County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Onondaga County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 454,010   456,777   458,053   459,805   460,517  
Unemployment 9,642 4.1 10,151 4.3 10,585 4.5 11,747 5.1 11,834 5.1
Percent in Poverty 56,558 12.8 60,824 13.7 59,463 13.4 54,799 12.2 54,567 12.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) 48,807   46,128   45,162   43,474   41,843  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 7,377 77.3 7,308 76.0 7,149 73.9 7,422 76.1 7,328 74.0
- Age 10-14 21 1.4 27 1.7 22 1.4 22 1.3 28 1.7
- Age 15-19 887 50.7 868 49.4 867 50.3 865 49.1 944 54.1
Births 5,526 12.2 5,476 12.0 5,354 11.7 5,596 12.2 5,613 12.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 438 7.9 460 8.4 449 8.4 474 8.5 472 8.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 4,193 76.3 4,184 77.0 4,068 76.9 4,230 76.9 4,268 76.6
Infant Deaths 36 6.5 43 7.9 34 6.4 42 7.5 49 8.7
Neonatal Deaths 29 5.2 33 6.0 21 3.9 31 5.5 39 6.9
Postneonatal Deaths 7 1.3 10 1.8 13 2.4 11 2.0 10 1.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 28 5.0 44 8.0 31 5.8 31 5.5 36 6.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 3,953 870.7 3,965 868.0 4,094 893.8 3,961 861.5 4,019 872.7
Lung Cancer (Total) 286 63.0 290 63.5 340 74.2 303 65.9 278 60.4
Lung Cancer (Male) 161 73.7 149 67.9 174 79.0 157 71.1 156 70.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 125 53.1 141 59.4 166 69.8 146 61.1 122 50.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 77 32.7 74 31.2 62 26.1 73 30.5 73 30.5
Cervical Cancer 8 3.4 5 2.1 2 0.8 8 3.3 7 2.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 217 47.8 212 46.4 246 53.7 237 51.5 264 57.3
Diseases of the Heart 975 214.8 927 202.9 946 206.5 999 217.3 1,036 225.0
Homicides 23 5.1 15 3.3 20 4.4 19 4.1 19 4.1
Suicides 40 8.8 48 10.5 46 10.0 31 6.7 30 6.5
Unintentional Injury 165 36.3 162 35.5 195 42.6 165 35.9 144 31.3
Motor Vehicle 38 8.4 42 9.2 42 9.2 37 8.0 36 7.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 127 28.0 120 26.3 153 33.4 128 27.8 108 23.5
AIDS 16 3.5 14 3.1 9 2.0 14 3.0 14 3.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 37 8.1 25 5.5 47 10.3 33 7.2 35 7.6
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 56 21.1 99 36.4 63 22.6 75 26.3 78 27.6
- Gastroenteritis 42 15.8 30 11.0 99 35.6 60 21.0 53 18.8
- Otitis Media 6 2.3 4 1.5 4 1.4 5 1.8 2 0.7
Drug Related 654 14.4 735 16.1 645 14.1 634 13.8 672 14.6
Head Injury (5) 262 5.8 294 6.4 308 6.7 306 6.7 247 5.4
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 38 8.4 34 7.4 44 9.6 26 5.7 31 6.7
Early Syphilis 6 1.3 7 1.5 3 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.2
Chlamydia Incidence 2,332 513.6 2,337 511.6 2,255 492.3 2,366 514.6 2,067 448.8
TB Incidence 14 3.1 13 2.8 19 4.1 13 2.8 19 4.1
Ecoli O157 Incidence 3 0.7 4 0.9 7 1.5 4 0.9 3 0.7
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2
Pertussis Incidence 27 5.9 89 19.5 26 5.7 183 39.8 66 14.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 10 2.2 13 2.8 10 2.2 11 2.4 7 1.5

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