1993 Brooke County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1998 Brooke County Selected Causes of Death

Selected Causes of Death	1988 Number of Deaths	1993 Number of Deaths	1988 Adjusted Rate	1993 Adjusted Rate	% Differnce 1993 Rate from 1988 Rate	SI*
Diseases of the Heart	1,203	1,104	399.9	339.0	-15.2	*
Malignant Neoplasms	685	725	212.2	213.7	0.7
Lung Cancer	192	213	57.0	60.6	6.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	194	174	65.1	54.4	-16.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	175	181	53.5	52.4	-2.1
Unintentional Injuries	84	76	30.0	26.0	-13.6
Intentional Injuries	38	46	13.8	16.4	19.0
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)	10,826	8,998	5,265.8	4,320.5	-18.0	*
Selected Causes of Death	1988 Number of Deaths	1993 Number of Deaths	1988 Adjusted Rate	1993 Adjusted Rate	% Differnce 1993 Rate from 1988 Rate	SI*

NOTE: 1988 represents 1984 - 1993.
NOTE: 1993 represents 1989 - 1998.
NOTE: Rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference between 1998 and 1993.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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