County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: St Lawrence County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 109,715   109,701   109,809   111,284   111,380  
Unemployment 4,975 10.0 3,519 7.0 2,910 5.9 2,881 5.8 3,003 6.1
Percent in Poverty 17,504 17.8 16,865 17.2 15,693 15.9 17,408 17.4 17,151 17.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) 41,627   40,970   39,035   38,024   36,553  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,423 65.7 1,481 64.2 1,510 65.1 1,542 64.7 1,455 61.6
- Age 10-14 1 0.3 0 0.0 2 0.7 1 0.3 4 1.2
- Age 15-19 127 25.3 168 34.5 166 33.4 158 31.7 156 32.1
Births 1,191 10.9 1,253 11.4 1,240 11.3 1,284 11.5 1,233 11.1
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 96 8.1 91 7.3 84 6.8 94 7.3 100 8.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 893 78.6 928 78.4 902 76.3 970 78.7 928 79.5
Infant Deaths 4 3.4 0 0.0 13 10.5 11 8.6 12 9.7
Neonatal Deaths 4 3.4 0 0.0 11 8.9 8 6.2 9 7.3
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.6 3 2.3 3 2.4
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 5 4.2 6 4.8 10 8.0 8 6.2 3 2.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 986 898.7 1,055 961.7 1,072 976.2 1,035 930.1 1,069 959.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 73 66.5 92 83.9 75 68.3 89 80.0 73 65.5
Lung Cancer (Male) 43 77.1 43 77.4 43 77.3 42 74.6 44 77.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 30 55.6 49 90.5 32 59.1 47 85.5 29 52.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 10 18.5 10 18.5 14 25.8 12 21.8 20 36.5
Cervical Cancer 1 1.9 1 1.8 1 1.8 2 3.6 3 5.5
Cerebrovasular Disease 43 39.2 49 44.7 43 39.2 42 37.7 61 54.8
Diseases of the Heart 240 218.7 305 278.0 264 240.4 281 252.5 267 239.7
Homicides 2 1.8 2 1.8 2 1.8 3 2.7 5 4.5
Suicides 12 10.9 15 13.7 7 6.4 16 14.4 16 14.4
Unintentional Injury 30 27.3 36 32.8 44 40.1 29 26.1 44 39.5
Motor Vehicle 14 12.8 12 10.9 18 16.4 11 9.9 17 15.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 16 14.6 24 21.9 26 23.7 18 16.2 27 24.2
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.8 1 0.9 3 2.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 17 15.5 9 8.2 16 14.6 14 12.6 12 10.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 18 28.9 15 24.8 29 49.2 20 33.8 27 46.0
- Gastroenteritis 20 32.1 8 13.2 31 52.6 24 40.5 28 47.7
- Otitis Media 2 3.2 2 3.3 3 5.1 1 1.7 1 1.7
Drug Related 371 33.8 309 28.2 252 22.9 266 23.9 287 25.8
Head Injury (5) 46 4.2 42 3.8 53 4.8 67 6.0 57 5.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 2.7 1 0.9 5 4.6 5 4.5 5 4.5
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2.7 0 0.0 1 0.9
Chlamydia Incidence 215 196.0 216 196.9 179 163.0 174 156.4 147 132.0
TB Incidence 0 0.0 2 1.8 0 0.0 1 0.9 7 6.3
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.9 4 3.6 1 0.9 3 2.7 1 0.9
Meningococcal Incidence 2 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 0.9
Pertussis Incidence 1 0.9 11 10.0 16 14.6 7 6.3 1 0.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 47 42.8 25 22.8 10 9.1 1 0.9 2 1.8

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