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Section 3: Report of Findings
VII. Health and Safety
Table HS-3:
Births, Deaths, Infant Deaths, and Neonatal Deaths
Cortland, Upstate New York and NYS 1995-1999
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| Cortland County |
| |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| |
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
| Live Births (1) |
572
|
11.7
|
602
|
11.7
|
562
|
11. 0
|
583
|
11.4
|
631
|
12.4
|
| Deaths (2) |
459
|
8.9
|
446
|
8.7
|
436
|
8.5
|
418
|
8.2
|
401
|
7.9
|
| Infant Deaths (3) |
7
|
12.2
|
4
|
6.6
|
2
|
3.6
|
3
|
5.1
|
5
|
7.9
|
| Neonatal Deaths (4) |
5
|
8.7
|
2
|
3.3
|
2
|
3.6
|
1
|
1.7
|
4
|
6.3
|
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| Upstate New York |
| |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
| Live Births |
135,968
|
12.5
|
137,865
|
12.5
|
138,074
|
12.6
|
140,661
|
12.8
|
144,879
|
13. 3
|
| Deaths |
97,616
|
8.8
|
95,792
|
8.7
|
96,097
|
8.7
|
97,259
|
8.9
|
97,437
|
8.9
|
| Infant Deaths |
814
|
6.0
|
816
|
5.9
|
891
|
6.5
|
884
|
6.3
|
972
|
6.7
|
| Neonatal Deaths |
557
|
4.1
|
579
|
4.2
|
634
|
4.6
|
634
|
4.5
|
690
|
4.8
|
|
|
| New York State |
| |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| |
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
Number
|
Rate
|
| Live Births |
255,157
|
13.8
|
257,748
|
13. 8
|
256,976
|
13. 8
|
263,611
|
14.2
|
271,042
|
14.7
|
| Deaths |
159,027
|
8.5
|
155,651
|
8.4
|
157,975
|
8.5
|
163,785
|
8.9
|
167,566
|
9.1
|
| Infant Deaths |
1,605
|
6.3
|
1,608
|
6.2
|
1,728
|
6.7
|
1,829
|
6.9
|
2,062
|
7.6
|
| Neonatal Deaths |
1,120
|
4.4
|
1.138
|
4.4
|
1,208
|
4.7
|
1,259
|
4.8
|
1,452
|
5.4
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(1) Live Birth Rate: Live births per 1,000 population.
(2)
Death Rate: Deaths per 1,000 population.
(3)
Infant Death Rate: Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births.
(4) Neonatal Death Rate: Deaths within 28 days per 1,000 live births. |
| Source: Vital Statistics of New York State 1995-1999 |
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