County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Monroe County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 729,681   730,807   733,366   735,177   736,738  
Unemployment 16,751 4.5 16,532 4.4 17,230 4.6 19,423 5.2 20,676 5.5
Percent in Poverty 93,031 13.3 92,591 13.2 88,339 12.6 93,631 13.1 90,868 12.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) 50,050   47,520   45,987   46,412   44,345  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 12,368 82.3 12,551 82.5 12,172 80.0 12,406 80.6 12,305 78.7
- Age 10-14 35 1.5 42 1.7 45 1.7 59 2.2 49 1.8
- Age 15-19 1,632 56.1 1,531 53.3 1,471 54.4 1,478 54.5 1,487 56.1
Births 8,678 11.9 8,885 12.2 8,481 11.6 8,537 11.6 8,924 12.1
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 694 8.0 759 8.5 721 8.5 655 7.7 660 7.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 5,876 76.5 6,131 76.7 6,021 78.1 6,124 79.5 6,238 76.5
Infant Deaths 60 6.9 77 8.7 55 6.5 54 6.3 53 5.9
Neonatal Deaths 39 4.5 54 6.1 47 5.5 36 4.2 38 4.3
Postneonatal Deaths 21 2.4 23 2.6 8 0.9 18 2.1 15 1.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 38 4.4 49 5.5 47 5.5 45 5.2 48 5.3
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 6,198 849.4 6,143 840.6 6,248 852.0 6,250 850.1 6,390 867.3
Lung Cancer (Total) 436 59.8 405 55.4 416 56.7 427 58.1 390 52.9
Lung Cancer (Male) 230 65.0 227 64.1 215 60.4 200 56.2 209 58.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 206 54.8 178 47.3 201 53.2 227 59.8 181 47.5
Breast Cancer (Female) 92 24.5 101 26.8 86 22.8 110 29.0 117 30.7
Cervical Cancer 8 2.1 7 1.9 10 2.6 3 0.8 6 1.6
Cerebrovasular Disease 335 45.9 353 48.3 374 51.0 430 58.5 481 65.3
Diseases of the Heart 1,522 208.6 1,588 217.3 1,580 215.4 1,589 216.1 1,758 238.6
Homicides 54 7.4 50 6.8 59 8.0 41 5.6 62 8.4
Suicides 65 8.9 55 7.5 57 7.8 50 6.8 47 6.4
Unintentional Injury 203 27.8 205 28.1 195 26.6 177 24.1 166 22.5
Motor Vehicle 56 7.7 65 8.9 60 8.2 66 9.0 55 7.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 147 20.1 140 19.2 135 18.4 111 15.1 111 15.1
AIDS 24 3.3 40 5.5 22 3.0 42 5.7 26 3.5
Cirrhosis (Liver) 42 5.8 34 4.7 39 5.3 40 5.4 51 6.9
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 86 20.6 103 24.4 105 23.9 94 21.1 92 20.9
- Gastroenteritis 56 13.4 40 9.5 68 15.5 31 7.0 29 6.6
- Otitis Media 2 0.5 5 1.2 5 1.1 5 1.1 4 0.9
Drug Related 1,413 19.4 1,357 18.6 1,450 19.8 1,336 18.2 1,446 19.6
Head Injury (5) 422 5.8 443 6.1 410 5.6 363 4.9 402 5.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 89 12.2 81 11.1 93 12.7 79 10.7 70 9.5
Early Syphilis 18 2.5 21 2.9 19 2.6 14 1.9 15 2.0
Chlamydia Incidence 4,224 578.9 3,624 495.9 3,395 462.9 3,641 495.3 3,712 503.8
TB Incidence 21 2.9 24 3.3 22 3.0 22 3.0 22 3.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 8 1.1 8 1.1 17 2.3 7 1.0 5 0.7
Meningococcal Incidence 9 1.2 4 0.5 2 0.3 2 0.3 2 0.3
Pertussis Incidence 64 8.8 17 2.3 48 6.5 162 22.0 55 7.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 10 1.4 6 0.8 10 1.4 4 0.5 3 0.4

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