Boone 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	2,828	1,102.7	1,099.6	882.2	24.6	*	6
Diseases of the Heart	856	333.8	333.9	279.0	19.7	*	27
Malignant Neoplasms	718	280.0	268.5	203.9	31.7	*	2
Lung	273	106.4	99.6	57.6	72.9	*	2
Colon	48	18.7	18.5	18.3	1.3		36
Breast	33	25.1	23.7	28.2	-16.1		46
Prostate	38	30.4	30.4	33.9	-10.3		6
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	326	127.1	123.4	99.6	23.9	*	2
Diabetes	88	34.3	33.3	23.8	39.7	*	23
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	146	56.9	58.7	61.6	-4.7		30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	163	63.6	62.0	41.4	49.6	*	13
Pneumonia and Influenza	62	24.2	25.7	33.5	-23.3	*	36
Unintentional Injuries	143	55.8	55.9	35.6	57.0	*	13
Motor Vehicle	88	34.3	34.1	15.9	114.5	*	9
Non Motor Vehicle	55	21.4	21.8	19.6	11.1		25
Intentional Injuries	48	18.7	18.5	18.4	0.7		30
Suicide	30	11.7	11.6	11.3	2.3		47
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	18	7.0	7.0	7.2	TS	TS	13
All Other Causes of Death	604	235.5	243.2	185.1	31.4	*	3
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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