County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Saratoga County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 215,473   214,859   212,706   209,818   207,135  
Unemployment 4,292 3.6 4,419 3.7 4,591 3.9 4,653 4.0 4,460 3.9
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 13,361 6.4 13,508 6.4 13,292 6.3 12,043 5.8
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   58,402   55,702   53,653   52,499  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 3,036 65.8 2,885 63.1 3,065 67.6 3,054 67.7 2,998 67.2
- Age 10-14 3 0.4 6 0.9 1 0.1 3 0.4 6 0.8
- Age 15-19 207 29.2 187 27.1 256 36.2 208 30.4 229 33.5
Births 2,389 11.1 2,303 10.7 2,409 11.3 2,470 11.8 2,370 11.4
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 160 6.7 166 7.2 146 6.1 155 6.3 145 6.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,895 83.6 1,822 83.6 1,937 83.2 2,016 83.9 1,922 84.0
Infant Deaths 9 3.8 7 3.0 15 6.2 15 6.1 8 3.4
Neonatal Deaths 7 2.9 6 2.6 10 4.2 11 4.5 6 2.5
Postneonatal Deaths 2 0.8 1 0.4 5 2.1 4 1.6 2 0.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 11 4.6 7 3.0 13 5.4 20 8.0 11 4.6
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,462 678.5 1,625 756.3 1,504 707.1 1,435 683.9 1,493 720.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 110 51.1 109 50.7 130 61.1 115 54.8 113 54.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 60 56.4 52 49.0 62 59.1 61 58.9 64 62.5
Lung Cancer (Female) 50 45.9 57 52.4 68 63.1 54 50.8 49 46.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 25 22.9 26 23.9 32 29.7 28 26.3 22 21.0
Cervical Cancer 1 0.9 1 0.9 5 4.6 2 1.9 5 4.8
Cerebrovasular Disease 78 36.2 86 40.0 99 46.5 74 35.3 85 41.0
Diseases of the Heart 405 188.0 485 225.7 411 193.2 393 187.3 445 214.8
Homicides 2 0.9 1 0.5 3 1.4 1 0.5 2 1.0
Suicides 23 10.7 21 9.8 25 11.8 20 9.5 17 8.2
Unintentional Injury 47 21.8 52 24.2 50 23.5 43 20.5 42 20.3
Motor Vehicle 28 13.0 21 9.8 25 11.8 17 8.1 22 10.6
Non-Motor Vehicle 19 8.8 31 14.4 25 11.8 26 12.4 20 9.7
AIDS 2 0.9 2 0.9 3 1.4 2 1.0 4 1.9
Cirrhosis (Liver) 15 7.0 21 9.8 16 7.5 20 9.5 16 7.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 43 36.1 33 27.6 39 32.4 49 41.0 40 32.2
- Gastroenteritis 24 20.2 26 21.8 20 16.6 32 26.8 25 20.1
- Otitis Media 2 1.7 3 2.5 3 2.5 1 0.8 1 0.8
Drug Related 206 9.6 211 9.8 233 11.0 195 9.3 172 8.3
Head Injury (5) 137 6.4 124 5.8 111 5.2 108 5.1 97 4.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 7 3.2 9 4.2 11 5.2 11 5.2 8 3.9
Early Syphilis 3 1.4 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 247 114.6 264 122.9 251 118.0 212 101.0 185 89.3
TB Incidence 2 0.9 2 0.9 4 1.9 1 0.5 2 1.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.5 6 2.8 0 0.0 1 0.5 3 1.4
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.9 4 1.9 2 1.0
Pertussis Incidence 14 6.5 17 7.9 82 38.6 6 2.9 7 3.4
Lyme Disease Incidence 83 38.5 69 32.1 42 19.7 11 5.2 15 7.2

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