Logan 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	4,716	1,115.6	1,167.2	918.7	27.0	*	3
Diseases of the Heart	1,589	375.9	404.0	299.2	35.0	*	4
Malignant Neoplasms	1,214	287.2	284.7	213.0	33.7	*	1
Lung	495	117.1	114.3	59.0	93.8	*	1
Colon	97	22.9	23.9	19.6	21.9		11
Breast	69	31.5	31.8	34.3	-7.2		22
Prostate	50	24.5	25.3	28.8	-12.2		23
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	503	119.0	117.8	102.8	14.6	*	5
Diabetes	160	37.8	38.7	22.7	70.6	*	4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	173	40.9	42.9	63.1	-32.1	*	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	279	66.0	68.2	40.5	68.4	*	5
Pneumonia and Influenza	118	27.9	32.6	33.8	-3.6		32
Unintentional Injuries	257	60.8	62.2	35.6	74.7	*	7
Motor Vehicle	123	29.1	28.9	16.3	77.6	*	17
Non-Motor Vehicle	134	31.7	33.2	19.3	72.2	*	5
Intentional Injuries	103	24.4	24.5	21.3	15.0		11
Suicide	54	12.8	12.9	12.0	7.3		32
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	49	11.6	11.6	9.3	24.9		6
All Other Causes of Death	823	194.7	209.4	189.4	10.5	*	7
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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