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Summers 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 1,771 1,261.7 971.7 918.7 5.8 * 30
Diseases of the Heart 650 463.1 345.5 299.2 15.5 * 29
Malignant Neoplasms 394 280.7 213.4 213.0 0.2 37
    Lung 130 92.6 69.2 59.0 17.3 29
    Colon 32 22.8 17.5 19.6 -10.6 43
    Breast 36 46.9 36.3 34.3 5.8 6
    Prostate 26 40.9 29.6 28.8 2.8 11
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 170 121.1 93.4 102.8 -9.2 46
Diabetes 46 32.8 24.8 22.7 9.2 40
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 81 57.7 42.5 63.1 -32.7 * 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 97 69.1 50.3 40.5 24.1 27
Pneumonia and Influenza 57 40.6 30.1 33.8 -11.1 42
Unintentional Injuries 80 57.0 54.3 35.6 52.6 * 18
    Motor Vehicle 41 29.2 30.4 16.3 86.7 * 15
    Non-Motor Vehicle 39 27.8 23.9 19.3 23.9 22
Intentional Injuries 40 28.5 27.6 21.3 29.5 5
    Suicide 27 19.2 18.2 12.0 51.6 4
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
13 9.3 9.4 9.3 TS TS 8
All Other Causes of Death 326 232.2 183.4 189.4 -3.2 24
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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