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Morgan 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 1,407 1,066.6 858.3 918.7 -6.6 * 53
Diseases of the Heart 445 337.4 267.6 299.2 -10.5 * 54
Malignant Neoplasms 355 269.1 206.4 213.0 -3.1 43
    Lung 112 84.9 62.8 59.0 6.5 41
    Colon 41 31.1 23.9 19.6 22.1 9
    Breast 25 36.9 29.5 34.3 -14.1 35
    Prostate 27 42.1 31.2 28.8 8.5 8
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 150 113.7 89.3 102.8 -13.2 52
Diabetes 57 43.2 32.6 22.7 43.6 * 12
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 80 60.6 49.0 63.1 -22.3 * 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 54 40.9 30.3 40.5 -25.1 * 52
Pneumonia and Influenza 38 28.8 24.0 33.8 -29.1 * 53
Unintentional Injuries 68 51.6 48.9 35.6 37.2 * 25
    Motor Vehicle 48 36.4 35.7 16.3 118.9 * 6
    Non-Motor Vehicle 20 15.2 13.2 19.3 -31.8 54
Intentional Injuries 33 25.0 24.3 21.3 14.3 12
    Suicide 23 17.4 16.3 12.0 35.7 12
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
10 7.6 8.1 9.3 TS TS 12
All Other Causes of Death 277 210.0 175.1 189.4 -7.5 35
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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