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1993 Barbour County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1998 Barbour County Selected Causes of Death


Selected
Causes of Death
1988
Number
of
Deaths
1993
Number
of
Deaths

1988
Adjusted
Rate

1993
Adjusted
Rate
% Differnce
1993 Rate
from
1988 Rate
SI*
Diseases of the Heart 650 635 356.2 322.4 -9.5
Malignant Neoplasms 372 401 207.9 212.9 2.4
Lung Cancer 121 123 67.8 66.0 -2.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 135 115 73.1 58.2 -20.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 82 107 42.8 53.6 25.3
Unintentional Injuries 86 76 51.4 44.6 -13.2
Intentional Injuries 27 29 17.0 17.6 3.4
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 7,671 7,293 6,219.1 5,620.8 -9.6 *

Selected
Causes of Death
1988
Number
of
Deaths
1993
Number
of
Deaths

1988
Adjusted
Rate

1993
Adjusted
Rate
% Differnce
1993 Rate
from
1988 Rate
SI*


NOTE: 1988 represents 1984 - 1993.
NOTE: 1993 represents 1989 - 1998.
NOTE: Rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference between 1998 and 1993.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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