Lincoln 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	2,384	1,088.8	1,117.6	882.2	26.7	*	5
Diseases of the Heart	787	359.4	373.3	279.0	33.8	*	9
Malignant Neoplasms	560	255.8	251.1	203.9	23.1	*	6
Lung	217	99.1	94.8	57.6	64.5	*	3
Colon	34	15.5	15.8	18.3	-13.5		49
Breast	44	39.6	39.7	28.2	40.9		3
Prostate	37	34.3	36.0	33.9	6.3		2
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	228	104.1	102.6	99.6	3.0		28
Diabetes	92	42.0	42.4	23.8	78.3	*	7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	135	61.7	66.6	61.6	8.0		17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	138	63.0	63.2	41.4	52.8	*	11
Pneumonia and Influenza	57	26.0	28.1	33.5	-16.0		27
Unintentional Injuries	142	64.9	65.0	35.6	82.5	*	4
Motor Vehicle	78	35.6	35.2	15.9	121.7	*	6
Non Motor Vehicle	64	29.2	29.7	19.6	51.6	*	7
Intentional Injuries	45	20.6	20.0	18.4	8.7		25
Suicide	31	14.2	13.7	11.3	21.1		34
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	14	6.4	6.3	7.2	TS	TS	19
All Other Causes of Death	428	195.5	207.9	185.1	12.3	*	25
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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