Monroe 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	1,396	1,074.5	944.5	918.7	2.8		39
Diseases of the Heart	433	333.3	291.3	299.2	-2.6		53
Malignant Neoplasms	326	250.9	210.1	213.0	-1.3		40
Lung	97	74.7	61.6	59.0	4.3		44
Colon	35	26.9	22.2	19.6	13.0		18
Breast	22	33.0	29.5	34.3	-14.1		34
Prostate	24	37.9	32.5	28.8	12.9		7
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	148	113.9	95.5	102.8	-7.1		43
Diabetes	36	27.7	23.1	22.7	1.9		43
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	89	68.5	60.9	63.1	-3.4		27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	84	64.7	55.3	40.5	36.6	*	17
Pneumonia and Influenza	60	46.2	41.4	33.8	22.4		10
Unintentional Injuries	84	64.7	64.5	35.6	81.1	*	5
Motor Vehicle	48	36.9	38.1	16.3	134.0	*	3
Non-Motor Vehicle	36	27.7	26.3	19.3	36.5		14
Intentional Injuries	22	16.9	15.9	21.3	-25.3		41
Suicide	15	11.5	10.8	12.0	TS	TS	47
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	7	5.4	5.1	9.3	TS	TS	28
All Other Causes of Death	262	201.7	181.9	189.4	-4.0		28
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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