County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: New York County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 1,620,867   1,611,581   1,593,200   1,562,723   1,564,798  
Unemployment 39,002 4.2 39,133 4.3 44,872 5.0 54,417 6.2 65,388 7.5
Percent in Poverty 278,814 17.7 285,702 18.3 272,161 17.8 292,740 18.8 285,247 18.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) 63,704   59,542   55,561   45,290   43,573  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 35,135 86.5 34,391 85.3 34,908 87.2 35,579 91.1 34,932 89.5
- Age 10-14 79 2.6 66 2.1 94 2.9 120 3.6 99 2.8
- Age 15-19 3,243 82.9 3,359 86.6 3,366 91.7 3,531 97.9 3,262 87.1
Births 20,690 12.8 20,346 12.6 20,137 12.6 20,519 13.1 20,622 13.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 1,697 8.2 1,758 8.6 1,745 8.7 1,794 8.7 1,708 8.3
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 16,001 80.5 15,259 77.7 15,210 78.8 15,220 76.7 15,253 76.9
Infant Deaths 77 3.7 85 4.2 94 4.7 93 4.5 98 4.8
Neonatal Deaths 48 2.3 56 2.8 67 3.3 62 3.0 65 3.2
Postneonatal Deaths 29 1.4 29 1.4 27 1.3 31 1.5 33 1.6
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 153 7.3 172 8.4 144 7.1 172 8.3 155 7.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 9,980 615.7 10,340 641.6 10,730 673.5 10,688 683.9 11,079 708.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 599 37.0 552 34.3 652 40.9 577 36.9 658 42.1
Lung Cancer (Male) 309 39.9 285 37.1 323 42.7 325 43.7 337 45.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 290 34.3 267 31.6 329 39.3 252 30.7 321 39.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 209 24.7 227 26.9 245 29.3 234 28.6 235 28.7
Cervical Cancer 31 3.7 31 3.7 25 3.0 28 3.4 27 3.3
Cerebrovasular Disease 358 22.1 402 24.9 382 24.0 428 27.4 414 26.5
Diseases of the Heart 3,204 197.7 3,339 207.2 3,533 221.8 3,534 226.1 3,692 235.9
Homicides 50 3.1 86 5.3 81 5.1 78 5.0 80 5.1
Suicides 106 6.5 110 6.8 120 7.5 137 8.8 135 8.6
Unintentional Injury 298 18.4 240 14.9 219 13.7 184 11.8 245 15.7
Motor Vehicle 56 3.5 70 4.3 59 3.7 48 3.1 54 3.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 242 14.9 170 10.5 160 10.0 136 8.7 191 12.2
AIDS 253 15.6 278 17.3 328 20.6 333 21.3 415 26.5
Cirrhosis (Liver) 65 4.0 80 5.0 83 5.2 81 5.2 99 6.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 522 53.5 652 66.3 596 59.1 674 69.6 765 83.2
- Gastroenteritis 174 17.8 202 20.5 233 23.1 213 22.0 252 27.4
- Otitis Media 20 2.0 22 2.2 28 2.8 23 2.4 55 6.0
Drug Related 8,206 50.6 11,345 70.4 11,295 70.9 11,439 73.2 10,990 70.2
Head Injury (5) 1,276 7.9 1,247 7.7 1,163 7.3 1,176 7.5 1,072 6.9
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 908 56.0 1,082 67.1 1,096 68.8 1,202 76.9 1,552 99.2
Early Syphilis 762 47.0 513 31.8 668 41.9 606 38.8 655 41.9
Chlamydia Incidence 9,591 591.7 7,996 496.2 7,515 471.7 6,419 410.8 6,408 409.5
TB Incidence 182 11.2 164 10.2 183 11.5 200 12.8 238 15.2
Ecoli O157 Incidence 7 0.4 12 0.7 9 0.6 10 0.6 4 0.3
Meningococcal Incidence 5 0.3 8 0.5 6 0.4 7 0.4 10 0.6
Pertussis Incidence 35 2.2 39 2.4 36 2.3 45 2.9 35 2.2
Lyme Disease Incidence 221 13.6 169 10.5 225 14.1 190 12.2 108 6.9

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