County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Sullivan County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 76,588   76,539   76,110   74,948   74,273  
Unemployment 1,806 5.1 1,719 4.9 1,856 5.3 1,816 5.3 1,726 5.0
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 9,387 13.1 9,863 13.3 9,948 13.5 9,646 13.3
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   44,678   39,030   37,489   36,508  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,295 85.2 1,265 85.1 1,194 80.9 1,255 86.0 1,157 80.6
- Age 10-14 3 1.2 6 2.3 3 1.1 4 1.5 3 1.1
- Age 15-19 154 57.0 173 65.6 151 58.6 176 69.0 176 69.0
Births 969 12.7 873 11.4 837 11.0 911 12.2 788 10.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 94 9.7 67 7.7 61 7.3 73 8.0 53 6.7
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 551 61.1 547 67.3 524 66.8 566 67.4 485 65.2
Infant Deaths 3 3.1 8 9.2 5 6.0 8 8.8 2 2.5
Neonatal Deaths 2 2.1 4 4.6 4 4.8 8 8.8 1 1.3
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.0 4 4.6 1 1.2 0 0.0 1 1.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 4 4.1 4 4.6 2 2.4 6 6.5 4 5.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 710 927.0 668 872.8 714 938.1 688 918.0 717 965.4
Lung Cancer (Total) 54 70.5 46 60.1 65 85.4 41 54.7 56 75.4
Lung Cancer (Male) 30 77.1 22 56.6 38 98.3 26 68.4 35 92.6
Lung Cancer (Female) 24 63.7 24 63.7 27 72.1 15 40.6 21 57.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 9 23.9 8 21.2 6 16.0 12 32.5 9 24.7
Cervical Cancer 1 2.7 2 5.3 1 2.7 1 2.7 1 2.7
Cerebrovasular Disease 31 40.5 30 39.2 22 28.9 31 41.4 24 32.3
Diseases of the Heart 184 240.2 210 274.4 228 299.6 207 276.2 242 325.8
Homicides 1 1.3 0 0.0 4 5.3 2 2.7 3 4.0
Suicides 9 11.8 6 7.8 8 10.5 4 5.3 13 17.5
Unintentional Injury 46 60.1 37 48.3 29 38.1 29 38.7 20 26.9
Motor Vehicle 21 27.4 12 15.7 16 21.0 15 20.0 10 13.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 25 32.6 25 32.7 13 17.1 14 18.7 10 13.5
AIDS 2 2.6 3 3.9 6 7.9 8 10.7 7 9.4
Cirrhosis (Liver) 10 13.1 8 10.5 10 13.1 9 12.0 6 8.1
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 14 33.1 28 64.4 17 41.0 16 38.9 19 46.6
- Gastroenteritis 24 56.7 23 52.9 13 31.3 12 29.2 6 14.7
- Otitis Media 1 2.4 3 6.9 1 2.4 2 4.9 1 2.5
Drug Related 442 57.7 380 49.6 320 42.0 275 36.7 256 34.5
Head Injury (5) 52 6.8 73 9.5 63 8.3 38 5.1 60 8.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 14 18.3 13 17.0 11 14.5 13 17.3 21 28.3
Early Syphilis 5 6.5 2 2.6 6 7.9 2 2.7 4 5.4
Chlamydia Incidence 213 278.1 187 244.3 122 160.3 130 173.5 116 156.2
TB Incidence 0 0.0 2 2.6 2 2.6 2 2.7 3 4.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.3 0 0.0 1 1.3 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 1 1.3 2 2.6 3 3.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 21 27.4 4 5.2 20 26.3 5 6.7 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 34 44.4 36 47.0 39 51.2 15 20.0 18 24.2

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