Jackson 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	2,737	1,011.0	911.1	918.7	-0.8		48
Diseases of the Heart	1,004	370.9	332.3	299.2	11.1	*	37
Malignant Neoplasms	610	225.3	198.6	213.0	-6.8		50
Lung	185	68.3	59.2	59.0	0.3		49
Colon	55	20.3	18.3	19.6	-6.9		39
Breast	46	33.3	29.6	34.3	-13.8		33
Prostate	28	21.1	18.7	28.8	-35.2	*	51
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	296	109.3	97.0	102.8	-5.7		39
Diabetes	78	28.8	25.8	22.7	13.5		36
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	192	70.9	64.1	63.1	1.5		19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	142	52.5	46.7	40.5	15.4		33
Pneumonia and Influenza	116	42.9	39.2	33.8	15.9		12
Unintentional Injuries	111	41.0	40.0	35.6	12.4		37
Motor Vehicle	67	24.7	24.5	16.3	50.6	*	26
Non-Motor Vehicle	44	16.3	15.5	19.3	-19.9		52
Intentional Injuries	39	14.4	14.3	21.3	-32.9	*	48
Suicide	32	11.8	11.6	12.0	-3.7		41
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	7	2.6	2.7	9.3	TS	TS	43
All Other Causes of Death	445	164.4	150.2	189.4	-20.7	*	49
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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