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Grant 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 1,067 963.8 832.1 918.7 -9.4 * 55
Diseases of the Heart 461 416.4 352.9 299.2 17.9 * 25
Malignant Neoplasms 210 189.7 164.2 213.0 -22.9 * 55
    Lung 55 49.7 43.2 59.0 -26.8 * 54
    Colon 21 19.0 16.4 19.6 -16.3 47
    Breast 11 19.6 17.2 34.3 TS TS 55
    Prostate 16 29.2 24.7 28.8 TS TS 31
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 107 96.6 83.8 102.8 -18.5 * 55
Diabetes 12 10.8 9.5 22.7 TS TS 55
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 53 47.9 40.8 63.1 -35.4 * 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37 33.4 28.5 40.5 -29.6 * 54
Pneumonia and Influenza 30 27.1 22.1 33.8 -34.5 * 55
Unintentional Injuries 54 48.8 46.9 35.6 31.7 28
    Motor Vehicle 40 36.1 35.4 16.3 117.3 * 7
    Non-Motor Vehicle 14 12.6 11.5 19.3 TS TS 55
Intentional Injuries 23 20.8 20.7 21.3 -3.0 23
    Suicide 18 16.3 16.0 12.0 TS TS 14
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
5 4.5 4.7 9.3 TS TS 31
All Other Causes of Death 187 168.9 146.5 189.4 -22.6 * 51
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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