County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Niagara County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 214,845   216,130   217,008   218,060   218,150  
Unemployment 6,044 5.4 6,089 5.4 6,257 5.6 6,901 6.2 7,406 6.7
Percent in Poverty 25,118 11.9 26,702 12.6 23,547 11.1 25,184 11.7 24,550 11.4
Median Household Income (in dollars) 44,064   43,827   43,420   40,118   38,946  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 3,244 75.3 3,222 73.8 3,205 73.6 3,307 74.7 3,420 76.6
- Age 10-14 9 1.4 14 2.0 11 1.5 16 2.1 11 1.5
- Age 15-19 398 50.3 428 54.1 412 54.2 419 54.7 437 57.9
Births 2,250 10.5 2,206 10.2 2,227 10.3 2,319 10.6 2,408 11.0
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 155 6.9 183 8.3 185 8.3 160 6.9 200 8.3
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,585 73.3 1,596 76.1 1,643 77.3 1,752 79.5 1,722 75.0
Infant Deaths 19 8.4 8 3.6 11 4.9 22 9.5 11 4.6
Neonatal Deaths 14 6.2 4 1.8 10 4.5 15 6.5 7 2.9
Postneonatal Deaths 5 2.2 4 1.8 1 0.4 7 3.0 4 1.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 17 7.5 9 4.1 12 5.4 11 4.7 13 5.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,313 1076.6 2,286 1057.7 2,224 1024.8 2,305 1057.0 2,347 1075.9
Lung Cancer (Total) 169 78.7 158 73.1 157 72.3 202 92.6 164 75.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 89 85.5 80 76.5 88 83.9 109 103.5 89 84.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 80 72.2 78 69.9 69 61.6 93 82.5 75 66.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 41 37.0 29 26.0 29 25.9 39 34.6 38 33.7
Cervical Cancer 2 1.8 4 3.6 1 0.9 5 4.4 1 0.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 112 52.1 109 50.4 108 49.8 103 47.2 134 61.4
Diseases of the Heart 763 355.1 792 366.4 794 365.9 768 352.2 848 388.7
Homicides 7 3.3 10 4.6 8 3.7 10 4.6 10 4.6
Suicides 24 11.2 19 8.8 11 5.1 11 5.0 17 7.8
Unintentional Injury 55 25.6 71 32.9 56 25.8 60 27.5 53 24.3
Motor Vehicle 17 7.9 25 11.6 22 10.1 22 10.1 23 10.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 38 17.7 46 21.3 34 15.7 38 17.4 30 13.8
AIDS 3 1.4 2 0.9 9 4.1 4 1.8 3 1.4
Cirrhosis (Liver) 29 13.5 20 9.3 22 10.1 22 10.1 32 14.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 35 30.9 46 40.1 39 32.6 30 24.7 37 30.5
- Gastroenteritis 30 26.5 16 13.9 31 25.9 26 21.4 25 20.6
- Otitis Media 3 2.6 1 0.9 4 3.3 2 1.6 2 1.7
Drug Related 577 26.9 574 26.6 526 24.2 380 17.4 379 17.4
Head Injury (5) 192 8.9 158 7.3 165 7.6 134 6.1 165 7.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 6 2.8 7 3.2 11 5.1 5 2.3 11 5.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 4 1.9 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 728 338.8 793 366.9 807 371.9 775 355.4 529 242.5
TB Incidence 1 0.5 4 1.9 2 0.9 1 0.5 3 1.4
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.5 5 2.3 3 1.4 0 0.0 2 0.9
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 4 1.9 14 6.5 3 1.4 15 6.9 16 7.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 0.9 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 3 1.4

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