County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Saratoga County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 215,852   215,473   214,859   212,706   209,818  
Unemployment 4,450 3.7 4,292 3.6 4,419 3.7 4,591 3.9 4,653 4.0
Percent in Poverty 14,556 6.9 14,107 6.7 13,361 6.4 13,508 6.4 13,292 6.3
Median Household Income (in dollars) 62,607   57,663   58,402   55,702   53,653  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 2,923 64.7 3,036 65.8 2,885 63.1 3,065 67.6 3,054 67.7
- Age 10-14 2 0.3 3 0.4 6 0.9 1 0.1 3 0.4
- Age 15-19 214 29.9 207 29.2 187 27.1 256 36.2 208 30.4
Births 2,343 10.9 2,389 11.1 2,303 10.7 2,409 11.3 2,470 11.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 144 6.1 160 6.7 166 7.2 146 6.1 155 6.3
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,794 80.6 1,895 83.6 1,822 83.6 1,937 83.2 2,016 83.9
Infant Deaths 6 2.6 9 3.8 7 3.0 15 6.2 15 6.1
Neonatal Deaths 4 1.7 7 2.9 6 2.6 10 4.2 11 4.5
Postneonatal Deaths 2 0.9 2 0.8 1 0.4 5 2.1 4 1.6
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 4 1.7 11 4.6 7 3.0 13 5.4 20 8.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,533 710.2 1,460 677.6 1,624 755.8 1,504 707.1 1,435 683.9
Lung Cancer (Total) 122 56.5 109 50.6 109 50.7 130 61.1 115 54.8
Lung Cancer (Male) 68 63.7 59 55.4 52 49.0 62 59.1 61 58.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 54 49.5 50 45.9 57 52.4 68 63.1 54 50.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 40 36.7 24 22.0 26 23.9 32 29.7 28 26.3
Cervical Cancer 2 1.8 1 0.9 1 0.9 5 4.6 2 1.9
Cerebrovasular Disease 65 30.1 77 35.7 86 40.0 99 46.5 74 35.3
Diseases of the Heart 437 202.5 403 187.0 485 225.7 411 193.2 393 187.3
Homicides 0 0.0 2 0.9 1 0.5 3 1.4 1 0.5
Suicides 15 6.9 26 12.1 21 9.8 25 11.8 20 9.5
Unintentional Injury 39 18.1 47 21.8 51 23.7 50 23.5 43 20.5
Motor Vehicle 17 7.9 28 13.0 21 9.8 25 11.8 17 8.1
Non-Motor Vehicle 22 10.2 19 8.8 30 14.0 25 11.8 26 12.4
AIDS 3 1.4 2 0.9 2 0.9 3 1.4 2 1.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 18 8.3 15 7.0 21 9.8 16 7.5 20 9.5
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 40 33.7 44 37.0 34 28.5 39 32.4 49 41.0
- Gastroenteritis 26 21.9 24 20.2 26 21.8 20 16.6 32 26.8
- Otitis Media 4 3.4 2 1.7 3 2.5 3 2.5 1 0.8
Drug Related 236 10.9 206 9.6 211 9.8 232 10.9 195 9.3
Head Injury (5) 134 6.2 136 6.3 124 5.8 111 5.2 108 5.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 5 2.3 7 3.2 9 4.2 11 5.2 11 5.2
Early Syphilis 1 0.5 3 1.4 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 265 122.8 247 114.6 264 122.9 251 118.0 212 101.0
TB Incidence 1 0.5 2 0.9 2 0.9 4 1.9 1 0.5
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 1 0.5 6 2.8 0 0.0 1 0.5
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.9 4 1.9
Pertussis Incidence 1 0.5 14 6.5 17 7.9 82 38.6 6 2.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 126 58.4 83 38.5 69 32.1 42 19.7 11 5.2

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