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Wood 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 9,595 1,094.4 943.8 882.2 7.0 * 43
Diseases of the Heart 3,228 368.2 314.3 279.0 12.7 * 44
Malignant Neoplasms 2,169 247.4 210.5 203.9 3.3 41
    Lung 765 87.3 73.4 57.6 27.4 * 19
    Colon 185 21.1 18.0 18.3 -1.6 38
    Breast 118 25.8 22.4 28.2 -20.7 * 47
    Prostate 114 27.2 22.7 33.9 -32.9 * 34
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 987 112.6 96.6 99.6 -3.0 43
Diabetes 320 36.5 31.2 23.8 30.9 * 30
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 622 70.9 60.6 61.6 -1.6 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 466 53.2 44.7 41.4 8.0 45
Pneumonia and Influenza 316 36.0 30.8 33.5 -8.0 19
Unintentional Injuries 265 30.2 28.9 35.6 -18.9 * 51
    Motor Vehicle 136 15.5 15.1 15.9 -5.0 47
    Non Motor Vehicle 129 14.7 13.8 19.6 -29.7 * 52
Intentional Injuries 118 13.5 13.2 18.4 -28.0 * 53
    Suicide 92 10.5 10.2 11.3 -10.1 50
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
26 3.0 3.1 7.2 -57.1 * 38
All Other Causes of Death 2,091 238.5 209.6 185.1 13.2 * 23
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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