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Berkeley 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 6,108 861.3 1,014.1 882.2 15.0 * 22
Diseases of the Heart 1,985 279.9 341.9 279.0 22.5 * 20
Malignant Neoplasms 1,532 216.0 238.8 203.9 17.1 * 9
    Lung 481 67.8 72.7 57.6 26.2 * 24
    Colon 165 23.3 26.0 18.3 42.1 * 3
    Breast 94 26.4 29.1 28.2 3.1 31
    Prostate 83 23.5 28.4 33.9 -16.1 10
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 709 100.0 111.4 99.6 11.8 * 12
Diabetes 166 23.4 26.2 23.8 10.2 45
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 371 52.3 67.5 61.6 9.6 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 304 42.9 50.6 41.4 22.3 * 36
Pneumonia and Influenza 166 23.4 30.8 33.5 -8.1 20
Unintentional Injuries 272 38.4 39.9 35.6 12.0 39
    Motor Vehicle 129 18.2 18.4 15.9 15.8 39
    Non Motor Vehicle 143 20.2 21.5 19.6 9.4 26
Intentional Injuries 152 21.4 21.4 18.4 16.4 19
    Suicide 113 15.9 16.0 11.3 41.2 * 16
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
39 5.5 5.5 7.2 -24.1 * 26
All Other Causes of Death 1,160 163.6 197.0 185.1 6.4 * 34
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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