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Calhoun 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 942 1,225.6 998.7 882.2 13.2 * 24
Diseases of the Heart 307 399.4 319.8 279.0 14.6 * 41
Malignant Neoplasms 220 286.2 230.3 203.9 12.9 17
    Lung 80 104.1 83.0 57.6 44.1 * 10
    Colon 24 31.2 25.2 18.3 37.8 6
    Breast 15 38.8 34.3 28.2 TS TS 11
    Prostate 11 28.8 22.2 33.9 TS TS 39
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 90 117.1 93.7 99.6 -5.9 52
Diabetes 31 40.3 33.2 23.8 39.4 24
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 73 95.0 75.0 61.6 21.7 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 62 80.7 64.0 41.4 54.7 * 9
Pneumonia and Influenza 26 33.8 27.6 33.5 -17.6 29
Unintentional Injuries 49 63.8 58.0 35.6 62.8 * 11
    Motor Vehicle 22 28.6 27.3 15.9 71.5 18
    Non Motor Vehicle 27 35.1 30.7 19.6 56.5 5
Intentional Injuries 17 22.1 21.3 18.4 TS TS 20
    Suicide 15 19.5 18.6 11.3 TS TS 7
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
2 2.6 2.6 7.2 TS TS 43
All Other Causes of Death 157 204.3 169.6 185.1 -8.4 48
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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