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Clay 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 1,124 1,090.1 1,107.8 918.7 20.6 * 4
Diseases of the Heart 367 355.9 362.2 299.2 21.1 * 17
Malignant Neoplasms 271 262.8 264.4 213.0 24.1 * 2
    Lung 87 84.4 84.3 59.0 43.0 * 7
    Colon 23 22.3 22.4 19.6 14.1 15
    Breast 16 30.7 31.5 34.3 TS TS 25
    Prostate 17 33.4 34.1 28.8 TS TS 4
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 128 124.1 124.9 102.8 21.5 * 1
Diabetes 33 32.0 32.0 22.7 40.8 14
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 73 70.8 72.7 63.1 15.2 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 60 58.2 58.5 40.5 44.5 * 13
Pneumonia and Influenza 34 33.0 34.0 33.8 0.7 27
Unintentional Injuries 74 71.8 73.8 35.6 107.4 * 1
    Motor Vehicle 49 47.5 49.4 16.3 202.9 * 1
    Non-Motor Vehicle 25 24.2 24.5 19.3 26.8 20
Intentional Injuries 22 21.3 22.1 21.3 3.6 17
    Suicide 11 10.7 10.9 12.0 TS TS 46
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
11 10.7 11.2 9.3 TS TS 7
All Other Causes of Death 190 184.3 188.0 189.4 -0.7 19
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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