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Randolph 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 3,223 1,145.8 971.9 882.2 10.2 * 35
Diseases of the Heart 1,074 381.8 318.0 279.0 14.0 * 42
Malignant Neoplasms 676 240.3 204.3 203.9 0.2 49
    Lung 220 78.2 65.9 57.6 14.4 38
    Colon 53 18.8 15.9 18.3 -13.2 48
    Breast 36 25.6 22.3 28.2 -21.0 48
    Prostate 36 25.6 21.2 33.9 -37.4 * 45
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 331 117.7 100.8 99.6 1.2 35
Diabetes 111 39.5 32.9 23.8 38.4 * 25
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 192 68.3 56.2 61.6 -8.8 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 216 76.8 63.3 41.4 52.9 * 10
Pneumonia and Influenza 80 28.4 23.2 33.5 -30.6 * 47
Unintentional Injuries 126 44.8 41.3 35.6 15.9 36
    Motor Vehicle 59 21.0 20.1 15.9 26.3 35
    Non Motor Vehicle 67 23.8 21.2 19.6 8.1 28
Intentional Injuries 50 17.8 17.5 18.4 -4.9 38
    Suicide 42 14.9 14.6 11.3 29.4 25
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
8 2.8 2.9 7.2 TS TS 39
All Other Causes of Death 698 248.1 215.1 185.1 16.2 * 17
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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