County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Orange County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 377,169   376,392   372,893   370,352   363,153  
Unemployment 7,824 4.3 7,667 4.3 7,568 4.3 8,236 4.7 8,167 4.7
Percent in Poverty 38,184 10.5 41,257 11.3 37,594 10.5 37,244 10.2 38,027 10.5
Median Household Income (in dollars) 64,799   63,551   61,773   54,771   53,139  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 7,156 90.6 7,203 89.8 6,829 87.1 6,880 87.6 6,744 86.9
- Age 10-14 8 0.6 12 0.8 10 0.7 17 1.2 5 0.4
- Age 15-19 727 50.3 639 45.3 626 46.4 597 45.0 588 46.4
Births 5,333 14.1 5,433 14.4 5,165 13.9 5,206 14.1 5,133 14.1
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 362 6.8 365 6.7 396 7.7 366 7.0 331 6.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 2,923 64.4 3,125 68.5 3,072 68.7 3,399 71.5 3,230 67.7
Infant Deaths 38 7.1 20 3.7 31 6.0 34 6.5 32 6.2
Neonatal Deaths 23 4.3 13 2.4 21 4.1 28 5.4 18 3.5
Postneonatal Deaths 15 2.8 7 1.3 10 1.9 6 1.2 14 2.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 18 3.4 17 3.1 10 1.9 19 3.6 26 5.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,498 662.3 2,399 637.4 2,465 661.0 2,499 674.8 2,505 689.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 184 48.8 165 43.8 176 47.2 186 50.2 159 43.8
Lung Cancer (Male) 98 51.7 89 47.1 92 49.0 99 53.1 88 48.3
Lung Cancer (Female) 86 45.8 76 40.6 84 45.4 87 47.3 71 39.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 55 29.3 37 19.8 49 26.5 62 33.7 39 21.6
Cervical Cancer 8 4.3 3 1.6 8 4.3 4 2.2 7 3.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 107 28.4 116 30.8 123 33.0 127 34.3 121 33.3
Diseases of the Heart 725 192.2 676 179.6 675 181.0 706 190.6 759 209.0
Homicides 9 2.4 7 1.9 7 1.9 12 3.2 7 1.9
Suicides 35 9.3 17 4.5 23 6.2 28 7.6 14 3.9
Unintentional Injury 100 26.5 105 27.9 98 26.3 91 24.6 83 22.9
Motor Vehicle 39 10.3 39 10.4 48 12.9 44 11.9 43 11.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 61 16.2 66 17.5 50 13.4 47 12.7 40 11.0
AIDS 8 2.1 11 2.9 12 3.2 11 3.0 17 4.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 32 8.5 26 6.9 25 6.7 29 7.8 29 8.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 76 29.0 120 46.7 116 45.5 136 53.6 158 65.3
- Gastroenteritis 98 37.4 139 54.0 124 48.7 102 40.2 128 52.9
- Otitis Media 7 2.7 4 1.6 2 0.8 9 3.5 17 7.0
Drug Related 1,045 27.7 1,155 30.7 1,135 30.4 1,008 27.2 980 27.0
Head Injury (5) 264 7.0 295 7.8 246 6.6 267 7.2 243 6.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 33 8.7 32 8.5 43 11.5 42 11.3 52 14.3
Early Syphilis 10 2.7 3 0.8 1 0.3 10 2.7 2 0.6
Chlamydia Incidence 716 189.8 605 160.7 683 183.2 580 156.6 495 136.3
TB Incidence 7 1.9 4 1.1 3 0.8 9 2.4 14 3.9
Ecoli O157 Incidence 6 1.6 1 0.3 0 0.0 4 1.1 4 1.1
Meningococcal Incidence 2 0.5 0 0.0 2 0.5 2 0.5 1 0.3
Pertussis Incidence 19 5.0 69 18.3 30 8.0 115 31.1 38 10.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 510 135.2 467 124.1 536 143.7 518 139.9 587 161.6

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