Mineral 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	2,868	1,055.3	988.8	918.7	7.6	*	26
Diseases of the Heart	1,052	387.1	364.0	299.2	21.7	*	16
Malignant Neoplasms	645	237.3	213.6	213.0	0.3		36
Lung	184	67.7	59.8	59.0	1.4		48
Colon	68	25.0	22.7	19.6	15.9		13
Breast	55	39.4	35.1	34.3	2.3		10
Prostate	37	28.0	25.9	28.8	-10.1		22
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	301	110.8	100.4	102.8	-2.3		31
Diabetes	81	29.8	26.8	22.7	17.9		32
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	143	52.6	49.9	63.1	-20.9	*	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	151	55.6	50.1	40.5	23.8	*	28
Pneumonia and Influenza	87	32.0	30.6	33.8	-9.5		41
Unintentional Injuries	109	40.1	39.7	35.6	11.4		39
Motor Vehicle	62	22.8	22.2	16.3	36.1	*	31
Non-Motor Vehicle	47	17.3	17.5	19.3	-9.5		42
Intentional Injuries	55	20.2	19.8	21.3	-6.9		25
Suicide	45	16.6	16.1	12.0	34.1		13
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	10	3.7	3.7	9.3	TS	TS	39
All Other Causes of Death	545	200.5	194.3	189.4	2.6		15
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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