County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: New York County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 1,629,054   1,634,795   1,620,867   1,611,581   1,593,200  
Unemployment 78,871 8.4 44,159 4.7 39,002 4.2 39,133 4.3 44,872 5.0
Percent in Poverty 262,350 16.6 267,745 16.9 278,814 17.7 285,702 18.3 272,161 17.8
Median Household Income (in dollars) 68,295   68,402   63,704   59,542   55,561  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 34,074 82.2 35,262 87.3 35,135 86.5 34,391 85.3 34,908 87.2
- Age 10-14 71 2.6 77 2.6 79 2.6 66 2.1 94 2.9
- Age 15-19 2,849 77.8 3,176 81.5 3,243 82.9 3,359 86.6 3,366 91.7
Births 20,167 12.4 20,306 12.4 20,690 12.8 20,346 12.6 20,137 12.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 1,797 8.9 1,770 8.7 1,697 8.2 1,758 8.6 1,745 8.7
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 14,739 80.3 14,581 78.5 16,001 80.5 15,259 77.7 15,210 78.8
Infant Deaths 82 4.1 95 4.7 77 3.7 85 4.2 94 4.7
Neonatal Deaths 53 2.6 67 3.3 48 2.3 56 2.8 67 3.3
Postneonatal Deaths 29 1.4 28 1.4 29 1.4 29 1.4 27 1.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 132 6.5 137 6.7 153 7.3 172 8.4 144 7.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 9,812 602.3 10,175 622.4 9,980 615.7 10,340 641.6 10,730 673.5
Lung Cancer (Total) 564 34.6 625 38.2 599 37.0 552 34.3 652 40.9
Lung Cancer (Male) 284 36.6 325 41.5 309 39.9 285 37.1 323 42.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 280 32.8 300 35.2 290 34.3 267 31.6 329 39.3
Breast Cancer (Female) 224 26.3 235 27.6 209 24.7 227 26.9 245 29.3
Cervical Cancer 22 2.6 25 2.9 31 3.7 31 3.7 25 3.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 356 21.9 360 22.0 358 22.1 402 24.9 382 24.0
Diseases of the Heart 3,017 185.2 3,184 194.8 3,204 197.7 3,339 207.2 3,533 221.8
Homicides 57 3.5 60 3.7 50 3.1 86 5.3 81 5.1
Suicides 82 5.0 111 6.8 106 6.5 110 6.8 120 7.5
Unintentional Injury 256 15.7 294 18.0 298 18.4 240 14.9 219 13.7
Motor Vehicle 43 2.6 50 3.1 56 3.5 70 4.3 59 3.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 213 13.1 244 14.9 242 14.9 170 10.5 160 10.0
AIDS 212 13.0 270 16.5 253 15.6 278 17.3 328 20.6
Cirrhosis (Liver) 89 5.5 98 6.0 65 4.0 80 5.0 83 5.2
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 513 54.6 525 53.2 526 53.9 654 66.5 595 59.0
- Gastroenteritis 78 8.3 113 11.5 174 17.8 202 20.5 233 23.1
- Otitis Media 20 2.1 17 1.7 21 2.2 23 2.3 28 2.8
Drug Related 7,844 48.2 7,578 46.4 7,384 45.6 10,100 62.7 9,916 62.2
Head Injury (5) 1,298 8.0 1,204 7.4 1,248 7.7 1,221 7.6 1,141 7.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 737 45.2 809 49.5 908 56.0 1,082 67.1 1,096 68.8
Early Syphilis 832 51.1 963 58.9 762 47.0 513 31.8 668 41.9
Chlamydia Incidence 10,521 645.8 10,884 665.8 9,591 591.7 7,996 496.2 7,515 471.7
TB Incidence 121 7.4 156 9.5 182 11.2 164 10.2 183 11.5
Ecoli O157 Incidence 14 0.9 15 0.9 7 0.4 12 0.7 9 0.6
Meningococcal Incidence 6 0.4 7 0.4 5 0.3 8 0.5 6 0.4
Pertussis Incidence 30 1.8 25 1.5 35 2.2 39 2.4 36 2.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 528 32.4 403 24.7 221 13.6 169 10.5 225 14.1

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