County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Saratoga County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 220,069   217,191   215,852   215,473   214,859  
Unemployment 7,903 6.5 5,493 4.5 4,450 3.7 4,292 3.6 4,419 3.7
Percent in Poverty 13,527 6.3 15,661 7.4 14,556 6.9 14,107 6.7 13,361 6.4
Median Household Income (in dollars) 66,634   63,883   62,607   57,663   58,402  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 2,799 65.4 2,873 63.5 2,923 64.7 3,036 65.8 2,885 63.1
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 4 0.6 2 0.3 3 0.4 6 0.9
- Age 15-19 196 26.6 211 29.5 214 29.9 207 29.2 187 27.1
Births 2,222 10.1 2,300 10.6 2,343 10.9 2,389 11.1 2,303 10.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 157 7.1 153 6.7 144 6.1 160 6.7 166 7.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,704 80.8 1,701 79.0 1,794 80.6 1,895 83.6 1,822 83.6
Infant Deaths 11 5.0 7 3.0 6 2.6 9 3.8 7 3.0
Neonatal Deaths 7 3.2 7 3.0 4 1.7 7 2.9 6 2.6
Postneonatal Deaths 4 1.8 0 0.0 2 0.9 2 0.8 1 0.4
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 7 3.1 6 2.6 4 1.7 11 4.6 7 3.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,677 762.0 1,559 717.8 1,533 710.2 1,460 677.6 1,624 755.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 145 65.9 126 58.0 122 56.5 109 50.6 109 50.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 72 66.1 70 65.1 68 63.7 59 55.4 52 49.0
Lung Cancer (Female) 73 65.7 56 51.1 54 49.5 50 45.9 57 52.4
Breast Cancer (Female) 35 31.5 31 28.3 40 36.7 24 22.0 26 23.9
Cervical Cancer 2 1.8 3 2.7 2 1.8 1 0.9 1 0.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 87 39.5 73 33.6 65 30.1 77 35.7 86 40.0
Diseases of the Heart 442 200.8 416 191.5 437 202.5 403 187.0 485 225.7
Homicides 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 2 0.9 1 0.5
Suicides 19 8.6 15 6.9 15 6.9 26 12.1 21 9.8
Unintentional Injury 44 20.0 55 25.3 39 18.1 47 21.8 51 23.7
Motor Vehicle 12 5.5 18 8.3 17 7.9 28 13.0 21 9.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 32 14.5 37 17.0 22 10.2 19 8.8 30 14.0
AIDS 0 0.0 1 0.5 3 1.4 2 0.9 2 0.9
Cirrhosis (Liver) 13 5.9 13 6.0 18 8.3 15 7.0 21 9.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 27 22.6 32 27.0 40 33.7 44 37.0 34 28.5
- Gastroenteritis 11 9.2 5 4.2 26 21.9 24 20.2 26 21.8
- Otitis Media 2 1.7 4 3.4 4 3.4 2 1.7 3 2.5
Drug Related 298 13.5 260 12.0 239 11.1 203 9.4 207 9.6
Head Injury (5) 117 5.3 120 5.5 134 6.2 136 6.3 124 5.8
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 1.4 1 0.5 5 2.3 7 3.2 9 4.2
Early Syphilis 4 1.8 3 1.4 1 0.5 3 1.4 1 0.5
Chlamydia Incidence 300 136.3 280 128.9 265 122.8 247 114.6 264 122.9
TB Incidence 3 1.4 0 0.0 1 0.5 2 0.9 2 0.9
Ecoli O157 Incidence 2 0.9 3 1.4 0 0.0 1 0.5 6 2.8
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 1 0.5 14 6.4 1 0.5 14 6.5 17 7.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 407 184.9 364 167.6 126 58.4 83 38.5 69 32.1

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