Hampshire 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	1,842	964.5	923.6	882.2	4.7	*	48
Diseases of the Heart	602	315.2	302.6	279.0	8.5		48
Malignant Neoplasms	418	218.9	199.4	203.9	-2.2		52
Lung	137	71.7	62.3	57.6	8.2		44
Colon	40	20.9	19.1	18.3	4.3		33
Breast	28	29.2	26.2	28.2	-7.1		39
Prostate	21	22.1	21.5	33.9	-36.7	*	44
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	192	100.5	94.1	99.6	-5.5		51
Diabetes	68	35.6	33.3	23.8	39.9	*	22
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	102	53.4	52.4	61.6	-15.0		47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	95	49.7	47.1	41.4	13.8		42
Pneumonia and Influenza	48	25.1	25.9	33.5	-22.6	*	35
Unintentional Injuries	112	58.6	59.8	35.6	68.1	*	10
Motor Vehicle	71	37.2	38.6	15.9	142.9	*	2
Non Motor Vehicle	41	21.5	21.2	19.6	8.2		27
Intentional Injuries	44	23.0	22.8	18.4	23.9		12
Suicide	32	16.8	16.2	11.3	43.4		15
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	12	6.3	6.6	7.2	TS	TS	18
All Other Causes of Death	353	184.8	180.3	185.1	-2.6		42
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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