,169 840.8 6,316 861.9 6,198 849.4 6,143 840.6 6,248 852.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 385 52.5 438 59.8 436 59.8 405 55.4 416 56.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 194 54.5 212 59.6 230 65.0 227 64.1 215 60.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 191 50.6 226 59.9 206 54.8 178 47.3 201 53.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 112 29.7 124 32.9 92 24.5 101 26.8 86 22.8
Cervical Cancer 7 1.9 3 0.8 8 2.1 7 1.9 10 2.6
Cerebrovasular Disease 326 44.4 309 42.2 335 45.9 353 48.3 374 51.0
Diseases of the Heart 1,434 195.4 1,492 203.6 1,522 208.6 1,588 217.3 1,580 215.4
Homicides 31 4.2 47 6.4 54 7.4 50 6.8 59 8.0
Suicides 58 7.9 50 6.8 65 8.9 55 7.5 57 7.8
Unintentional Injury 165 22.5 217 29.6 203 27.8 205 28.1 195 26.6
Motor Vehicle 37 5.0 30 4.1 56 7.7 65 8.9 60 8.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 128 17.4 187 25.5 147 20.1 140 19.2 135 18.4
AIDS 15 2.0 26 3.5 24 3.3 40 5.5 22 3.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 40 5.5 43 5.9 42 5.8 34 4.7 39 5.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 103 24.3 79 18.9 89 21.3 103 24.4 105 23.9
- Gastroenteritis 41 9.7 21 5.0 56 13.4 40 9.5 68 15.5
- Otitis Media 9 2.1 4 1.0 3 0.7 5 1.2 5 1.1
Drug Related 1,275 17.4 1,171 16.0 1,374 18.8 1,344 18.4 1,409 19.2
Head Injury (5) 459 6.3 424 5.8 431 5.9 446 6.1 409 5.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 61 8.3 75 10.2 89 12.2 81 11.1 93 12.7
Early Syphilis 16 2.2 11 1.5 18 2.5 21 2.9 19 2.6
Chlamydia Incidence 5,118 697.6 4,667 636.9 4,224 578.9 3,624 495.9 3,395 462.9
TB Incidence 18 2.5 16 2.2 21 2.9 24 3.3 22 3.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 3 0.4 9 1.2 8 1.1 8 1.1 17 2.3
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 5 0.7 9 1.2 4 0.5 2 0.3
Pertussis Incidence 7 1.0 6 0.8 64 8.8 17 2.3 48 6.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 25 3.4 12 1.6 10 1.4 6 0.8 10 1.4

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