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Lewis 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 2,225 1,265.2 1,051.2 918.7 14.4 * 12
Diseases of the Heart 845 480.5 390.8 299.2 30.6 * 8
Malignant Neoplasms 509 289.4 240.8 213.0 13.0 * 8
    Lung 166 94.4 79.0 59.0 33.8 * 11
    Colon 54 30.7 25.0 19.6 27.6 5
    Breast 26 28.7 25.0 34.3 -27.0 45
    Prostate 36 42.2 33.8 28.8 17.3 5
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 227 129.1 107.5 102.8 4.6 12
Diabetes 59 33.5 27.9 22.7 22.7 27
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 138 78.5 63.2 63.1 0.1 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 113 64.3 52.0 40.5 28.4 * 25
Pneumonia and Influenza 67 38.1 30.8 33.8 -8.8 40
Unintentional Injuries 81 46.1 43.4 35.6 21.9 33
    Motor Vehicle 40 22.7 22.8 16.3 39.7 29
    Non-Motor Vehicle 41 23.3 20.6 19.3 6.9 30
Intentional Injuries 45 25.6 24.7 21.3 16.1 10
    Suicide 33 18.8 17.6 12.0 46.8 6
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
12 6.8 7.1 9.3 TS TS 19
All Other Causes of Death 368 209.3 177.7 189.4 -6.2 30
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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