Lincoln 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	2,261	1,023.4	1,094.7	918.7	19.2	*	5
Diseases of the Heart	788	356.7	388.2	299.2	29.8	*	9
Malignant Neoplasms	540	244.4	250.9	213.0	17.8	*	5
Lung	206	93.2	93.4	59.0	58.3	*	4
Colon	42	19.0	20.4	19.6	4.1		31
Breast	43	38.3	40.4	34.3	17.7		2
Prostate	35	32.2	34.7	28.8	20.4		3
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	214	96.9	99.6	102.8	-3.1		35
Diabetes	83	37.6	40.3	22.7	77.7	*	2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	128	57.9	64.8	63.1	2.7		18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	116	52.5	54.7	40.5	35.1	*	18
Pneumonia and Influenza	67	30.3	34.9	33.8	3.2		24
Unintentional Injuries	131	59.3	59.3	35.6	66.5	*	13
Motor Vehicle	70	31.7	31.1	16.3	90.7	*	14
Non-Motor Vehicle	61	27.6	28.2	19.3	46.1	*	9
Intentional Injuries	55	24.9	24.8	21.3	16.4		9
Suicide	38	17.2	16.9	12.0	40.8		10
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	17	7.7	7.9	9.3	TS	TS	16
All Other Causes of Death	353	159.8	176.8	189.4	-6.6		31
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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