Mercer 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	7,991	1,256.5	1,016.3	882.2	15.2	*	20
Diseases of the Heart	2,604	409.5	323.7	279.0	16.0	*	35
Malignant Neoplasms	1,732	272.3	215.5	203.9	5.7	*	34
Lung	550	86.5	67.6	57.6	17.3	*	36
Colon	145	22.8	17.8	18.3	-2.7		40
Breast	135	40.4	33.2	28.2	17.7		15
Prostate	94	31.2	24.0	33.9	-29.3	*	28
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	808	127.1	101.4	99.6	1.8		32
Diabetes	225	35.4	28.1	23.8	17.9	*	42
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	440	69.2	54.6	61.6	-11.4	*	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	483	75.9	58.6	41.4	41.7	*	17
Pneumonia and Influenza	305	48.0	37.9	33.5	13.0		8
Unintentional Injuries	301	47.3	45.0	35.6	26.5	*	27
Motor Vehicle	146	23.0	22.3	15.9	40.6	*	33
Non Motor Vehicle	155	24.4	22.7	19.6	15.8		18
Intentional Injuries	186	29.2	28.9	18.4	57.2	*	5
Suicide	125	19.7	19.1	11.3	68.9	*	5
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	61	9.6	9.8	7.2	36.6	*	6
All Other Causes of Death	1,715	269.7	224.0	185.1	21.0	*	10
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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