County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Onondaga County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 456,777   458,053   459,805   460,517   460,776  
Unemployment 10,151 4.3 10,585 4.5 11,747 5.1 11,834 5.1 11,425 4.9
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 59,463 13.4 54,799 12.2 54,567 12.1 49,555 11.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   45,162   43,474   41,843   41,198  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 7,308 76.0 7,149 73.9 7,422 76.1 7,328 74.0 7,504 75.4
- Age 10-14 27 1.7 22 1.4 22 1.3 28 1.7 32 1.9
- Age 15-19 868 49.4 867 50.3 865 49.1 944 54.1 899 51.3
Births 5,476 12.0 5,354 11.7 5,596 12.2 5,613 12.2 5,627 12.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 460 8.4 449 8.4 474 8.5 472 8.4 448 8.0
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 4,184 77.0 4,068 76.9 4,230 76.9 4,268 76.6 4,208 75.8
Infant Deaths 44 8.0 34 6.4 42 7.5 49 8.7 51 9.1
Neonatal Deaths 33 6.0 21 3.9 31 5.5 39 6.9 41 7.3
Postneonatal Deaths 11 2.0 13 2.4 11 2.0 10 1.8 10 1.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 44 8.0 31 5.8 31 5.5 36 6.4 35 6.2
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 3,965 868.0 4,091 893.1 3,961 861.5 4,019 872.7 4,125 895.2
Lung Cancer (Total) 287 62.8 340 74.2 303 65.9 278 60.4 318 69.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 149 67.9 174 79.0 157 71.1 156 70.7 164 74.3
Lung Cancer (Female) 138 58.2 166 69.8 146 61.1 122 50.9 154 64.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 73 30.8 62 26.1 73 30.5 73 30.5 72 30.0
Cervical Cancer 5 2.1 2 0.8 8 3.3 7 2.9 3 1.2
Cerebrovasular Disease 213 46.6 246 53.7 237 51.5 264 57.3 281 61.0
Diseases of the Heart 927 202.9 946 206.5 999 217.3 1,036 225.0 1,076 233.5
Homicides 15 3.3 19 4.1 19 4.1 19 4.1 27 5.9
Suicides 47 10.3 47 10.3 31 6.7 30 6.5 37 8.0
Unintentional Injury 162 35.5 192 41.9 165 35.9 144 31.3 152 33.0
Motor Vehicle 42 9.2 42 9.2 37 8.0 36 7.8 47 10.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 120 26.3 150 32.7 128 27.8 108 23.5 105 22.8
AIDS 14 3.1 9 2.0 14 3.0 14 3.0 12 2.6
Cirrhosis (Liver) 25 5.5 47 10.3 33 7.2 35 7.6 40 8.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 98 36.1 63 22.6 75 26.3 78 27.6 66 22.3
- Gastroenteritis 30 11.0 99 35.6 60 21.0 53 18.8 27 9.1
- Otitis Media 4 1.5 4 1.4 5 1.8 2 0.7 6 2.0
Drug Related 737 16.1 646 14.1 634 13.8 673 14.6 655 14.2
Head Injury (5) 293 6.4 307 6.7 306 6.7 247 5.4 241 5.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 34 7.4 44 9.6 26 5.7 31 6.7 42 9.1
Early Syphilis 7 1.5 3 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.2 2 0.4
Chlamydia Incidence 2,337 511.6 2,255 492.3 2,366 514.6 2,067 448.8 1,490 323.4
TB Incidence 13 2.8 19 4.1 13 2.8 19 4.1 22 4.8
Ecoli O157 Incidence 4 0.9 7 1.5 4 0.9 3 0.7 4 0.9
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.4
Pertussis Incidence 89 19.5 26 5.7 183 39.8 66 14.3 9 2.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 13 2.8 10 2.2 11 2.4 7 1.5 9 2.0

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