1993 Wayne County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1998 Wayne County Selected Causes of Death

Selected Causes of Death	1988 Number of Deaths	1993 Number of Deaths	1988 Adjusted Rate	1993 Adjusted Rate	% Differnce 1993 Rate from 1988 Rate	SI*
Diseases of the Heart	1,572	1,454	389.1	332.8	-14.5	*
Malignant Neoplasms	931	1,050	216.3	229.1	5.9
Lung Cancer	314	384	70.4	81.4	15.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	283	298	72.1	69.6	-3.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	213	243	50.2	53.8	7.2
Unintentional Injuries	190	193	46.9	45.7	-2.6
Intentional Injuries	63	66	14.8	15.5	5.1
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)	19,116	19,196	5,578.0	5,414.4	-2.9	*
Selected Causes of Death	1988 Number of Deaths	1993 Number of Deaths	1988 Adjusted Rate	1993 Adjusted Rate	% Differnce 1993 Rate from 1988 Rate	SI*

NOTE: 1988 represents 1984 - 1993.
NOTE: 1993 represents 1989 - 1998.
NOTE: Rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference between 1998 and 1993.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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