Ohio 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	6,524	1,346.1	985.7	882.2	11.7	*	31
Diseases of the Heart	2,173	448.3	320.8	279.0	15.0	*	39
Malignant Neoplasms	1,560	321.9	237.3	203.9	16.4	*	12
Lung	430	88.7	65.0	57.6	12.9	*	41
Colon	161	33.2	23.6	18.3	28.7	*	10
Breast	112	43.3	33.2	28.2	17.7		16
Prostate	93	41.1	28.7	33.9	-15.4		9
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	764	157.6	117.6	99.6	18.0	*	7
Diabetes	212	43.7	31.5	23.8	32.4	*	29
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	487	100.5	69.9	61.6	13.4	*	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	400	82.5	58.0	41.4	40.1	*	20
Pneumonia and Influenza	201	41.5	29.1	33.5	-13.1		24
Unintentional Injuries	151	31.2	26.8	35.6	-24.6	*	52
Motor Vehicle	49	10.1	9.8	15.9	-38.1	*	55
Non Motor Vehicle	102	21.0	17.0	19.6	-13.3		46
Intentional Injuries	67	13.8	14.0	18.4	-23.9	*	50
Suicide	48	9.9	9.7	11.3	-14.1		52
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	19	3.9	4.3	7.2	TS	TS	31
All Other Causes of Death	1,273	262.7	198.3	185.1	7.1	*	32
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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