County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: St Lawrence County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 111,284   111,380   111,306   111,655   111,173  
Unemployment 2,881 5.8 3,003 6.1 3,434 7.0 3,498 7.1 3,312 6.6
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 17,151 17.2 15,609 15.5 15,307 15.2 15,290 15.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   36,553   34,247   32,930   32,377  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,542 64.7 1,455 61.6 1,423 60.4 1,400 59.3 1,417 60.0
- Age 10-14 1 0.3 4 1.2 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 158 31.7 156 32.1 155 31.0 189 38.4 152 30.6
Births 1,284 11.5 1,233 11.1 1,227 11.0 1,209 10.8 1,215 10.9
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 94 7.3 100 8.1 93 7.6 88 7.3 78 6.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 970 78.7 928 79.5 957 81.8 936 81.1 938 81.0
Infant Deaths 9 7.0 12 9.7 7 5.7 9 7.4 8 6.6
Neonatal Deaths 6 4.7 9 7.3 4 3.3 5 4.1 7 5.8
Postneonatal Deaths 3 2.3 3 2.4 3 2.4 4 3.3 1 0.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 8 6.2 3 2.4 5 4.1 10 8.2 6 4.9
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,034 929.2 1,069 959.8 1,038 932.6 1,020 913.5 1,137 1022.7
Lung Cancer (Total) 89 80.0 73 65.5 76 68.3 71 63.6 76 68.4
Lung Cancer (Male) 42 74.6 44 77.9 42 74.5 39 68.9 45 79.7
Lung Cancer (Female) 47 85.5 29 52.9 34 61.9 32 58.2 31 56.7
Breast Cancer (Female) 12 21.8 20 36.5 13 23.7 9 16.4 19 34.7
Cervical Cancer 2 3.6 3 5.5 4 7.3 1 1.8 5 9.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 43 38.6 61 54.8 55 49.4 69 61.8 69 62.1
Diseases of the Heart 279 250.7 265 237.9 272 244.4 258 231.1 309 277.9
Homicides 3 2.7 5 4.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9
Suicides 16 14.4 16 14.4 6 5.4 12 10.7 7 6.3
Unintentional Injury 29 26.1 42 37.7 34 30.5 38 34.0 50 45.0
Motor Vehicle 11 9.9 17 15.3 10 9.0 11 9.9 22 19.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 18 16.2 25 22.4 24 21.6 27 24.2 28 25.2
AIDS 1 0.9 3 2.7 1 0.9 2 1.8 1 0.9
Cirrhosis (Liver) 14 12.6 12 10.8 13 11.7 12 10.7 14 12.6
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 20 33.8 27 46.0 29 49.0 28 48.3 33 58.1
- Gastroenteritis 24 40.5 28 47.7 16 27.0 24 41.4 25 44.0
- Otitis Media 1 1.7 1 1.7 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 268 24.1 289 25.9 234 21.0 137 12.3 131 11.8
Head Injury (5) 67 6.0 57 5.1 55 4.9 44 3.9 41 3.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 5 4.5 5 4.5 4 3.6 4 3.6 3 2.7
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.9
Chlamydia Incidence 174 156.4 147 132.0 129 115.9 116 103.9 120 107.9
TB Incidence 1 0.9 7 6.3 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 3 2.7 1 0.9 1 0.9 3 2.7 6 5.4
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.9 1 0.9 2 1.8 0 0.0 1 0.9
Pertussis Incidence 7 6.3 1 0.9 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 0.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 1 0.9 2 1.8 2 1.8 4 3.6 1 0.9

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