County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Orleans County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 42,051   42,135   42,371   43,213   43,387  
Unemployment 1,842 9.5 1,344 6.9 1,147 5.9 1,137 5.7 1,132 5.7
Percent in Poverty 5,034 12.8 5,451 13.9 5,317 13.4 5,151 12.8 4,882 12.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) 43,360   46,220   43,029   46,286   41,136  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 520 63.9 501 56.4 562 62.4 592 64.1 508 55.0
- Age 10-14 2 1.6 1 0.8 1 0.8 1 0.7 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 59 38.1 55 36.4 64 40.7 82 50.8 67 41.3
Births 441 10.5 418 9.9 449 10.6 467 10.8 420 9.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 35 7.9 30 7.2 42 9.4 25 5.4 38 9.0
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 318 77.0 308 78.8 309 73.2 334 77.3 311 78.5
Infant Deaths 3 6.8 2 4.8 2 4.5 2 4.3 2 4.8
Neonatal Deaths 2 4.5 1 2.4 2 4.5 1 2.1 2 4.8
Postneonatal Deaths 1 2.3 1 2.4 0 0.0 1 2.1 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 4.5 1 2.4 5 11.0 3 6.4 3 7.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 408 970.3 391 928.0 350 826.0 351 812.3 378 871.2
Lung Cancer (Total) 34 80.9 22 52.2 22 51.9 39 90.3 21 48.4
Lung Cancer (Male) 20 95.3 12 57.4 16 76.1 19 88.6 11 51.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 14 66.4 10 47.1 6 28.1 20 91.9 10 45.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 8 38.0 7 33.0 5 23.4 4 18.4 1 4.6
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.7 2 9.2 1 4.6
Cerebrovasular Disease 19 45.2 19 45.1 28 66.1 19 44.0 31 71.4
Diseases of the Heart 127 302.0 142 337.0 97 228.9 84 194.4 116 267.4
Homicides 2 4.8 0 0.0 1 2.4 0 0.0 2 4.6
Suicides 5 11.9 4 9.5 5 11.8 7 16.2 4 9.2
Unintentional Injury 11 26.2 14 33.2 20 47.2 15 34.7 13 30.0
Motor Vehicle 5 11.9 5 11.9 9 21.2 5 11.6 2 4.6
Non-Motor Vehicle 6 14.3 9 21.4 11 26.0 10 23.1 11 25.4
AIDS 1 2.4 0 0.0 1 2.4 0 0.0 3 6.9
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 7.1 4 9.5 1 2.4 2 4.6 4 9.2
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 5 22.5 2 9.3 4 18.6 1 4.4 2 8.7
- Gastroenteritis 2 9.0 0 0.0 2 9.3 2 8.8 7 30.5
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 1 4.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.4
Drug Related 64 15.2 50 11.9 81 19.1 98 22.7 73 16.8
Head Injury (5) 24 5.7 21 5.0 16 3.8 17 3.9 28 6.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 1 2.4 2 4.7 3 7.1 1 2.3 0 0.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 142 337.7 152 360.7 144 339.9 91 210.6 64 147.5
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 11.8 0 0.0 3 6.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 1 2.4 1 2.4 0 0.0 1 2.3

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