Lewis 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	2,194	1,288.8	1,045.3	882.2	18.5	*	12
Diseases of the Heart	783	460.0	362.0	279.0	29.8	*	12
Malignant Neoplasms	486	285.5	230.7	203.9	13.1	*	16
Lung	164	96.3	77.6	57.6	34.7	*	15
Colon	55	32.3	26.0	18.3	42.0	*	4
Breast	27	30.8	25.7	28.2	-8.8		43
Prostate	31	37.5	29.5	33.9	-13.1		7
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	209	122.8	99.6	99.6	-0.0		39
Diabetes	89	52.3	42.4	23.8	78.3	*	6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	144	84.6	65.8	61.6	6.8		18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	136	79.9	62.4	41.4	50.6	*	12
Pneumonia and Influenza	44	25.8	20.2	33.5	-39.8	*	55
Unintentional Injuries	76	44.6	42.6	35.6	19.7		32
Motor Vehicle	39	22.9	23.4	15.9	47.1	*	27
Non Motor Vehicle	37	21.7	19.2	19.6	-2.0		35
Intentional Injuries	47	27.6	27.3	18.4	48.5	*	7
Suicide	37	21.7	21.2	11.3	87.2	*	2
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	10	5.9	6.2	7.2	TS	TS	20
All Other Causes of Death	389	228.5	191.9	185.1	3.7		36
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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