County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Oneida County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 231,044   231,590   232,304   233,954   234,105  
Unemployment 8,328 7.5 5,924 5.3 4,780 4.3 4,877 4.4 5,341 4.8
Percent in Poverty 31,240 14.4 30,851 14.2 31,802 14.5 32,432 14.7 33,122 15.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) 45,663   45,241   44,082   40,419   38,110  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 3,580 85.3 3,610 81.7 3,734 83.9 3,625 80.2 3,576 80.1
- Age 10-14 10 1.5 13 1.9 9 1.3 9 1.2 13 1.7
- Age 15-19 441 54.3 452 55.9 516 62.8 513 62.2 521 64.5
Births 2,633 11.4 2,617 11.3 2,606 11.2 2,595 11.1 2,480 10.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 206 7.8 205 7.8 229 8.8 233 9.0 204 8.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,848 70.8 1,806 69.6 1,841 71.2 1,767 69.2 1,698 70.8
Infant Deaths 11 4.2 19 7.3 16 6.1 20 7.7 18 7.3
Neonatal Deaths 9 3.4 11 4.2 12 4.6 15 5.8 8 3.2
Postneonatal Deaths 2 0.8 8 3.1 4 1.5 5 1.9 10 4.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 22 8.3 21 8.0 17 6.5 18 6.9 10 4.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,410 1043.1 2,442 1054.4 2,472 1064.1 2,423 1035.7 2,415 1031.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 150 64.9 154 66.5 173 74.5 164 70.1 162 69.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 80 69.2 77 66.5 89 76.8 96 82.3 87 74.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 70 60.6 77 66.5 84 72.2 68 57.9 75 64.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 33 28.6 31 26.8 35 30.1 31 26.4 33 28.2
Cervical Cancer 3 2.6 4 3.5 3 2.6 7 6.0 1 0.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 117 50.6 137 59.2 117 50.4 143 61.1 127 54.2
Diseases of the Heart 706 305.6 663 286.3 705 303.5 710 303.5 766 327.2
Homicides 8 3.5 9 3.9 8 3.4 10 4.3 11 4.7
Suicides 22 9.5 21 9.1 29 12.5 21 9.0 23 9.8
Unintentional Injury 46 19.9 65 28.1 58 25.0 73 31.2 63 26.9
Motor Vehicle 11 4.8 19 8.2 16 6.9 29 12.4 22 9.4
Non-Motor Vehicle 35 15.1 46 19.9 42 18.1 44 18.8 41 17.5
AIDS 3 1.3 4 1.7 6 2.6 6 2.6 11 4.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 22 9.5 28 12.1 22 9.5 19 8.1 18 7.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 56 43.6 54 43.0 40 32.1 50 39.8 43 34.2
- Gastroenteritis 19 14.8 13 10.3 30 24.1 19 15.1 28 22.3
- Otitis Media 2 1.6 2 1.6 6 4.8 0 0.0 5 4.0
Drug Related 429 18.6 399 17.2 373 16.1 384 16.4 352 15.0
Head Injury (5) 152 6.6 200 8.6 191 8.2 179 7.7 182 7.8
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 12 5.2 14 6.0 10 4.3 12 5.1 13 5.6
Early Syphilis 1 0.4 2 0.9 4 1.7 1 0.4 5 2.1
Chlamydia Incidence 666 288.3 752 324.7 647 278.5 600 256.5 501 214.0
TB Incidence 5 2.2 7 3.0 6 2.6 5 2.1 6 2.6
Ecoli O157 Incidence 3 1.3 2 0.9 0 0.0 4 1.7 6 2.6
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 12 5.2 8 3.5 16 6.9 58 24.8 37 15.8
Lyme Disease Incidence 14 6.1 26 11.2 9 3.9 3 1.3 5 2.1

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