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Hancock 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 3,877 1,119.0 938.0 918.7 2.1 42
Diseases of the Heart 1,573 454.0 383.6 299.2 28.2 * 10
Malignant Neoplasms 923 266.4 210.0 213.0 -1.4 41
    Lung 291 84.0 64.1 59.0 8.7 39
    Colon 93 26.8 21.6 19.6 10.2 23
    Breast 80 44.4 35.4 34.3 3.3 8
    Prostate 40 24.1 17.9 28.8 -37.7 * 52
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 419 120.9 97.2 102.8 -5.4 38
Diabetes 117 33.8 26.9 22.7 18.4 31
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 244 70.4 61.0 63.1 -3.3 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 182 52.5 41.7 40.5 3.0 42
Pneumonia and Influenza 94 27.1 24.0 33.8 -29.1 * 52
Unintentional Injuries 103 29.7 28.3 35.6 -20.6 * 52
    Motor Vehicle 43 12.4 12.5 16.3 -23.5 * 51
    Non-Motor Vehicle 60 17.3 15.8 19.3 -18.1 51
Intentional Injuries 52 15.0 14.6 21.3 -31.3 * 46
    Suicide 44 12.7 12.1 12.0 0.8 37
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
8 2.3 2.5 9.3 TS TS 45
All Other Causes of Death 589 170.0 147.9 189.4 -21.9 * 50
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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