Marshall 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	3,997	1,095.9	957.9	918.7	4.3	*	35
Diseases of the Heart	1,469	402.8	354.3	299.2	18.4	*	24
Malignant Neoplasms	952	261.0	219.7	213.0	3.2		26
Lung	317	86.9	70.6	59.0	19.7	*	27
Colon	90	24.7	21.0	19.6	6.9		27
Breast	74	39.2	33.5	34.3	-2.3		15
Prostate	47	26.7	23.1	28.8	-19.6		39
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	424	116.3	99.7	102.8	-3.1		34
Diabetes	152	41.7	35.9	22.7	58.0	*	9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	253	69.4	61.0	63.1	-3.3		26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	245	67.2	55.4	40.5	36.8	*	16
Pneumonia and Influenza	146	40.0	36.6	33.8	8.4		17
Unintentional Injuries	108	29.6	28.6	35.6	-19.6	*	51
Motor Vehicle	43	11.8	11.7	16.3	-28.0	*	52
Non-Motor Vehicle	65	17.8	16.9	19.3	-12.5		45
Intentional Injuries	61	16.7	16.2	21.3	-24.1	*	36
Suicide	43	11.8	11.0	12.0	-8.1		45
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	18	4.9	5.1	9.3	TS	TS	27
All Other Causes of Death	611	167.5	150.2	189.4	-20.7	*	48
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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