Harrison 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	8,955	1,300.1	1,032.6	882.2	17.0	*	15
Diseases of the Heart	2,970	431.2	335.1	279.0	20.1	*	26
Malignant Neoplasms	2,065	299.8	238.2	203.9	16.8	*	11
Lung	683	99.2	78.4	57.6	36.1	*	14
Colon	187	27.1	21.2	18.3	15.9		21
Breast	130	36.1	28.8	28.2	2.1		32
Prostate	103	31.3	23.6	33.9	-30.2	*	30
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	962	139.7	112.3	99.6	12.8	*	10
Diabetes	393	57.1	44.8	23.8	88.2	*	4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	615	89.3	68.5	61.6	11.2	*	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	479	69.5	53.4	41.4	29.0	*	30
Pneumonia and Influenza	192	27.9	21.2	33.5	-36.7	*	53
Unintentional Injuries	266	38.6	35.9	35.6	0.8		44
Motor Vehicle	114	16.6	16.5	15.9	3.6		44
Non Motor Vehicle	152	22.1	19.4	19.6	-0.9		34
Intentional Injuries	140	20.3	20.3	18.4	10.2		23
Suicide	100	14.5	14.3	11.3	26.4	*	27
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	40	5.8	6.0	7.2	-16.9		23
All Other Causes of Death	1,835	266.4	215.2	185.1	16.3	*	16
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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