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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