Grant 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	1,133	1,025.8	881.7	882.2	-0.1		54
Diseases of the Heart	442	400.2	336.8	279.0	20.7	*	24
Malignant Neoplasms	223	201.9	170.7	203.9	-16.3	*	55
Lung	55	49.8	41.4	57.6	-28.1	*	54
Colon	26	23.5	19.8	18.3	8.1		31
Breast	9	16.1	13.8	28.2	TS	TS	55
Prostate	17	31.2	26.6	33.9	TS	TS	20
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	116	105.0	89.3	99.6	-10.3		55
Diabetes	10	9.1	7.9	23.8	TS	TS	55
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	63	57.0	48.7	61.6	-21.0		52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51	46.2	39.0	41.4	-5.8		50
Pneumonia and Influenza	29	26.3	22.2	33.5	-33.6	*	50
Unintentional Injuries	58	52.5	51.6	35.6	45.0	*	17
Motor Vehicle	38	34.4	35.4	15.9	122.9	*	5
Non Motor Vehicle	20	18.1	16.2	19.6	-17.6		48
Intentional Injuries	25	22.6	22.1	18.4	20.2		15
Suicide	19	17.2	16.7	11.3	TS	TS	12
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	6	5.4	5.5	7.2	TS	TS	27
All Other Causes of Death	232	210.0	182.7	185.1	-1.3		41
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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