Nicholas 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	2,837	1,031.5	993.4	918.7	8.1	*	24
Diseases of the Heart	944	343.2	332.1	299.2	11.0	*	38
Malignant Neoplasms	682	248.0	231.7	213.0	8.8	*	15
Lung	216	78.5	71.0	59.0	20.4	*	24
Colon	47	17.1	16.0	19.6	-18.4		49
Breast	62	44.3	42.8	34.3	24.7		1
Prostate	37	27.4	25.3	28.8	-12.3		24
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	320	116.4	110.5	102.8	7.5		9
Diabetes	57	20.7	19.6	22.7	-13.7		52
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	161	58.5	58.1	63.1	-8.0		32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	171	62.2	58.6	40.5	44.6	*	12
Pneumonia and Influenza	117	42.5	42.1	33.8	24.4	*	9
Unintentional Injuries	157	57.1	56.7	35.6	59.3	*	16
Motor Vehicle	77	28.0	28.0	16.3	71.6	*	20
Non-Motor Vehicle	80	29.1	28.7	19.3	48.9	*	8
Intentional Injuries	44	16.0	16.0	21.3	-25.0	*	39
Suicide	32	11.6	11.5	12.0	-3.9		42
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	12	4.4	4.4	9.3	TS	TS	32
All Other Causes of Death	504	183.3	178.6	189.4	-5.7		29
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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