County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Monroe County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 730,807   733,366   735,177   736,738   738,422  
Unemployment 16,532 4.4 17,230 4.6 19,423 5.2 20,676 5.5 20,158 5.4
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 88,339 12.6 93,631 13.1 90,868 12.7 80,923 11.3
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   45,987   46,412   44,345   43,435  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 12,551 82.5 12,172 80.0 12,406 80.6 12,305 78.7 12,157 76.9
- Age 10-14 42 1.7 45 1.7 59 2.2 49 1.8 46 1.7
- Age 15-19 1,531 53.3 1,471 54.4 1,478 54.5 1,487 56.1 1,444 54.5
Births 8,885 12.2 8,481 11.6 8,537 11.6 8,924 12.1 8,883 12.0
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 759 8.5 721 8.5 655 7.7 660 7.4 688 7.7
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 6,131 76.7 6,021 78.1 6,124 79.5 6,238 76.5 6,085 76.1
Infant Deaths 76 8.6 55 6.5 54 6.3 53 5.9 61 6.9
Neonatal Deaths 53 6.0 47 5.5 36 4.2 38 4.3 51 5.7
Postneonatal Deaths 23 2.6 8 0.9 18 2.1 15 1.7 10 1.1
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 49 5.5 47 5.5 45 5.2 48 5.3 56 6.3
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 6,140 840.2 6,244 851.4 6,250 850.1 6,390 867.3 6,273 849.5
Lung Cancer (Total) 405 55.4 416 56.7 427 58.1 390 52.9 381 51.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 227 64.1 215 60.4 200 56.2 209 58.7 205 57.5
Lung Cancer (Female) 178 47.3 201 53.2 227 59.8 181 47.5 176 46.1
Breast Cancer (Female) 101 26.8 86 22.8 110 29.0 117 30.7 119 31.2
Cervical Cancer 7 1.9 10 2.6 3 0.8 6 1.6 6 1.6
Cerebrovasular Disease 353 48.3 374 51.0 430 58.5 481 65.3 436 59.0
Diseases of the Heart 1,589 217.4 1,577 215.0 1,589 216.1 1,758 238.6 1,684 228.1
Homicides 50 6.8 59 8.0 41 5.6 62 8.4 51 6.9
Suicides 55 7.5 57 7.8 50 6.8 47 6.4 50 6.8
Unintentional Injury 204 27.9 191 26.0 177 24.1 166 22.5 175 23.7
Motor Vehicle 65 8.9 57 7.8 66 9.0 55 7.5 64 8.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 139 19.0 134 18.3 111 15.1 111 15.1 111 15.0
AIDS 40 5.5 22 3.0 42 5.7 26 3.5 39 5.3
Cirrhosis (Liver) 34 4.7 38 5.2 40 5.4 51 6.9 50 6.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 102 24.1 105 23.9 94 21.1 92 20.9 91 19.6
- Gastroenteritis 39 9.2 70 15.9 31 7.0 29 6.6 18 3.9
- Otitis Media 5 1.2 5 1.1 5 1.1 4 0.9 4 0.9
Drug Related 1,349 18.5 1,443 19.7 1,337 18.2 1,445 19.6 1,124 15.2
Head Injury (5) 440 6.0 409 5.6 363 4.9 402 5.5 387 5.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 81 11.1 93 12.7 79 10.7 70 9.5 98 13.3
Early Syphilis 21 2.9 19 2.6 14 1.9 15 2.0 7 0.9
Chlamydia Incidence 3,624 495.9 3,395 462.9 3,641 495.3 3,712 503.8 2,015 272.9
TB Incidence 24 3.3 22 3.0 22 3.0 22 3.0 11 1.5
Ecoli O157 Incidence 8 1.1 17 2.3 7 1.0 5 0.7 10 1.4
Meningococcal Incidence 4 0.5 2 0.3 2 0.3 2 0.3 4 0.5
Pertussis Incidence 17 2.3 48 6.5 162 22.0 55 7.5 46 6.2
Lyme Disease Incidence 6 0.8 10 1.4 4 0.5 3 0.4 4 0.5

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