Jackson 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	2,892	1,055.9	962.9	882.2	9.1	*	38
Diseases of the Heart	981	358.2	327.5	279.0	17.4	*	31
Malignant Neoplasms	674	246.1	215.5	203.9	5.7		35
Lung	209	76.3	65.6	57.6	13.9		39
Colon	50	18.3	16.1	18.3	-11.8		46
Breast	50	35.6	31.1	28.2	10.3		26
Prostate	29	21.7	19.1	33.9	-43.6	*	49
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	336	122.7	108.5	99.6	9.0		17
Diabetes	87	31.8	28.4	23.8	19.4		41
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	213	77.8	72.0	61.6	16.9	*	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	169	61.7	55.3	41.4	33.7	*	26
Pneumonia and Influenza	122	44.5	41.4	33.5	23.7	*	6
Unintentional Injuries	100	36.5	36.3	35.6	1.8		43
Motor Vehicle	63	23.0	23.2	15.9	46.0	*	28
Non Motor Vehicle	37	13.5	13.0	19.6	-33.5	*	54
Intentional Injuries	47	17.2	16.6	18.4	-9.8		40
Suicide	41	15.0	14.3	11.3	26.3		28
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	6	2.2	2.3	7.2	TS	TS	44
All Other Causes of Death	499	182.2	169.9	185.1	-8.2		47
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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