Raleigh 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	9,071	1,158.2	1,048.7	918.7	14.2	*	13
Diseases of the Heart	3,156	402.9	364.6	299.2	21.9	*	14
Malignant Neoplasms	1,976	252.3	220.5	213.0	3.5		25
Lung	614	78.4	67.3	59.0	14.1	*	33
Colon	156	19.9	17.5	19.6	-10.6		42
Breast	152	36.8	33.0	34.3	-3.7		17
Prostate	107	28.9	24.7	28.8	-14.3		30
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	947	120.9	106.6	102.8	3.7		15
Diabetes	328	41.9	37.0	22.7	63.2	*	6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	543	69.3	63.2	63.1	0.2		21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	491	62.7	54.4	40.5	34.4	*	19
Pneumonia and Influenza	286	36.5	33.9	33.8	0.3		29
Unintentional Injuries	365	46.6	45.4	35.6	27.6	*	30
Motor Vehicle	166	21.2	20.8	16.3	27.8	*	37
Non-Motor Vehicle	199	25.4	24.6	19.3	27.4	*	18
Intentional Injuries	204	26.0	26.0	21.3	22.1	*	8
Suicide	133	17.0	16.7	12.0	39.5	*	11
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	71	9.1	9.3	9.3	-0.4		9
All Other Causes of Death	1,722	219.9	203.6	189.4	7.5	*	8
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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