Berkeley County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	5,806	874.0	996.7	918.7	8.5	*	23
Diseases of the Heart	2,005	301.8	356.6	299.2	19.2	*	20
Malignant Neoplasms	1,451	218.4	234.3	213.0	10.0	*	12
Lung	438	65.9	68.5	59.0	16.1	*	30
Colon	160	24.1	26.1	19.6	33.3	*	4
Breast	100	29.9	32.2	34.3	-6.0		21
Prostate	79	24.0	27.5	28.8	-4.5		16
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	674	101.5	109.8	102.8	6.8		11
Diabetes	141	21.2	23.0	22.7	1.2		44
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	369	55.5	69.6	63.1	10.3	*	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	254	38.2	42.4	40.5	4.6		41
Pneumonia and Influenza	185	27.8	36.0	33.8	6.4		18
Unintentional Injuries	250	37.6	38.4	35.6	7.8		42
Motor Vehicle	141	21.2	21.0	16.3	29.1	*	35
Non-Motor Vehicle	109	16.4	17.3	19.3	-10.1		44
Intentional Injuries	148	22.3	22.0	21.3	3.2		18
Suicide	106	16.0	15.8	12.0	32.0	*	16
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	42	6.3	6.1	9.3	-33.9	*	23
All Other Causes of Death	1,003	151.0	174.5	189.4	-7.9	*	37
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce 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 7, 2001.

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