Statistics
Northeastern Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative
TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS (2012 – 2017)
Year | Frequency |
|---|---|
2012 - 2013 | 136,581 |
2013 - 2014 | 136,219 |
2014 - 2015 | 135,689 |
2016 | 133,989 |
2017 | 132,169 |
Source: PA Department of Health – Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
PRETERM BIRTHS (<37 WEEKS GESTATION; 2008 – 2018)
Year | Percent (US) | Percent (PA) |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
2009 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
2010 | 10 | 9.9 |
2011 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
2012 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
2013 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
2014 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
2018 | 10 | 9.5 |
2015 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
2016 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
2017 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
2018 | 10 | 9.5 |
Source: March of Dimes, PA Premature Report Cards, US Report Cards
UNINTENDED PREGNANCY (PRAMS) “MISTIMED/UNWANTED PREGNANCY” (2012 – 2017)
Year | Sample Size | Frequency | Percent "No" |
|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 668 | 230 | 34.5 |
2013 | 899 | 312 | 34.7 |
2014 | 933 | 304 | 32.6 |
2015 | 874 | 300 | 34.3 |
2016 | 1026 | 203 | 19.8 |
2017 | 1211 | 235 | 19.4 |
Source: CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring (PRAMS) data for Pennsylvania
US INFANT MORTALITY (DEATH OF AN INFANT BEFORE FIRST BIRTHDAY; 2007 – 2017)
Year | Neonatal (0-27 days) Rate per 1000 Live Births | Post-neonatal (28-364 days) Rate per 1000 Live Births | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 4.42 | 2.33 | 6.75 |
2008 | 4.29 | 2.32 | 6.61 |
2009 | 4.18 | 2.21 | 6.39 |
2010 | 4.05 | 2.1 | 6.14 |
2011 | 4.06 | 2.01 | 6.07 |
2012 | 4.2 | 1.96 | 5.98 |
2013 | 4.04 | 1.92 | 5.96 |
2014 | 3.95 | 1.87 | 5.82 |
2015 | 3.94 | 1.96 | 5.9 |
2016 | 3.88 | 1.99 | 5.87 |
2017 | 3.85 | 1.94 | 5.79 |
Year | Sample Size | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 769 | 618 | 80.4 |
2013 | 1038 | 818 | 78.8 |
2014 | 1093 | 895 | 81.9 |
2015 | 1067 | 909 | 85.2 |
2016 | 1008 | 830 | 82.3 |
2017 | 1187 | 1024 | 86.3 |
Source: CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring (PRAMS) data for Pennsylvania
OPIOID-RELATED HOSPITALIZATION RATES BY COUNTY (2017)
County | Number of Hospitalizations | Rate per 100,000 county residents |
|---|---|---|
Bradford | 50 | 100.4 |
Carbon | 385 | 716 |
Centre | 161 | 113.2 |
Clinton | 76 | 234.6 |
Columbia | 115 | 204.3 |
Juniata | 26 | 129.6 |
Lackawanna | 453 | 258.2 |
Luzerne | 522 | 195.9 |
Lycoming | 343 | 362.9 |
Mifflin | 75 | 198.5 |
Monroe | 553 | 390.2 |
Montour | 27 | 177.1 |
Northumberland | 224 | 290.4 |
Pike | 79 | 166 |
Schuylkill | 431 | 359.8 |
Snyder | 29 | 86.4 |
Sullivan | Not reported due to low volume | Not reported due to low volume |
Susquehanna | 43 | 123.7 |
Tioga | 68 | 199.1 |
Union | 29 | 76.1 |
Wayne | 57 | 128.3 |
Wyoming | 37 | 161 |
Statewide | 36,712 | 345.9 |
Source: PA Health Care Cost Containment Council Research Briefs, October 2018
RATE OF OPIOID USE PER 1,000 MATERNAL HOSPITAL STAYS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE (2016 – 2017)
County | Number of Maternal Stays with Opioid Use | Rate of Opioid Use per 1,000 Maternal Stays |
|---|---|---|
Bradford | Not reported due to low volume | 7.4 |
Carbon | 40 | 33.4 |
Centre | 23 | 10 |
Clinton | 17 | 24.9 |
Columbia | 18 | 14.9 |
Juniata | Not reported due to low volume | 11.7 |
Lackawanna | 78 | 17.2 |
Luzerne | 89 | 13 |
Lycoming | 32 | 12.9 |
Mifflin | 28 | 32.5 |
Monroe | 64 | 21.5 |
Montour | Not reported due to low volume | 4.6 |
Northumberland | 36 | 19 |
Pike | 14 | 21.6 |
Schuylkill | 55 | 19.6 |
Snyder | Not reported due to low volume | 10.7 |
Sullivan | Not reported due to low volume | Not reported due to low volume |
Susquehanna | Not reported due to low volume | 13.1 |
Tioga | Not reported due to low volume | 9.7 |
Union | Not reported due to low volume | 2.8 |
Wayne | 12 | 16.8 |
Wyoming | Not reported due to low volume | 11.1 |
Statewide | 5,469 | 19.6 |
Source: PA Health Care Cost Containment Council Research Briefs, December 2018
RATE OF NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME PER 1,000 NEWBORN STAYS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE (2016 – 2017)
County | Number of Hospitalizations | Hospitalization Rate |
|---|---|---|
Bradford | 10 | 8.7 |
Carbon | 22 | 19 |
Centre | 13 | 5.7 |
Clinton | Not reported due to low volume | 3.2 |
Columbia | 14 | 12.4 |
Juniata | Not reported due to low volume | 14.8 |
Lackawanna | 118 | 27.2 |
Luzerne | 105 | 16.7 |
Lycoming | 32 | 13.7 |
Mifflin | 12 | 15.2 |
Monroe | 53 | 19.4 |
Montour | Not reported due to low volume | 5 |
Northumberland | 17 | 9.6 |
Pike | 11 | 17.8 |
Schuylkill | 36 | 13.6 |
Snyder | Not reported due to low volume | 4.1 |
Sullivan | Not reported due to low volume | Not reported due to low volume |
Susquehanna | 19 | 32 |
Tioga | Not reported due to low volume | 3.2 |
Union | Not reported due to low volume | Not reported due to low volume |
Wayne | Not reported due to low volume | 11.9 |
Wyoming | Not reported due to low volume | 16.5 |
Statewide | 3,883 | 15 |
