County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Wayne County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 92,889   93,609   93,861   93,728   94,078  
Unemployment 2,298 4.7 2,422 4.9 2,679 5.5 2,915 6.0 3,103 6.3
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 7,981 8.7 9,376 10.1 9,397 10.1 8,408 9.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   48,405   45,417   44,009   43,551  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,410 76.6 1,261 67.9 1,343 71.4 1,336 70.2 1,347 70.2
- Age 10-14 1 0.3 2 0.6 3 0.8 4 1.1 6 1.6
- Age 15-19 167 52.5 156 49.0 165 48.6 135 40.7 150 45.5
Births 1,130 12.2 1,056 11.3 1,118 11.9 1,146 12.2 1,099 11.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 85 7.5 55 5.2 95 8.5 81 7.1 67 6.1
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 778 73.7 692 71.9 772 75.2 773 75.0 713 73.8
Infant Deaths 4 3.5 4 3.8 9 8.1 11 9.6 6 5.5
Neonatal Deaths 2 1.8 3 2.8 8 7.2 8 7.0 4 3.6
Postneonatal Deaths 2 1.8 1 0.9 1 0.9 3 2.6 2 1.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 1.8 4 3.8 5 4.5 5 4.3 4 3.6
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 797 858.0 741 791.6 820 873.6 840 896.2 814 865.2
Lung Cancer (Total) 49 52.8 48 51.3 54 57.5 56 59.7 66 70.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 28 61.0 24 52.0 31 66.8 31 67.1 38 81.6
Lung Cancer (Female) 21 44.7 24 50.6 23 48.5 25 52.6 28 58.9
Breast Cancer (Female) 15 31.9 12 25.3 16 33.7 10 21.0 14 29.5
Cervical Cancer 3 6.4 3 6.3 1 2.1 5 10.5 1 2.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 47 50.6 41 43.8 51 54.3 55 58.7 53 56.3
Diseases of the Heart 219 235.8 188 200.8 202 215.2 202 215.5 221 234.9
Homicides 0 0.0 1 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.1
Suicides 8 8.6 11 11.8 5 5.3 7 7.5 3 3.2
Unintentional Injury 33 35.5 28 29.9 29 30.9 26 27.7 33 35.1
Motor Vehicle 13 14.0 14 15.0 17 18.1 15 16.0 17 18.1
Non-Motor Vehicle 20 21.5 14 15.0 12 12.8 11 11.7 16 17.0
AIDS 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 3.2 6 6.4 5 5.3 13 13.9 5 5.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 14 25.9 12 21.8 10 18.2 12 22.0 8 13.6
- Gastroenteritis 5 9.3 8 14.5 4 7.3 7 12.8 4 6.8
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 127 13.7 121 12.9 109 11.6 78 8.3 91 9.7
Head Injury (5) 46 5.0 54 5.8 51 5.4 41 4.4 35 3.7
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 8 8.6 3 3.2 2 2.1 3 3.2 3 3.2
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1
Chlamydia Incidence 179 192.7 189 201.9 141 150.2 135 144.0 147 156.3
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 3.2 3 3.2
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.1 3 3.2 1 1.1 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 21 22.6 15 16.0 43 45.8 4 4.3 8 8.5
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.1

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