County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Putnam County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 100,603   100,507   100,570   99,550   98,257  
Unemployment 1,996 3.6 2,103 3.7 2,195 4.0 2,207 4.1 2,149 4.0
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 3,643 3.7 4,505 4.5 4,537 4.6 3,747 3.8
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   80,242   75,514   72,614   72,789  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,208 62.2 1,197 60.5 1,278 63.5 1,324 65.2 1,401 68.9
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
- Age 15-19 34 10.2 45 14.2 35 11.0 42 13.7 59 19.6
Births 1,039 10.3 1,033 10.3 1,164 11.6 1,165 11.7 1,195 12.2
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 86 8.3 78 7.6 82 7.0 69 5.9 85 7.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 822 84.7 798 85.0 893 84.8 921 86.2 946 87.0
Infant Deaths 1 1.0 8 7.7 12 10.3 2 1.7 2 1.7
Neonatal Deaths 1 1.0 6 5.8 11 9.5 2 1.7 2 1.7
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 2 1.9 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 4 3.8 6 5.8 5 4.3 4 3.4 4 3.3
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 585 581.5 604 601.0 623 619.5 592 594.7 617 627.9
Lung Cancer (Total) 54 53.7 50 49.7 54 53.7 52 52.2 59 60.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 28 55.4 24 47.6 24 47.6 29 58.2 27 55.0
Lung Cancer (Female) 26 51.9 26 51.9 30 59.8 23 46.3 32 65.1
Breast Cancer (Female) 11 22.0 13 26.0 10 19.9 15 30.2 7 14.2
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 2 4.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 27 26.8 39 38.8 30 29.8 16 16.1 23 23.4
Diseases of the Heart 191 189.9 206 205.0 208 206.8 188 188.8 208 211.7
Homicides 1 1.0 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Suicides 8 8.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 6 6.0 5 5.1
Unintentional Injury 23 22.9 26 25.9 21 20.9 26 26.1 23 23.4
Motor Vehicle 4 4.0 13 12.9 4 4.0 12 12.1 10 10.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 19 18.9 13 12.9 17 16.9 14 14.1 13 13.2
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 2 2.0 2 2.0 10 9.9 12 12.1 3 3.1
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 12 20.7 15 25.7 14 23.5 17 28.9 18 29.8
- Gastroenteritis 2 3.4 4 6.8 5 8.4 7 11.9 5 8.3
- Otitis Media 1 1.7 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7
Drug Related 244 24.3 228 22.7 266 26.4 231 23.2 248 25.2
Head Injury (5) 50 5.0 57 5.7 47 4.7 46 4.6 51 5.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 5 5.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 2 2.0
Early Syphilis 1 1.0 0 0.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 1 1.0
Chlamydia Incidence 45 44.7 62 61.7 43 42.8 36 36.2 20 20.4
TB Incidence 3 3.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 2 2.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.0 0 0.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 1 1.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 5 5.0 7 7.0 100 99.4 64 64.3 2 2.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 149 148.1 191 190.0 205 203.8 303 304.4 247 251.4

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