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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