Harrison 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	8,908	1,261.7	1,015.1	918.7	10.5	*	17
Diseases of the Heart	3,069	434.7	344.6	299.2	15.2	*	30
Malignant Neoplasms	2,025	286.8	227.9	213.0	7.0	*	21
Lung	643	91.1	71.9	59.0	21.9	*	22
Colon	204	28.9	22.7	19.6	15.6		14
Breast	140	37.8	30.4	34.3	-11.4		28
Prostate	105	31.3	23.8	28.8	-17.3		37
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	933	132.1	106.1	102.8	3.2		17
Diabetes	329	46.6	37.0	22.7	63.1	*	7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	594	84.1	66.3	63.1	5.1		14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	465	65.9	51.1	40.5	26.1	*	26
Pneumonia and Influenza	264	37.4	29.6	33.8	-12.4	*	43
Unintentional Injuries	281	39.8	36.6	35.6	2.7		46
Motor Vehicle	117	16.6	16.1	16.3	-1.2		45
Non-Motor Vehicle	164	23.2	20.4	19.3	5.9		33
Intentional Injuries	141	20.0	19.8	21.3	-6.9		24
Suicide	101	14.3	14.1	12.0	17.5		28
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	40	5.7	5.7	9.3	-38.4	*	25
All Other Causes of Death	1,740	246.5	202.2	189.4	6.8	*	10
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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