County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Onondaga County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 454,753   452,633   454,010   456,777   458,053  
Unemployment 18,220 7.8 12,065 5.1 9,642 4.1 10,151 4.3 10,585 4.5
Percent in Poverty 60,792 13.7 51,683 11.7 56,558 12.8 60,824 13.7 59,463 13.4
Median Household Income (in dollars) 49,886   50,586   48,807   46,128   45,162  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 7,468 81.1 7,602 80.3 7,377 77.3 7,308 76.0 7,149 73.9
- Age 10-14 21 1.4 28 1.9 21 1.4 27 1.7 22 1.4
- Age 15-19 888 50.7 908 51.8 887 50.7 868 49.4 867 50.3
Births 5,479 12.0 5,553 12.3 5,526 12.2 5,476 12.0 5,354 11.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 452 8.2 412 7.4 438 7.9 460 8.4 449 8.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 4,121 75.6 4,214 76.2 4,193 76.3 4,184 77.0 4,068 76.9
Infant Deaths 45 8.2 43 7.7 36 6.5 43 7.9 34 6.4
Neonatal Deaths 31 5.7 28 5.0 29 5.2 33 6.0 21 3.9
Postneonatal Deaths 14 2.6 15 2.7 7 1.3 10 1.8 13 2.4
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 42 7.6 41 7.3 28 5.0 44 8.0 31 5.8
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 3,916 861.1 4,047 894.1 3,953 870.7 3,965 868.0 4,094 893.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 319 70.1 270 59.7 286 63.0 290 63.5 340 74.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 165 75.3 139 63.8 161 73.7 149 67.9 174 79.0
Lung Cancer (Female) 154 65.4 131 55.8 125 53.1 141 59.4 166 69.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 62 26.3 77 32.8 77 32.7 74 31.2 62 26.1
Cervical Cancer 3 1.3 1 0.4 8 3.4 5 2.1 2 0.8
Cerebrovasular Disease 183 40.2 219 48.4 217 47.8 212 46.4 246 53.7
Diseases of the Heart 855 188.0 861 190.2 975 214.8 927 202.9 946 206.5
Homicides 27 5.9 26 5.7 23 5.1 15 3.3 20 4.4
Suicides 38 8.4 44 9.7 40 8.8 48 10.5 46 10.0
Unintentional Injury 153 33.6 191 42.2 165 36.3 162 35.5 195 42.6
Motor Vehicle 39 8.6 33 7.3 38 8.4 42 9.2 42 9.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 114 25.1 158 34.9 127 28.0 120 26.3 153 33.4
AIDS 8 1.8 16 3.5 16 3.5 14 3.1 9 2.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 32 7.0 39 8.6 37 8.1 25 5.5 47 10.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 80 29.4 68 25.4 56 21.1 99 36.4 63 22.6
- Gastroenteritis 19 7.0 30 11.2 42 15.8 30 11.0 99 35.6
- Otitis Media 8 2.9 5 1.9 6 2.3 4 1.5 4 1.4
Drug Related 781 17.2 547 12.1 634 14.0 719 15.7 620 13.5
Head Injury (5) 244 5.4 232 5.1 261 5.7 292 6.4 305 6.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 26 5.7 39 8.6 38 8.4 34 7.4 44 9.6
Early Syphilis 4 0.9 3 0.7 6 1.3 7 1.5 3 0.7
Chlamydia Incidence 2,347 516.1 2,370 523.6 2,332 513.6 2,337 511.6 2,255 492.3
TB Incidence 19 4.2 22 4.9 14 3.1 13 2.8 19 4.1
Ecoli O157 Incidence 6 1.3 1 0.2 3 0.7 4 0.9 7 1.5
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.2 3 0.7 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2
Pertussis Incidence 12 2.6 15 3.3 27 5.9 89 19.5 26 5.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 37 8.1 67 14.8 10 2.2 13 2.8 10 2.2

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