County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Oswego County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 121,377   121,395   121,454   123,077   123,373  
Unemployment 6,010 10.0 4,161 6.9 3,386 5.7 3,532 5.9 3,768 6.3
Percent in Poverty 17,034 14.7 18,429 15.9 16,066 13.8 19,863 16.8 18,776 15.9
Median Household Income (in dollars) 45,928   42,493   44,854   39,794   41,408  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,712 68.5 1,703 64.5 1,657 62.5 1,669 61.5 1,630 59.8
- Age 10-14 4 1.0 1 0.3 4 1.0 3 0.7 3 0.7
- Age 15-19 207 38.4 211 40.4 235 44.8 195 37.0 193 37.3
Births 1,409 11.6 1,377 11.3 1,376 11.3 1,377 11.2 1,353 11.0
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 75 5.3 82 6.0 90 6.5 112 8.1 107 7.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,043 75.0 1,032 75.5 1,020 74.9 1,035 75.8 1,065 79.2
Infant Deaths 12 8.5 7 5.1 7 5.1 5 3.6 8 5.9
Neonatal Deaths 8 5.7 6 4.4 5 3.6 4 2.9 7 5.2
Postneonatal Deaths 4 2.8 1 0.7 2 1.5 1 0.7 1 0.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 13 9.1 9 6.5 5 3.6 11 7.9 7 5.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 988 814.0 1,004 827.1 1,022 841.5 1,072 871.0 1,015 822.7
Lung Cancer (Total) 80 65.9 78 64.3 108 88.9 92 74.7 74 60.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 47 78.1 41 68.2 51 84.8 57 93.7 42 68.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 33 53.9 37 60.3 57 93.0 35 56.3 32 51.4
Breast Cancer (Female) 21 34.3 13 21.2 9 14.7 10 16.1 14 22.5
Cervical Cancer 3 4.9 3 4.9 2 3.3 5 8.0 3 4.8
Cerebrovasular Disease 42 34.6 45 37.1 54 44.5 54 43.9 43 34.9
Diseases of the Heart 273 224.9 263 216.6 291 239.6 313 254.3 278 225.3
Homicides 2 1.6 4 3.3 1 0.8 3 2.4 2 1.6
Suicides 11 9.1 12 9.9 19 15.6 13 10.6 10 8.1
Unintentional Injury 37 30.5 34 28.0 47 38.7 48 39.0 41 33.2
Motor Vehicle 14 11.5 14 11.5 20 16.5 17 13.8 19 15.4
Non-Motor Vehicle 23 18.9 20 16.5 27 22.2 31 25.2 22 17.8
AIDS 2 1.6 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6
Cirrhosis (Liver) 16 13.2 15 12.4 4 3.3 8 6.5 11 8.9
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 19 27.6 16 24.0 7 10.7 26 38.9 24 35.8
- Gastroenteritis 8 11.6 14 21.0 41 62.9 54 80.8 84 125.4
- Otitis Media 3 4.4 2 3.0 1 1.5 3 4.5 6 9.0
Drug Related 125 10.3 97 8.0 99 8.2 127 10.3 86 7.0
Head Injury (5) 64 5.3 57 4.7 64 5.3 88 7.1 80 6.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.4 8 6.5
Early Syphilis 1 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.8
Chlamydia Incidence 129 106.3 150 123.6 163 134.2 184 149.5 166 134.6
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6 1 0.8 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 1 0.8 1 0.8 0 0.0 3 2.4
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.8 1 0.8 3 2.5 0 0.0 1 0.8
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.8 7 5.7 1 0.8
Lyme Disease Incidence 4 3.3 6 4.9 4 3.3 1 0.8 0 0.0

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