County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: New York City

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 8,391,881   8,363,710   8,274,527   8,214,426   8,143,197  
Unemployment 370,342 9.3 213,057 5.4 190,247 4.9 189,609 5.0 216,666 5.8
Percent in Poverty 1,545,794 18.4 1,496,657 17.9 1,508,405 18.2 1,546,970 18.8 1,509,654 18.5
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 213,417 112.4 215,933 115.0 217,699 115.7 213,815 114.9 211,514 114.6
- Age 10-14 552 2.4 531 2.2 525 2.1 547 2.1 634 2.5
- Age 15-19 20,833 81.7 22,162 81.3 22,770 83.9 23,100 86.2 22,915 91.8
Births 121,745 14.5 121,756 14.6 122,932 14.9 119,430 14.5 117,087 14.4
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 10,586 8.7 10,719 8.8 10,555 8.6 10,521 8.8 10,455 8.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 80,715 71.6 79,016 69.3 85,939 72.6 83,446 72.5 82,742 73.1
Infant Deaths 591 4.9 620 5.1 622 5.1 678 5.7 656 5.6
Neonatal Deaths 388 3.2 412 3.4 390 3.2 444 3.7 432 3.7
Postneonatal Deaths 203 1.7 208 1.7 232 1.9 234 2.0 224 1.9
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 1,088 8.9 1,104 9.0 1,064 8.6 1,114 9.2 1,106 9.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 51,449 613.1 52,999 633.7 52,871 639.0 54,225 660.1 55,847 685.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 2,681 31.9 2,798 33.5 2,850 34.4 2,767 33.7 2,855 35.1
Lung Cancer (Male) 1,423 35.5 1,520 38.0 1,532 38.8 1,512 38.6 1,579 40.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 1,258 28.7 1,278 29.3 1,318 30.5 1,255 29.2 1,276 29.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 1,046 23.9 1,037 23.7 1,049 24.3 1,126 26.2 1,180 27.7
Cervical Cancer 134 3.1 133 3.0 152 3.5 145 3.4 145 3.4
Cerebrovasular Disease 1,504 17.9 1,560 18.7 1,601 19.3 1,713 20.9 1,668 20.5
Diseases of the Heart 19,715 234.9 21,063 251.8 21,173 255.9 21,681 263.9 22,518 276.5
Homicides 472 5.6 534 6.4 505 6.1 588 7.2 561 6.9
Suicides 430 5.1 456 5.5 456 5.5 428 5.2 458 5.6
Unintentional Injury 1,387 16.5 1,587 19.0 1,658 20.0 1,230 15.0 1,242 15.3
Motor Vehicle 288 3.4 309 3.7 345 4.2 412 5.0 411 5.0
Non-Motor Vehicle 1,099 13.1 1,278 15.3 1,313 15.9 818 10.0 831 10.2
AIDS 897 10.7 1,035 12.4 1,077 13.0 1,170 14.2 1,381 17.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 468 5.6 505 6.0 418 5.1 434 5.3 444 5.5
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 5,043 86.9 4,837 84.0 4,628 81.8 5,105 88.7 4,960 83.7
- Gastroenteritis 1,036 17.9 1,473 25.6 1,889 33.4 2,639 45.8 2,755 46.5
- Otitis Media 233 4.0 221 3.8 246 4.3 304 5.3 324 5.5
Drug Related 30,066 35.8 31,669 37.9 31,817 38.5 36,242 44.1 37,418 46.0
Head Injury (5) 6,976 8.3 6,762 8.1 6,635 8.0 6,669 8.1 6,381 7.8
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2,792 33.3 3,025 36.2 3,232 39.1 3,442 41.9 3,674 45.1
Early Syphilis 2,190 26.1 2,286 27.3 1,919 23.2 1,479 18.0 1,596 19.6
Chlamydia Incidence 58,353 695.4 56,448 674.9 50,673 612.4 41,233 502.0 39,188 481.2
TB Incidence 760 9.1 891 10.7 912 11.0 953 11.6 984 12.1
Ecoli O157 Incidence 35 0.4 40 0.5 27 0.3 34 0.4 17 0.2
Meningococcal Incidence 17 0.2 28 0.3 22 0.3 58 0.7 25 0.3
Pertussis Incidence 99 1.2 115 1.4 156 1.9 112 1.4 116 1.4
Lyme Disease Incidence 1,053 12.5 808 9.7 417 5.0 304 3.7 400 4.9

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