Pocahontas 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	1,191	1,303.2	1,010.8	918.7	10.0	*	20
Diseases of the Heart	373	408.1	309.5	299.2	3.4		50
Malignant Neoplasms	263	287.8	222.2	213.0	4.3		24
Lung	81	88.6	67.8	59.0	14.9		32
Colon	32	35.0	26.3	19.6	34.4		3
Breast	14	30.8	25.3	34.3	TS	TS	42
Prostate	24	52.3	38.3	28.8	32.9		1
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	112	122.6	96.3	102.8	-6.3		40
Diabetes	44	48.1	36.9	22.7	62.5	*	8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	79	86.4	65.1	63.1	3.2		17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	74	81.0	59.7	40.5	47.3	*	9
Pneumonia and Influenza	51	55.8	42.7	33.8	26.4		6
Unintentional Injuries	62	67.8	59.4	35.6	66.8	*	12
Motor Vehicle	22	24.1	22.7	16.3	39.2		30
Non-Motor Vehicle	40	43.8	36.7	19.3	90.0	*	2
Intentional Injuries	20	21.9	22.7	21.3	6.5		14
Suicide	13	14.2	14.8	12.0	TS	TS	24
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	7	7.7	7.9	9.3	TS	TS	15
All Other Causes of Death	225	246.2	192.6	189.4	1.7		17
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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