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Boone 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 2,685 1,023.8 1,077.1 918.7 17.2 * 7
Diseases of the Heart 866 330.2 352.6 299.2 17.9 * 26
Malignant Neoplasms 658 250.9 249.6 213.0 17.2 * 6
    Lung 254 96.9 92.3 59.0 56.5 * 5
    Colon 51 19.4 19.6 19.6 -0.0 34
    Breast 30 22.3 22.2 34.3 -35.4 * 51
    Prostate 29 22.7 24.6 28.8 -14.5 32
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 294 112.1 114.3 102.8 11.2 6
Diabetes 71 27.1 27.7 22.7 22.0 29
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 131 50.0 54.5 63.1 -13.6 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 153 58.3 59.0 40.5 45.6 * 10
Pneumonia and Influenza 79 30.1 35.1 33.8 3.7 22
Unintentional Injuries 152 58.0 59.7 35.6 67.6 * 11
    Motor Vehicle 93 35.5 35.2 16.3 115.8 * 8
    Non-Motor Vehicle 59 22.5 24.5 19.3 26.9 19
Intentional Injuries 48 18.3 18.4 21.3 -13.7 30
    Suicide 29 11.1 11.4 12.0 -5.1 43
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
19 7.2 7.0 9.3 TS TS 20
All Other Causes of Death 527 200.9 220.6 189.4 16.5 * 3
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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