Fayette 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	6,386	1,338.8	1,097.7	882.2	24.4	*	7
Diseases of the Heart	2,181	457.2	368.8	279.0	32.2	*	10
Malignant Neoplasms	1,369	287.0	232.3	203.9	13.9	*	15
Lung	455	95.4	76.7	57.6	33.1	*	17
Colon	117	24.5	19.9	18.3	8.9		29
Breast	94	38.7	31.7	28.2	12.3		23
Prostate	72	30.8	24.0	33.9	-29.3	*	29
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	631	132.3	107.8	99.6	8.3		18
Diabetes	203	42.6	34.1	23.8	43.4	*	17
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	304	63.7	51.1	61.6	-17.1	*	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	397	83.2	65.9	41.4	59.3	*	8
Pneumonia and Influenza	183	38.4	30.9	33.5	-7.6		17
Unintentional Injuries	273	57.2	54.3	35.6	52.5	*	15
Motor Vehicle	116	24.3	24.3	15.9	52.7	*	25
Non Motor Vehicle	157	32.9	30.0	19.6	53.2	*	6
Intentional Injuries	107	22.4	21.9	18.4	18.9		16
Suicide	69	14.5	13.8	11.3	22.4		31
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	38	8.0	8.1	7.2	11.8		9
All Other Causes of Death	1,369	287.0	238.3	185.1	28.8	*	5
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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