Monroe 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	1,417	1,016.8	888.5	882.2	0.7		52
Diseases of the Heart	410	294.2	254.8	279.0	-8.7		55
Malignant Neoplasms	337	241.8	201.7	203.9	-1.1		51
Lung	98	70.3	57.6	57.6	-0.1		50
Colon	28	20.1	16.5	18.3	-9.7		43
Breast	25	32.9	29.3	28.2	3.7		30
Prostate	26	41.0	34.9	33.9	3.1		3
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	160	114.8	95.7	99.6	-3.9		46
Diabetes	52	37.3	31.6	23.8	32.9		28
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	92	66.0	58.3	61.6	-5.4		31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	78	56.0	47.4	41.4	14.4		41
Pneumonia and Influenza	49	35.2	31.7	33.5	-5.3		15
Unintentional Injuries	71	50.9	50.2	35.6	41.0	*	21
Motor Vehicle	38	27.3	27.0	15.9	69.9	*	19
Non Motor Vehicle	33	23.7	23.2	19.6	18.3		17
Intentional Injuries	22	15.8	14.2	18.4	-23.0		48
Suicide	14	10.0	9.0	11.3	TS	TS	54
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	8	5.7	5.2	7.2	TS	TS	28
All Other Causes of Death	306	219.6	198.6	185.1	7.3		30
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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