Preston 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	3,061	1,023.8	943.0	918.7	2.6		40
Diseases of the Heart	1,054	352.5	321.6	299.2	7.5	*	44
Malignant Neoplasms	651	217.7	199.9	213.0	-6.2		49
Lung	185	61.9	56.1	59.0	-5.0		51
Colon	44	14.7	13.5	19.6	-31.4	*	54
Breast	48	31.7	29.4	34.3	-14.4		36
Prostate	39	26.4	23.7	28.8	-17.6		38
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	335	112.1	103.8	102.8	1.0		22
Diabetes	81	27.1	24.4	22.7	7.4		41
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	165	55.2	50.4	63.1	-20.1	*	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	134	44.8	40.9	40.5	0.9		43
Pneumonia and Influenza	131	43.8	39.9	33.8	18.0		11
Unintentional Injuries	153	51.2	49.4	35.6	38.8	*	24
Motor Vehicle	84	28.1	27.8	16.3	70.4	*	21
Non-Motor Vehicle	69	23.1	21.6	19.3	12.0		28
Intentional Injuries	64	21.4	21.0	21.3	-1.6		22
Suicide	52	17.4	16.9	12.0	41.1	*	9
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	12	4.0	4.0	9.3	TS	TS	37
All Other Causes of Death	628	210.1	195.6	189.4	3.3		14
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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