Roane 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 | 1,770 | 1,152.6 | 1,020.3 | 882.2 | 15.7 | * | 19 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 651 | 423.9 | 373.5 | 279.0 | 33.9 | * | 8 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 369 | 240.3 | 207.3 | 203.9 | 1.7 |  |
46 |
| Lung | 119 | 77.5 | 65.2 | 57.6 | 13.1 | |
40 |
| Colon | 25 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 18.3 | -24.6 | |
53 |
| Breast | 25 | 32.2 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 1.5 | |
33 |
| Prostate | 16 | 21.1 | 18.5 | 33.9 | TS | TS | 50 |
| All Other Malignant Neoplasms | 184 | 119.8 | 104.7 | 99.6 | 5.2 | |
23 |
| Diabetes | 40 | 26.0 | 22.3 | 23.8 | -6.3 | |
51 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) | 154 | 100.3 | 89.1 | 61.6 | 44.7 | * | 1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 99 | 64.5 | 54.8 | 41.4 | 32.3 | * | 27 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 52 | 33.9 | 30.3 | 33.5 | -9.5 | |
21 |
| Unintentional Injuries | 74 | 48.2 | 47.6 | 35.6 | 33.6 | * | 24 |
| Motor Vehicle | 38 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 57.4 | * | 24 |
| Non Motor Vehicle | 36 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 19.6 | 14.9 | |
21 |
| Intentional Injuries | 31 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 5.0 | |
28 |
| Suicide | 26 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 40.1 | |
17 |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention |
5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 7.2 | TS | TS | 36 |
| All Other Causes of Death | 300 | 195.4 | 176.1 | 185.1 | -4.9 | |
44 |
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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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