County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Lewis County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 26,685   26,571   26,564   26,636   26,673  
Unemployment 717 5.5 765 6.0 824 6.6 807 6.5 797 6.3
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 3,703 14.2 3,390 12.8 3,415 12.9 3,346 12.6
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   37,135   35,997   34,267   34,057  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 378 69.0 397 74.7 333 61.9 358 66.3 359 65.9
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 36 38.4 31 32.0 33 30.8 24 22.4 43 39.3
Births 327 12.3 369 13.9 284 10.7 320 12.0 306 11.5
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 16 4.9 25 6.8 18 6.3 24 7.5 14 4.6
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 242 76.3 268 75.3 220 80.6 249 80.3 227 75.4
Infant Deaths 2 6.1 2 5.4 0 0.0 4 12.5 4 13.1
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 2 5.4 0 0.0 4 12.5 1 3.3
Postneonatal Deaths 2 6.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 9.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 3 9.1 4 10.7 1 3.5 1 3.1 0 0.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 232 869.4 241 907.0 220 828.2 233 874.8 223 836.1
Lung Cancer (Total) 15 56.2 8 30.1 20 75.3 16 60.1 17 63.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 10 75.1 2 15.1 11 83.4 9 68.1 12 90.5
Lung Cancer (Female) 5 37.4 6 45.0 9 67.3 7 52.2 5 37.3
Breast Cancer (Female) 3 22.4 7 52.5 2 15.0 2 14.9 3 22.4
Cervical Cancer 2 15.0 0 0.0 1 7.5 0 0.0 1 7.5
Cerebrovasular Disease 10 37.5 13 48.9 11 41.4 11 41.3 12 45.0
Diseases of the Heart 51 191.1 71 267.2 67 252.2 72 270.3 58 217.4
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Suicides 4 15.0 4 15.1 5 18.8 3 11.3 0 0.0
Unintentional Injury 20 74.9 6 22.6 10 37.6 9 33.8 12 45.0
Motor Vehicle 14 52.5 1 3.8 5 18.8 5 18.8 7 26.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 6 22.5 5 18.8 5 18.8 4 15.0 5 18.7
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 11.2 1 3.8 4 15.1 1 3.8 1 3.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 3 20.8 2 13.3 5 33.6 6 39.3 4 24.7
- Gastroenteritis 4 27.7 2 13.3 4 26.9 4 26.2 6 37.0
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 12.3
Drug Related 19 7.1 19 7.2 23 8.7 26 9.8 17 6.4
Head Injury (5) 14 5.2 12 4.5 17 6.4 15 5.6 12 4.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.8 2 7.5
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 27 101.2 23 86.6 14 52.7 17 63.8 16 60.0
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 3.7 1 3.8 2 7.5 1 3.8 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 17 63.7 0 0.0 5 18.8 79 296.6 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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 include ICD-9 diagnosis
(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