Braxton 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	1,585	1,116.0	907.0	882.2	2.8		50
Diseases of the Heart	526	370.4	292.1	279.0	4.7		50
Malignant Neoplasms	378	266.2	217.7	203.9	6.8		29
Lung	128	90.1	73.0	57.6	26.7	*	21
Colon	30	21.1	17.1	18.3	-6.6		42
Breast	23	32.4	28.3	28.2	0.3		35
Prostate	20	28.1	22.0	33.9	-35.1	*	42
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	177	124.6	102.6	99.6	3.0		29
Diabetes	59	41.5	32.8	23.8	37.9		26
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	105	73.9	57.5	61.6	-6.6		34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	105	73.9	58.7	41.4	41.7	*	16
Pneumonia and Influenza	45	31.7	24.7	33.5	-26.2	*	40
Unintentional Injuries	77	54.2	50.8	35.6	42.7	*	19
Motor Vehicle	44	31.0	31.0	15.9	94.8	*	12
Non Motor Vehicle	33	23.2	19.8	19.6	1.2		33
Intentional Injuries	26	18.3	18.2	18.4	-1.2		33
Suicide	20	14.1	14.1	11.3	24.9		30
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	6	4.2	4.1	7.2	TS	TS	34
All Other Causes of Death	264	185.9	154.4	185.1	-16.6	*	52
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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