Hardy 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	1,251	1,079.2	955.5	918.7	4.0		37
Diseases of the Heart	479	413.2	364.3	299.2	21.8	*	15
Malignant Neoplasms	273	235.5	202.0	213.0	-5.2		48
Lung	66	56.9	47.1	59.0	-20.1		53
Colon	28	24.2	21.9	19.6	11.9		20
Breast	12	20.5	18.7	34.3	TS	TS	54
Prostate	16	27.9	24.0	28.8	TS	TS	35
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	151	130.3	111.6	102.8	8.5		8
Diabetes	20	17.3	15.1	22.7	-33.4	*	54
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	67	57.8	51.1	63.1	-19.0		46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65	56.1	46.6	40.5	15.0		34
Pneumonia and Influenza	37	31.9	28.9	33.8	-14.5		45
Unintentional Injuries	65	56.1	53.1	35.6	49.2	*	19
Motor Vehicle	32	27.6	27.2	16.3	67.0	*	22
Non-Motor Vehicle	33	28.5	25.9	19.3	34.1		16
Intentional Injuries	22	19.0	18.6	21.3	-12.5		29
Suicide	17	14.7	14.2	12.0	TS	TS	27
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	5	4.3	4.4	9.3	TS	TS	33
All Other Causes of Death	223	192.4	175.8	189.4	-7.2		33
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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