County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: New York County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 1,611,581   1,593,200   1,562,723   1,564,798   1,546,856  
Unemployment 39,133 4.3 44,872 5.0 54,417 6.2 65,388 7.5 67,148 7.7
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 272,161 17.8 292,740 18.8 285,247 18.7 275,722 18.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   55,561   45,290   43,573   43,239  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 34,391 85.3 34,908 87.2 35,579 91.1 34,932 89.5 34,283 87.7
- Age 10-14 66 2.1 94 2.9 120 3.6 99 2.8 91 2.5
- Age 15-19 3,359 86.6 3,366 91.7 3,531 97.9 3,262 87.1 3,357 91.4
Births 20,346 12.6 20,137 12.6 20,519 13.1 20,622 13.2 19,785 12.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 1,758 8.6 1,745 8.7 1,794 8.7 1,708 8.3 1,593 8.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 15,259 77.7 15,210 78.8 15,220 76.7 15,253 76.9 14,035 75.1
Infant Deaths 85 4.2 93 4.6 93 4.5 98 4.8 90 4.5
Neonatal Deaths 56 2.8 66 3.3 62 3.0 65 3.2 59 3.0
Postneonatal Deaths 29 1.4 27 1.3 31 1.5 33 1.6 31 1.6
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 172 8.4 144 7.1 172 8.3 155 7.5 170 8.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 10,326 640.7 10,703 671.8 10,688 683.9 11,079 708.0 11,071 715.7
Lung Cancer (Total) 551 34.2 652 40.9 577 36.9 658 42.1 629 40.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 285 37.1 323 42.7 325 43.7 337 45.2 324 44.1
Lung Cancer (Female) 266 31.5 329 39.3 252 30.7 321 39.2 305 37.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 227 26.9 245 29.3 234 28.6 235 28.7 244 30.1
Cervical Cancer 31 3.7 25 3.0 28 3.4 27 3.3 29 3.6
Cerebrovasular Disease 401 24.9 379 23.8 428 27.4 414 26.5 422 27.3
Diseases of the Heart 3,337 207.1 3,524 221.2 3,534 226.1 3,692 235.9 3,755 242.8
Homicides 86 5.3 81 5.1 78 5.0 80 5.1 81 5.2
Suicides 109 6.8 120 7.5 137 8.8 135 8.6 138 8.9
Unintentional Injury 238 14.8 214 13.4 184 11.8 245 15.7 207 13.4
Motor Vehicle 69 4.3 58 3.6 48 3.1 54 3.5 56 3.6
Non-Motor Vehicle 169 10.5 156 9.8 136 8.7 191 12.2 151 9.8
AIDS 278 17.3 328 20.6 333 21.3 415 26.5 417 27.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 80 5.0 82 5.1 81 5.2 99 6.3 109 7.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 652 66.3 595 59.0 677 69.9 770 83.7 714 82.3
- Gastroenteritis 202 20.5 231 22.9 215 22.2 253 27.5 240 27.7
- Otitis Media 22 2.2 28 2.8 23 2.4 57 6.2 55 6.3
Drug Related 11,285 70.0 11,177 70.2 11,337 72.5 11,022 70.4 9,735 62.9
Head Injury (5) 1,238 7.7 1,156 7.3 1,173 7.5 1,076 6.9 938 6.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 1,082 67.1 1,096 68.8 1,202 76.9 1,552 99.2 1,081 69.9
Early Syphilis 513 31.8 668 41.9 606 38.8 655 41.9 548 35.4
Chlamydia Incidence 7,996 496.2 7,515 471.7 6,419 410.8 6,408 409.5 6,176 399.3
TB Incidence 164 10.2 183 11.5 200 12.8 238 15.2 229 14.8
Ecoli O157 Incidence 12 0.7 9 0.6 10 0.6 4 0.3 5 0.3
Meningococcal Incidence 8 0.5 6 0.4 7 0.4 10 0.6 8 0.5
Pertussis Incidence 39 2.4 36 2.3 45 2.9 35 2.2 3 0.2
Lyme Disease Incidence 169 10.5 225 14.1 190 12.2 108 6.9 44 2.8

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