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Fayette 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 6,401 1,310.5 1,092.0 918.7 18.9 * 6
Diseases of the Heart 2,329 476.8 392.5 299.2 31.2 * 7
Malignant Neoplasms 1,400 286.6 233.5 213.0 9.6 * 13
    Lung 452 92.5 74.5 59.0 26.3 * 19
    Colon 132 27.0 22.1 19.6 12.5 19
    Breast 107 42.3 35.7 34.3 4.0 7
    Prostate 74 31.4 25.0 28.8 -13.2 27
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 635 130.0 106.4 102.8 3.5 16
Diabetes 186 38.1 30.4 22.7 34.1 * 20
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 301 61.6 50.4 63.1 -20.1 * 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 369 75.5 60.1 40.5 48.4 * 8
Pneumonia and Influenza 209 42.8 35.5 33.8 5.0 20
Unintentional Injuries 267 54.7 51.8 35.6 45.6 * 21
    Motor Vehicle 120 24.6 24.3 16.3 48.8 * 28
    Non-Motor Vehicle 147 30.1 27.6 19.3 42.8 * 11
Intentional Injuries 105 21.5 21.6 21.3 1.5 19
    Suicide 65 13.3 13.1 12.0 9.3 30
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
40 8.2 8.5 9.3 -8.4 11
All Other Causes of Death 1,235 252.9 216.0 189.4 14.1 * 5
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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