Barbour County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1992-2001 Number of Deaths	1992-2001 County Crude Rate	1992-2001 County Adjusted Rate**	1997 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Difference from U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,911	1,224.4	1,023.3	882.2	16.0	*	17
Diseases of the Heart	613	392.7	321.0	279.0	15.1	*	38
Malignant Neoplasms	424	271.7	229.2	203.9	12.4	*	19
Lung	132	84.6	71.8	57.6	24.7	*	29
Colon	46	29.5	24.3	18.3	32.8		9
Breast	30	37.5	32.8	28.2	16.2		19
Prostate	21	27.6	22.6	33.9	-33.3	*	37
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	195	124.9	105.3	99.6	5.8		22
Diabetes	72	46.1	38.9	23.8	63.3	*	9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	119	76.2	62.1	61.6	0.9		21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	115	73.7	59.9	41.4	44.6	*	15
Pneumonia and Influenza	84	53.8	43.1	33.5	28.6		5
Unintentional Injuries	68	43.6	41.4	35.6	16.3		35
Motor Vehicle	35	22.4	22.4	15.9	40.9		32
Non Motor Vehicle	33	21.1	19.0	19.6	-3.0		37
Intentional Injuries	30	19.2	18.1	18.4	-1.4		34
Suicide	27	17.3	16.3	11.3	44.5		13
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	3	1.9	1.8	7.2	TS	TS	50
All Other Causes of Death	386	247.3	209.5	185.1	13.2	*	24
Selected Causes of Death	1992-2001 Number of Deaths	1992-2001 County Crude Rate	1992-2001 County Adjusted Rate**	1997 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Difference 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 31, 2004.

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