Marion 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	7,168	1,242.2	954.4	918.7	3.9	*	38
Diseases of the Heart	2,684	465.1	350.4	299.2	17.1	*	27
Malignant Neoplasms	1,612	279.4	213.7	213.0	0.3		35
Lung	502	87.0	65.6	59.0	11.2	*	36
Colon	150	26.0	19.1	19.6	-2.5		37
Breast	128	41.7	32.9	34.3	-4.1		18
Prostate	74	27.4	19.7	28.8	-31.6	*	49
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	758	131.4	102.2	102.8	-0.6		26
Diabetes	182	31.5	23.7	22.7	4.6		42
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	434	75.2	56.5	63.1	-10.5	*	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	385	66.7	48.8	40.5	20.5	*	29
Pneumonia and Influenza	209	36.2	27.1	33.8	-19.9	*	49
Unintentional Injuries	229	39.7	35.0	35.6	-1.8		47
Motor Vehicle	90	15.6	14.8	16.3	-9.3		47
Non-Motor Vehicle	139	24.1	20.2	19.3	4.6		35
Intentional Injuries	103	17.8	17.4	21.3	-18.5	*	34
Suicide	62	10.7	10.2	12.0	-14.9		51
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	41	7.1	7.1	9.3	-23.2		18
All Other Causes of Death	1,330	230.5	181.9	189.4	-4.0		27
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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