Mason 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	2,947	1,149.3	1,059.7	918.7	15.3	*	9
Diseases of the Heart	1,101	429.4	394.1	299.2	31.7	*	6
Malignant Neoplasms	708	276.1	245.8	213.0	15.4	*	7
Lung	232	90.5	78.5	59.0	33.1	*	12
Colon	46	17.9	16.2	19.6	-17.4		48
Breast	51	38.7	34.9	34.3	1.6		11
Prostate	31	24.9	22.4	28.8	-22.2		41
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	348	135.7	122.3	102.8	18.9	*	2
Diabetes	62	24.2	22.0	22.7	-3.3		47
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	191	74.5	69.1	63.1	9.5		10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	128	49.9	44.3	40.5	9.5		38
Pneumonia and Influenza	65	25.4	24.1	33.8	-28.7	*	51
Unintentional Injuries	134	52.3	52.2	35.6	46.7	*	20
Motor Vehicle	86	33.5	33.8	16.3	107.6	*	10
Non-Motor Vehicle	48	18.7	18.4	19.3	-4.8		40
Intentional Injuries	60	23.4	22.9	21.3	7.5		13
Suicide	40	15.6	14.9	12.0	24.3		22
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	20	7.8	8.0	9.3	-14.1		13
All Other Causes of Death	498	194.2	185.2	189.4	-2.2		23
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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