Morgan 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	1,512	1,071.9	924.1	882.2	4.7		47
Diseases of the Heart	463	328.2	281.7	279.0	1.0		53
Malignant Neoplasms	361	255.9	207.8	203.9	1.9		44
Lung	111	78.7	61.5	57.6	6.8		45
Colon	38	26.9	22.4	18.3	22.5		12
Breast	19	26.4	21.1	28.2	TS	TS	50
Prostate	26	37.6	30.7	33.9	-9.5		5
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	167	118.4	98.1	99.6	-1.5		41
Diabetes	66	46.8	37.2	23.8	56.2	*	12
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	87	61.7	53.3	61.6	-13.4		43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67	47.5	38.1	41.4	-8.1		51
Pneumonia and Influenza	33	23.4	20.9	33.5	-37.5	*	54
Unintentional Injuries	75	53.2	53.1	35.6	49.2	*	16
Motor Vehicle	47	33.3	34.2	15.9	114.9	*	8
Non Motor Vehicle	28	19.8	18.9	19.6	-3.4		39
Intentional Injuries	31	22.0	21.8	18.4	18.5		17
Suicide	23	16.3	15.8	11.3	39.8		18
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	8	5.7	6.0	7.2	TS	TS	22
All Other Causes of Death	329	233.2	210.1	185.1	13.5	*	22
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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