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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 |
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| Total Deaths, All Causes | 3,289 | 1,099.7 | 1,237.5 | 882.2 | 40.3 | * | 2 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 1,109 | 370.8 | 433.1 | 279.0 | 55.2 | * | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 721 | 241.1 | 256.3 | 203.9 | 25.7 | * | 4 |
| Lung | 271 | 90.6 | 93.2 | 57.6 | 61.8 | * | 5 |
| Colon | 63 | 21.1 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 26.3 | 11 | |
| Breast | 40 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 28.2 | -7.2 | 40 | |
| Prostate | 23 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 33.9 | -49.3 | * | 51 |
| All Other Malignant Neoplasms | 324 | 108.3 | 118.2 | 99.6 | 18.6 | * | 3 |
| Diabetes | 111 | 37.1 | 40.6 | 23.8 | 70.7 | * | 8 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) | 128 | 42.8 | 49.7 | 61.6 | -19.3 | * | 50 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 261 | 87.3 | 98.3 | 41.4 | 137.5 | * | 1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 89 | 29.8 | 36.2 | 33.5 | 8.1 | 11 | |
| Unintentional Injuries | 184 | 61.5 | 63.6 | 35.6 | 78.7 | * | 6 |
| Motor Vehicle | 93 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 15.9 | 97.4 | * | 11 |
| Non Motor Vehicle | 91 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 19.6 | 64.5 | * | 4 |
| Intentional Injuries | 89 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 18.4 | 62.8 | * | 3 |
| Suicide | 47 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 38.4 | 21 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention |
42 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 99.0 | * | 2 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 597 | 199.6 | 229.6 | 185.1 | 24.1 | * | 7 |
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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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