Summers 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	1,826	1,365.6	1,009.8	882.2	14.5	*	23
Diseases of the Heart	641	479.4	338.1	279.0	21.2	*	22
Malignant Neoplasms	401	299.9	215.1	203.9	5.5		37
Lung	133	99.5	69.6	57.6	20.9		31
Colon	29	21.7	16.1	18.3	-12.1		47
Breast	35	50.0	36.4	28.2	28.9		5
Prostate	24	37.7	25.7	33.9	-24.1		22
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	180	134.6	98.1	99.6	-1.5		42
Diabetes	56	41.9	30.2	23.8	26.9		33
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	88	65.8	45.3	61.6	-26.5	*	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	103	77.0	53.2	41.4	28.4		31
Pneumonia and Influenza	42	31.4	21.9	33.5	-34.6	*	51
Unintentional Injuries	79	59.1	56.4	35.6	58.4	*	12
Motor Vehicle	41	30.7	32.2	15.9	102.8	*	10
Non Motor Vehicle	38	28.4	24.2	19.6	23.3		15
Intentional Injuries	43	32.2	31.0	18.4	68.7	*	2
Suicide	28	20.9	19.1	11.3	68.7	*	6
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	15	11.2	12.0	7.2	TS	TS	3
All Other Causes of Death	373	279.0	218.6	185.1	18.1	*	13
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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