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Ritchie 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 1,362 1,320.0 1,087.2 882.2 23.2 * 9
Diseases of the Heart 529 512.7 414.2 279.0 48.5 * 3
Malignant Neoplasms 266 257.8 213.3 203.9 4.6 40
    Lung 80 77.5 63.5 57.6 10.2 43
    Colon 27 26.2 21.9 18.3 19.4 14
    Breast 19 36.0 31.5 28.2 TS TS 24
    Prostate 10 19.8 15.7 33.9 TS TS 54
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 130 126.0 104.2 99.6 4.6 25
Diabetes 38 36.8 29.6 23.8 24.2 37
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 94 91.1 72.4 61.6 17.5 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 72 69.8 56.0 41.4 35.3 * 23
Pneumonia and Influenza 32 31.0 24.7 33.5 -26.3 41
Unintentional Injuries 48 46.5 44.0 35.6 23.7 29
    Motor Vehicle 22 21.3 21.4 15.9 34.3 34
    Non Motor Vehicle 26 25.2 22.7 19.6 15.6 19
Intentional Injuries 23 22.3 22.3 18.4 21.1 14
    Suicide 13 12.6 12.9 11.3 TS TS 41
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
10 9.7 9.4 7.2 TS TS 7
All Other Causes of Death 260 252.0 210.8 185.1 13.9 21
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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