Pendleton 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	917	1,130.3	856.6	918.7	-6.8	*	54
Diseases of the Heart	331	408.0	296.1	299.2	-1.0		52
Malignant Neoplasms	193	237.9	182.0	213.0	-14.5	*	54
Lung	37	45.6	35.2	59.0	-40.4	*	55
Colon	24	29.6	22.2	19.6	13.1		17
Breast	11	27.1	23.7	34.3	TS	TS	49
Prostate	22	54.2	37.7	28.8	31.0		2
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	99	122.0	94.0	102.8	-8.6		44
Diabetes	23	28.3	21.7	22.7	-4.4		48
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	58	71.5	51.2	63.1	-18.8		45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24	29.6	21.7	40.5	-46.4	*	55
Pneumonia and Influenza	38	46.8	33.9	33.8	0.3		28
Unintentional Injuries	66	81.4	72.4	35.6	103.3	*	2
Motor Vehicle	34	41.9	38.9	16.3	138.7	*	2
Non-Motor Vehicle	32	39.4	33.5	19.3	73.4	*	4
Intentional Injuries	14	17.3	15.9	21.3	TS	TS	40
Suicide	13	16.0	14.6	12.0	TS	TS	25
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	1	1.2	1.4	9.3	TS	TS	53
All Other Causes of Death	170	209.5	161.6	189.4	-14.7	*	43
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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