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McDowell 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 4,177 1,405.7 1,244.9 882.2 41.1 * 1
Diseases of the Heart 1,423 478.9 417.8 279.0 49.7 * 2
Malignant Neoplasms 885 297.8 254.9 203.9 25.0 * 5
    Lung 309 104.0 87.3 57.6 51.5 * 6
    Colon 69 23.2 19.9 18.3 8.8 30
    Breast 64 40.9 36.1 28.2 28.0 6
    Prostate 46 32.7 27.6 33.9 -18.6 15
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 397 133.6 115.7 99.6 16.1 * 8
Diabetes 174 58.6 50.8 23.8 113.5 * 1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 179 60.2 52.7 61.6 -14.4 * 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 254 85.5 73.2 41.4 76.9 * 5
Pneumonia and Influenza 92 31.0 27.5 33.5 -17.8 30
Unintentional Injuries 204 68.7 68.6 35.6 92.8 * 1
    Motor Vehicle 88 29.6 29.8 15.9 87.2 * 14
    Non Motor Vehicle 116 39.0 38.9 19.6 98.2 * 2
Intentional Injuries 111 37.4 38.1 18.4 107.0 * 1
    Suicide 59 19.9 19.7 11.3 73.9 * 3
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
52 17.5 18.4 7.2 155.9 * 1
All Other Causes of Death 855 287.7 261.2 185.1 41.1 * 1
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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