Hampshire 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	1,723	939.7	936.0	918.7	1.9		43
Diseases of the Heart	587	320.1	322.7	299.2	7.8		42
Malignant Neoplasms	404	220.3	205.5	213.0	-3.5		45
Lung	126	68.7	61.5	59.0	4.3		45
Colon	41	22.4	20.6	19.6	5.1		30
Breast	30	32.4	30.1	34.3	-12.2		29
Prostate	26	28.6	29.3	28.8	1.7		12
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	181	98.7	93.6	102.8	-8.9		45
Diabetes	53	28.9	28.0	22.7	23.3		26
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	88	48.0	50.4	63.1	-20.1	*	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	71	38.7	38.5	40.5	-5.0		47
Pneumonia and Influenza	54	29.5	32.9	33.8	-2.5		31
Unintentional Injuries	115	62.7	64.0	35.6	79.8	*	6
Motor Vehicle	70	38.2	38.1	16.3	134.0	*	4
Non-Motor Vehicle	45	24.5	25.9	19.3	34.1		15
Intentional Injuries	49	26.7	26.4	21.3	23.9		7
Suicide	35	19.1	18.6	12.0	54.7	*	2
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	14	7.6	7.8	9.3	TS	TS	17
All Other Causes of Death	302	164.7	167.7	189.4	-11.5	*	41
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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