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Mercer 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 7,862 1,215.7 1,014.8 918.7 10.5 * 18
Diseases of the Heart 2,665 412.1 337.3 299.2 12.7 * 33
Malignant Neoplasms 1,736 268.4 219.3 213.0 3.0 27
    Lung 527 81.5 65.4 59.0 10.9 * 37
    Colon 141 21.8 17.7 19.6 -9.8 41
    Breast 120 35.0 30.0 34.3 -12.4 30
    Prostate 106 34.9 28.2 28.8 -2.2 14
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 842 130.2 107.1 102.8 4.1 13
Diabetes 202 31.2 25.8 22.7 13.8 35
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 447 69.1 56.5 63.1 -10.4 * 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 481 74.4 58.9 40.5 45.3 * 11
Pneumonia and Influenza 330 51.0 42.4 33.8 25.6 * 8
Unintentional Injuries 311 48.1 47.0 35.6 31.9 * 27
    Motor Vehicle 175 27.1 26.7 16.3 64.1 * 24
    Non-Motor Vehicle 136 21.0 20.2 19.3 4.8 34
Intentional Injuries 195 30.2 29.5 21.3 38.6 * 3
    Suicide 121 18.7 17.8 12.0 48.3 * 5
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
74 11.4 11.7 9.3 26.0 4
All Other Causes of Death 1,495 231.2 198.0 189.4 4.6 12
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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