1993 Harrison County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1998 Harrison 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	3,359	3,069	388.4	344.6	-11.3	*
Malignant Neoplasms	1,959	2,025	227.1	227.9	0.4
Lung Cancer	581	643	66.8	71.9	7.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	627	594	71.8	66.3	-7.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	437	465	48.3	51.1	5.8
Unintentional Injuries	294	281	39.6	36.6	-7.7
Intentional Injuries	137	141	19.4	19.8	2.3
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)	34,545	31,024	6,628.7	5,596.2	-15.6	*
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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