County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Livingston County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 64,173   64,205   64,819   64,658   64,824  
Unemployment 1,600 4.9 1,647 5.0 1,909 5.8 1,980 6.1 1,885 5.7
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 7,481 13.1 6,312 10.8 6,337 10.8 5,858 10.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   46,139   43,479   41,851   41,559  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 810 55.9 786 53.2 762 51.4 765 51.0 819 54.3
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0.0 4 2.0 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 73 22.4 58 18.0 69 20.6 68 20.3 69 20.5
Births 649 10.1 629 9.8 634 9.8 627 9.7 665 10.3
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 44 6.8 47 7.5 32 5.0 32 5.1 43 6.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 489 80.2 471 79.8 475 79.8 481 82.2 512 81.4
Infant Deaths 5 7.7 3 4.8 1 1.6 2 3.2 3 4.5
Neonatal Deaths 4 6.2 2 3.2 1 1.6 0 0.0 3 4.5
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.5 1 1.6 0 0.0 2 3.2 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 6 9.2 7 11.0 2 3.1 3 4.8 2 3.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 493 768.2 512 797.4 468 722.0 511 790.3 491 757.4
Lung Cancer (Total) 34 53.0 44 68.5 33 50.9 39 60.3 44 67.9
Lung Cancer (Male) 25 78.0 24 75.1 18 55.5 23 71.1 22 67.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 9 28.0 20 62.0 15 46.3 16 49.5 22 68.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 12.5 6 18.6 7 21.6 8 24.8 8 24.7
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 3 9.3 1 3.1 1 3.1 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 27 42.1 40 62.3 28 43.2 41 63.4 27 41.7
Diseases of the Heart 111 173.0 121 188.5 96 148.1 121 187.1 115 177.4
Homicides 2 3.1 1 1.6 1 1.5 2 3.1 0 0.0
Suicides 6 9.3 4 6.2 8 12.3 5 7.7 6 9.3
Unintentional Injury 28 43.6 18 28.0 24 37.0 24 37.1 31 47.8
Motor Vehicle 10 15.6 7 10.9 12 18.5 8 12.4 11 17.0
Non-Motor Vehicle 18 28.0 11 17.1 12 18.5 16 24.7 20 30.9
AIDS 1 1.6 1 1.6 0 0.0 1 1.5 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 5 7.8 3 4.7 4 6.2 4 6.2 3 4.6
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 9 29.0 7 23.1 6 18.6 8 25.6 15 45.7
- Gastroenteritis 4 12.9 6 19.8 7 21.7 11 35.2 7 21.3
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 88 13.7 83 12.9 74 11.4 69 10.7 74 11.4
Head Injury (5) 44 6.9 34 5.3 28 4.3 36 5.6 36 5.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 3.1 1 1.6 0 0.0 5 7.7 3 4.6
Early Syphilis 1 1.6 0 0.0 1 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 105 163.6 76 118.4 59 91.0 81 125.3 74 114.2
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.5 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 2 3.1 0 0.0 3 4.6 1 1.5 9 13.9
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 1 1.5 2 3.1
Pertussis Incidence 2 3.1 3 4.7 41 63.3 2 3.1 3 4.6
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 2 3.1 1 1.5

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