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Raleigh 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 9,205 1,172.6 1,037.2 882.2 17.6 * 14
Diseases of the Heart 3,136 399.5 351.6 279.0 26.0 * 16
Malignant Neoplasms 1,970 251.0 216.0 203.9 5.9 * 32
    Lung 625 79.6 67.5 57.6 17.1 * 37
    Colon 147 18.7 16.2 18.3 -11.7 45
    Breast 142 35.2 30.9 28.2 9.6 27
    Prostate 101 26.5 22.6 33.9 -33.4 * 38
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 955 121.7 105.5 99.6 5.9 20
Diabetes 332 42.3 36.7 23.8 54.2 * 13
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 540 68.8 60.5 61.6 -1.8 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 533 67.9 58.2 41.4 40.5 * 19
Pneumonia and Influenza 237 30.2 26.9 33.5 -19.7 * 33
Unintentional Injuries 360 45.9 43.9 35.6 23.4 * 30
    Motor Vehicle 158 20.1 19.6 15.9 23.5 * 36
    Non Motor Vehicle 202 25.7 24.3 19.6 23.9 * 14
Intentional Injuries 201 25.6 25.0 18.4 35.9 * 9
    Suicide 138 17.6 17.0 11.3 50.2 * 10
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
63 8.0 8.0 7.2 11.6 10
All Other Causes of Death 1,896 241.5 218.5 185.1 18.1 * 14
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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