Braxton County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,607	1,203.2	979.7	918.7	6.6	*	29
Diseases of the Heart	574	429.8	339.3	299.2	13.4	*	31
Malignant Neoplasms	372	278.5	229.1	213.0	7.6		17
Lung	126	94.3	77.7	59.0	31.7	*	16
Colon	39	29.2	23.9	19.6	21.9		10
Breast	18	26.3	23.9	34.3	TS	TS	48
Prostate	18	27.6	21.5	28.8	TS	TS	46
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	171	128.0	104.8	102.8	1.9		21
Diabetes	51	38.2	30.4	22.7	33.7		21
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	106	79.4	62.1	63.1	-1.6		23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	103	77.1	60.3	40.5	49.0	*	7
Pneumonia and Influenza	53	39.7	31.0	33.8	-8.4		39
Unintentional Injuries	85	63.6	60.5	35.6	70.0	*	10
Motor Vehicle	50	37.4	36.8	16.3	125.6	*	5
Non-Motor Vehicle	35	26.2	23.7	19.3	23.0		24
Intentional Injuries	29	21.7	22.1	21.3	4.0		16
Suicide	22	16.5	17.1	12.0	42.9		8
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	7	5.2	5.0	9.3	TS	TS	29
All Other Causes of Death	234	175.2	145.0	189.4	-23.5	*	52
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank

* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
TS Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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