County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Orange County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 376,392   372,893   370,352   363,153   356,773  
Unemployment 7,667 4.3 7,568 4.3 8,236 4.7 8,167 4.7 7,379 4.4
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 37,594 10.5 37,244 10.2 38,027 10.5 34,319 9.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   61,773   54,771   53,139   52,838  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 7,203 89.8 6,829 87.1 6,880 87.6 6,744 86.9 6,858 90.6
- Age 10-14 12 0.8 10 0.7 17 1.2 5 0.4 20 1.4
- Age 15-19 639 45.3 626 46.4 597 45.0 588 46.4 636 51.0
Births 5,433 14.4 5,165 13.9 5,206 14.1 5,133 14.1 5,040 14.1
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 365 6.7 396 7.7 366 7.0 331 6.4 308 6.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 3,125 68.5 3,072 68.7 3,399 71.5 3,230 67.7 3,249 69.7
Infant Deaths 19 3.5 31 6.0 34 6.5 32 6.2 24 4.8
Neonatal Deaths 12 2.2 21 4.1 28 5.4 18 3.5 19 3.8
Postneonatal Deaths 7 1.3 10 1.9 6 1.2 14 2.7 5 1.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 17 3.1 10 1.9 19 3.6 26 5.0 24 4.7
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,374 630.7 2,463 660.5 2,499 674.8 2,505 689.8 2,544 713.1
Lung Cancer (Total) 166 44.1 176 47.2 186 50.2 159 43.8 159 44.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 89 47.1 92 49.0 99 53.1 88 48.3 91 50.8
Lung Cancer (Female) 77 41.1 84 45.4 87 47.3 71 39.2 68 38.3
Breast Cancer (Female) 37 19.8 49 26.5 62 33.7 39 21.6 43 24.2
Cervical Cancer 3 1.6 8 4.3 4 2.2 7 3.9 4 2.3
Cerebrovasular Disease 114 30.3 122 32.7 127 34.3 121 33.3 127 35.6
Diseases of the Heart 667 177.2 673 180.5 706 190.6 759 209.0 761 213.3
Homicides 7 1.9 7 1.9 12 3.2 7 1.9 8 2.2
Suicides 17 4.5 22 5.9 28 7.6 14 3.9 25 7.0
Unintentional Injury 101 26.8 94 25.2 91 24.6 83 22.9 105 29.4
Motor Vehicle 39 10.4 48 12.9 44 11.9 43 11.8 42 11.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 62 16.5 46 12.3 47 12.7 40 11.0 63 17.7
AIDS 11 2.9 12 3.2 11 3.0 17 4.7 9 2.5
Cirrhosis (Liver) 26 6.9 25 6.7 29 7.8 29 8.0 20 5.6
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 120 46.7 117 45.9 136 53.6 158 65.3 130 52.4
- Gastroenteritis 139 54.0 124 48.7 102 40.2 128 52.9 100 40.3
- Otitis Media 4 1.6 2 0.8 9 3.5 17 7.0 38 15.3
Drug Related 1,155 30.7 1,119 30.0 1,009 27.2 980 27.0 862 24.2
Head Injury (5) 294 7.8 245 6.6 267 7.2 243 6.7 233 6.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 32 8.5 43 11.5 42 11.3 52 14.3 43 12.1
Early Syphilis 3 0.8 1 0.3 10 2.7 2 0.6 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 605 160.7 683 183.2 580 156.6 495 136.3 453 127.0
TB Incidence 4 1.1 3 0.8 9 2.4 14 3.9 9 2.5
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.1 4 1.1 3 0.8
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 2 0.5 2 0.5 1 0.3 2 0.6
Pertussis Incidence 69 18.3 30 8.0 115 31.1 38 10.5 6 1.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 467 124.1 536 143.7 518 139.9 587 161.6 541 151.6

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