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Wayne 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 4,253 1,003.3 968.3 918.7 5.4 * 31
Diseases of the Heart 1,454 343.0 332.8 299.2 11.2 * 36
Malignant Neoplasms 1,050 247.7 229.1 213.0 7.5 * 18
    Lung 384 90.6 81.4 59.0 38.0 * 10
    Colon 87 20.5 19.5 19.6 -0.8 35
    Breast 64 29.3 27.9 34.3 -18.8 39
    Prostate 54 26.3 25.2 28.8 -12.7 25
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 461 108.7 101.6 102.8 -1.1 28
Diabetes 97 22.9 21.3 22.7 -6.1 49
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 298 70.3 69.6 63.1 10.4 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 243 57.3 53.8 40.5 32.8 * 21
Pneumonia and Influenza 131 30.9 31.1 33.8 -7.9 38
Unintentional Injuries 193 45.5 45.7 35.6 28.4 * 29
    Motor Vehicle 114 26.9 26.8 16.3 64.3 * 23
    Non-Motor Vehicle 79 18.6 18.9 19.3 -2.0 39
Intentional Injuries 66 15.6 15.5 21.3 -27.0 * 42
    Suicide 42 9.9 9.9 12.0 -17.7 52
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
24 5.7 5.7 9.3 -39.1 * 26
All Other Causes of Death 721 170.1 169.3 189.4 -10.6 * 39
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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