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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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