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Jefferson 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 3,228 820.7 965.8 918.7 5.1 * 32
Diseases of the Heart 1,201 305.4 371.6 299.2 24.2 * 12
Malignant Neoplasms 768 195.3 215.0 213.0 0.9 32
    Lung 262 66.6 71.4 59.0 21.1 * 23
    Colon 61 15.5 17.3 19.6 -11.5 45
    Breast 53 26.6 28.8 34.3 -16.0 38
    Prostate 36 18.6 22.1 28.8 -23.3 * 42
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 356 90.5 100.7 102.8 -2.1 30
Diabetes 89 22.6 25.6 22.7 12.9 37
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 213 54.2 69.0 63.1 9.4 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 111 28.2 33.7 40.5 -16.9 * 50
Pneumonia and Influenza 96 24.4 31.7 33.8 -6.2 36
Unintentional Injuries 160 40.7 42.2 35.6 18.7 * 35
    Motor Vehicle 79 20.1 20.0 16.3 22.6 39
    Non-Motor Vehicle 81 20.6 22.3 19.3 15.3 26
Intentional Injuries 64 16.3 16.2 21.3 -24.1 * 37
    Suicide 48 12.2 12.1 12.0 1.1 36
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
16 4.1 4.0 9.3 TS TS 36
All Other Causes of Death 526 133.7 160.9 189.4 -15.1 * 44
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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