Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-8:
Top Five Causes of Death by County, Upstate, NYS 1996-1998

 

Diseases of the Heart
Cortland County Upstate NYS
Number Rate Rate Rate
1996 154 301.4 321. 0 339.5
1997 142 276.8 313.6 326.5
1998 139 269.9 308.9 317.9
 

Malignant Neoplasms
Cortland County Upstate NYS
Number Rate Rate Rate
1996 87 170.3 219.3 205.9
1997 98 191. 0 215.3 200.7
1998 95 184.5 211.4 197.7
 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cortland County Upstate NYS
Number Rate Rate Rate
1996 27 52.8 40.4 33.2
1997 38 74.1 40.1 32.7
1998 44 85.4 43.0 34.4
 

 Cerebrovascular Disease
Cortland County Upstate NYS
Number Rate Rate Rate
1996 30 58.7 54.6 44.4
1997 26 50.7 52.2 43. 0
1998 18 35. 0 51.5 41.6
 

Pneumonia
Cortland County Upstate NYS
Number Rate Rate Rate
1996 25 48.9 36.1 36.2
1997 26 50.7 36.2 35.7
1998 15 29.1 37.2 36.5
  
Rate is the number of deaths per 100,000 population
 
Source: Vital Statistics of New York State 1996-1998

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
50 Clinton Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org