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New York State County Pregnancy rates and statistics

This information that was mapped shows the total pregnancies and teenage pregnancies by type and resident per county in New York State in 2010. The census information is published by the New York State Department of Health. The map shows the data per county for; total number of pregnancies, teen pregnancies, total rates, live births, and also included abortions and spontaneous fetal deaths. The data from the State Department of Health census was geo-referenced to map the information to show up for all of New York State. The highest total rate of pregnancies for teens is in the Bronx at 100 per 1,000 teen. The data is shown represented by a darker shade of red signifying a higher number of total pregnancies. The highest number of total pregnancies was in Kings County at 72,549, followed by Queens and Bronx Counties. The highest number of induced abortions was in Kings County at 25,989.  Not surprisingly, Kings County has the highest number of spontaneous fetal deaths at 4,762.  This could just be because of the higher population rate or could have to do with environmental justice areas in the city due to pollution or food consumption.

          The data shows areas of New York City as having the highest rates for total number of pregnancy for all age groups as well as abortion rates and live births. This is because there are more people in these counties, which lead to an overall higher number of occurrences. The area with the lowest amount of live births is Schuyler County, with 168. This county is in a more rural area and in the Southern Tier, which correlates to a lower population overall.  The map highlights how population rates will increase in areas of already high population and tend to decrease in areas of lower population, disregarding any outmigration patterns. If we take into consideration migration patterns, the areas of lower population will continue to be lower, if those live births move out of the county and into higher populated areas.  Monroe and Erie Counties stand out in terms of higher total pregnancy rates because they are home to big cities like Rochester and Buffalo.  Another set of interesting information was Lewis and Yates Counties are tied at 31 induced abortions, with Schuyler at 35. These three counties also contain the lowest number of total pregnancies, which correlates to the low number of abortions.
        The data published by the New York State Department of Health was geo referenced to fit onto a map of New York State. The rates are shown per county for a number of information concerning pregnancy rates. Areas of higher population tend to stay with a higher population and contain higher number of live births.  The information on the map shows counties with lower populations having an overall lower amount of live births, abortions, and fetal deaths for all ages.