County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Washington County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 63,368   63,024   62,807   61,872   61,195  
Unemployment 1,362 4.2 1,449 4.5 1,501 4.7 1,421 4.6 1,410 4.6
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 6,726 11.4 6,475 10.8 6,521 10.9 6,574 11.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   41,804   39,274   37,524   36,739  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 835 67.3 858 71.1 852 70.0 805 67.4 811 68.4
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 3 1.4 1 0.5
- Age 15-19 108 51.1 106 51.8 99 47.5 101 50.3 134 67.4
Births 637 10.1 639 10.1 642 10.2 622 10.1 603 9.9
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 41 6.4 58 9.1 55 8.6 53 8.5 40 6.6
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 399 67.2 423 72.2 407 67.3 360 71.0 353 72.6
Infant Deaths 7 11.0 3 4.7 7 10.9 3 4.8 3 5.0
Neonatal Deaths 4 6.3 3 4.7 2 3.1 1 1.6 1 1.7
Postneonatal Deaths 3 4.7 0 0.0 5 7.8 2 3.2 2 3.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 4 6.2 4 6.2 7 10.8 7 11.1 5 8.2
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 567 894.8 612 971.1 575 915.5 638 1031.2 581 949.4
Lung Cancer (Total) 54 85.2 49 77.7 30 47.8 50 80.8 32 52.3
Lung Cancer (Male) 29 88.9 26 79.9 22 68.0 31 97.3 21 66.8
Lung Cancer (Female) 25 81.3 23 75.4 8 26.3 19 63.3 11 37.0
Breast Cancer (Female) 11 35.8 10 32.8 12 39.4 11 36.6 4 13.4
Cervical Cancer 1 3.3 1 3.3 1 3.3 1 3.3 3 10.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 19 30.0 30 47.6 40 63.7 28 45.3 24 39.2
Diseases of the Heart 133 209.9 150 238.0 148 235.6 172 278.0 162 264.7
Homicides 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.3
Suicides 8 12.6 5 7.9 8 12.7 11 17.8 8 13.1
Unintentional Injury 17 26.8 31 49.2 17 27.1 33 53.3 20 32.7
Motor Vehicle 10 15.8 16 25.4 11 17.5 15 24.2 9 14.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 7 11.0 15 23.8 6 9.6 18 29.1 11 18.0
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 7 11.0 7 11.1 9 14.3 2 3.2 3 4.9
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 12 37.8 8 26.2 13 42.3 9 29.5 11 36.9
- Gastroenteritis 16 50.4 13 42.6 3 9.8 7 23.0 10 33.5
- Otitis Media 1 3.1 4 13.1 0 0.0 2 6.6 0 0.0
Drug Related 82 12.9 85 13.5 59 9.4 69 11.2 51 8.3
Head Injury (5) 34 5.4 36 5.7 41 6.5 32 5.2 40 6.5
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 3.2 2 3.2 2 3.2 0 0.0 4 6.5
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 103 162.5 84 133.3 62 98.7 52 84.0 37 60.5
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 3 4.8 2 3.2 1 1.6 4 6.5
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.6 26 41.4 0 0.0 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 56 88.4 22 34.9 17 27.1 5 8.1 1 1.6

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