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Brooke 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 3,022 1,130.4 929.4 918.7 1.2 46
Diseases of the Heart 1,104 413.0 339.0 299.2 13.3 * 32
Malignant Neoplasms 725 271.2 213.7 213.0 0.3 34
    Lung 213 79.7 60.6 59.0 2.7 47
    Colon 76 28.4 22.2 19.6 13.4 16
    Breast 54 38.8 31.8 34.3 -7.4 24
    Prostate 38 29.6 22.8 28.8 -20.8 40
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 344 128.7 103.4 102.8 0.6 23
Diabetes 109 40.8 31.9 22.7 40.3 * 15
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 174 65.1 54.4 63.1 -13.8 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 181 67.7 52.4 40.5 29.3 * 24
Pneumonia and Influenza 113 42.3 37.2 33.8 10.0 15
Unintentional Injuries 76 28.4 26.0 35.6 -27.1 * 54
    Motor Vehicle 28 10.5 10.1 16.3 -38.2 * 54
    Non-Motor Vehicle 48 18.0 15.9 19.3 -17.7 49
Intentional Injuries 46 17.2 16.4 21.3 -22.8 35
    Suicide 42 15.7 15.2 12.0 26.3 20
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
4 1.5 1.3 9.3 TS TS 54
All Other Causes of Death 494 184.8 158.5 189.4 -16.3 * 45
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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