Brooke 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	3,078	1,187.8	932.6	882.2	5.7	*	46
Diseases of the Heart	1,071	413.3	322.1	279.0	15.5	*	36
Malignant Neoplasms	719	277.5	214.2	203.9	5.1		38
Lung	232	89.5	67.8	57.6	17.7	*	34
Colon	82	31.6	24.5	18.3	33.7	*	7
Breast	55	40.7	33.0	28.2	17.0		17
Prostate	37	29.8	22.1	33.9	-34.9	*	41
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	313	120.8	94.2	99.6	-5.4		49
Diabetes	109	42.1	31.9	23.8	33.9	*	27
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	175	67.5	52.6	61.6	-14.6	*	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	200	77.2	57.7	41.4	39.3	*	21
Pneumonia and Influenza	97	37.4	29.7	33.5	-11.3		23
Unintentional Injuries	76	29.3	26.1	35.6	-26.8	*	54
Motor Vehicle	31	12.0	11.1	15.9	-30.2	*	52
Non Motor Vehicle	45	17.4	15.0	19.6	-23.6		50
Intentional Injuries	42	16.2	14.9	18.4	-19.2		45
Suicide	39	15.0	13.8	11.3	22.1		32
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	3	1.2	1.1	7.2	TS	TS	54
All Other Causes of Death	589	227.3	183.4	185.1	-0.9		40
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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