Webster 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	1,242	1,192.9	1,062.7	918.7	15.7	*	8
Diseases of the Heart	425	408.2	356.7	299.2	19.2	*	19
Malignant Neoplasms	254	243.9	219.0	213.0	2.8		28
Lung	92	88.4	78.3	59.0	32.8	*	13
Colon	18	17.3	15.0	19.6	TS	TS	52
Breast	18	33.8	31.8	34.3	TS	TS	23
Prostate	12	23.6	20.5	28.8	TS	TS	47
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	114	109.5	99.4	102.8	-3.3		36
Diabetes	21	20.2	17.3	22.7	-23.7		53
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	72	69.2	61.9	63.1	-1.9		24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	111	106.6	92.5	40.5	128.4	*	1
Pneumonia and Influenza	34	32.7	28.8	33.8	-14.9		46
Unintentional Injuries	71	68.2	66.7	35.6	87.4	*	3
Motor Vehicle	36	34.6	34.4	16.3	111.0	*	9
Non-Motor Vehicle	35	33.6	32.3	19.3	67.6	*	6
Intentional Injuries	29	27.9	27.4	21.3	28.6		6
Suicide	17	16.3	15.3	12.0	TS	TS	19
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	12	11.5	12.1	9.3	TS	TS	3
All Other Causes of Death	225	216.1	192.3	189.4	1.5		18
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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